• Topic: “Mani Kaul and Search for New Cinematic Form through Theater: ‘Ashad Ka Ek Din'”
  • Presented by Debkamal Ganguly
  • Based on a play by Mohan Rakesh; insights on ‘Meghdut’ by Kalidasa
  • Dates: 2nd and 3rd September 2023; 14:30 to 18:30 IST
  • Register: Visit Auroville Film Institute
  • Contact: +91 9969879319 (WhatsApp & Telegram)

Based on a famous play by modernist Hindi litterateur Mohan Rakesh, written in 1958, the film made in 1971, is a stunning experiment in creating a ‘cinematic object’ out of a theatre text. Sanskrit literature from the classical era, ‘Meghdut’ by Kalidasa, will also be referred to, locating its surrogate presence in the cinematic search of Mani Kaul.

Debkamal Ganguly presenting the 1st of the Indian New Wave Series:
“Mani Kaul and Search for New Cinematic Form through Theater: “Ashad Ka Ek Din”

2nd and 3rd September 2023; 14:30 to 18:30 IST_ONLINE.
To know more and register, please visit :
https://filminstitute.auroville.org/2023/08/09/mani-kaul-and-search-for-new-cinematic-form-through-theater-ashad-ka-ek-din/

or contact +91 9969879319 (whatsapp & telegram)