Amar Lenin

Amar Lenin

A scene from the documentary
Directed by Ritwik Ghatak
Produced by Sumana Films
Screenplay by Ritwik Ghatak
Starring Arun Kumar
Music by Jyotirindra Moitro and Binoy Roy
Cinematography Dhruba Kumar Basu and Shakti Banerjee
Country India
Language Bengali

Amar Lenin (Bengali: আমার লেনিন, subtitle: My Lenin) is a 1970 black and white documentary film directed by legendary film director Ritwik Ghatak made[1] for Government of West Bengal in the centenary year (1970) of the birth of Vladimir Lenin.[2][3]

The film was created by Ritwik Ghatak. It is based on the thoughts and views of Ritwik Ghatak on Lenin and communism. The movie was, for some time, not allowed to be released in India.[4]

Initial problems

After making the film, countries such as Russia and Poland approached Ritwik Ghatak for him to show the movie in those countries. However, issues arose with the National Film Censorship Board of India which did not approve of the movie and banned it in India. Ghatak and his team had to work hard to have the movie passed by the censorship board. Ritwik Ghatak personally met with Indira Gandhi on this matter.[5]

Cast and Crew

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rajagopalan, Sudha (2008). Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas : the culture of movie-going after Stalin. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-253-22099-8.
  2. ↑ "40th Annual Conference on South Asia". Center for South Asia University of Wisconsin - Madison. p. 25. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "RÉTROSPECTIVE RITWIK GHATAK du 1er au 15 juin 2011". Dossier de presse. p. 9. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Ghaṭaka, R̥tvikakumāra (2005). Calaccitra, mānusha ebaṃ āro kichu (1. De'ja saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kalakātā: De'ja Pābaliśiṃ. ISBN 81-295-0397-2.
  5. ↑ Ghaṭaka, R̥tvikakumāra (2005). Calaccitra, mānusha ebaṃ āro kichu (1. De'ja saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kalakātā: De'ja Pābaliśiṃ. p. 309. ISBN 81-295-0397-2.