THIS BIT OF THAT INDIA English, 20 min, B/W, 1975 Directed by SNS Sastry Produced by Films Division “This Bit Of That India” is a layered refection on several things – youth, diversity, progress, education and technology. With an enormous undercurrent of adolescence and sexuality, the film weaves in and out of seemingly disjointed documentary moments of that are a celebration of individual freedom. These … Continue reading This Bit of That India – SNS Sastry – 21 min

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Hindi and English, 18 min, B/W, 1974 Directed by S Sukhdev Produced by Films Division “On the 16th of April, I read a news item that there is going to be an all India railway strike. I got a little worried. We decided to take the camera out to the people and ask them a few questions.” Film maker S. Sukhdev … Continue reading Voice of the People – S Sukhdev – 18 Min

DILLY DALLYING English, 10 min, B/W, 1957 Directed by KL Khandpur Produced by Films Division A short-fiction film set in the city of Mumbai, focusing on the importance of punctuality in the life of the individual towards the service of the nation. The message of the film is that the habit of procrastination and vacillation can ruin a man and harm society at large. Part … Continue reading Dilly Dallying – KL Khandpur – 10 min

STINKING STORY Hindi and English, 16 min, B/W, 1980 Directed by Loksen Lalvani Produced by Films Division In large cities, there are sky-scrapers, cinema houses, five-star hotels, race courses and petrol pumps but very few public urinals and latrines. It is an uncivilized and unhygienic act to urinate or defecate anywhere and everywhere. A hybrid film that combines comic fictional and stylised documentary elements urging … Continue reading Stinking Story – Loksen Lalvani – 10 min