Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 19: Globally acclaimed film ‘Nainsukh’ by Amit Dutta is being screened by Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India on Thursday of February 20, at 5 pm at IIIM (Formerly RRL) Auditorium Canal Road, Jammu.
This was informed here today by Balwant Thakur Regional Director of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Jammu. He further informed that ICCR takes pride in bringing before Jammuites a film which critically won the appreciation of film critics world over for it’s out of the world presentation.
Based on the life of Nainsukh, one of the greatest miniature artist of the 18 century, it has been directed by Amit Dutta whose films have won several awards which include four National Awards, FIPRESCI (International Film Critic’s Award) at the Oberhausen Film Festival, Germany, Gold Mikaldi at Bilbao (Spain), Golden Conch and best film of the festival award at the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF), John Abraham National Award (Federation of Film Societies of India, Keralam). In 2007, his short film ‘Kramasha’ became one of the entries to Jonathan Rosenbaum’s list of all-time favorite films in the Afterword of the second edition of his collection ‘Essential Cinema’.
When his film Nainsukh was featured in world’s most sought after film festival San Francisco film festival, Internationally acclaimed film critic Galina Stoletneya wrote like this “Amit Dutta painstakingly recreates Nainsukh’s brilliant miniatures through sumptuous compositions set amid the ruins of the Jasrota palace as well as the splendid hilly surroundings. By harmoniously juxtaposing the gorgeous visuals with outstanding sound design, the filmmaker produces a unique work of art-a living painting itself-that stands on its own. He breathes new life into the old creations by accentuating their timelessness, reviving the intimacy of the grand worlds of the past through the time- defying medium of cinema”.
Balwant Thakur further desired that art lovers should avail this rarest opportunity to witness a film which brought this place to the world fame.
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