Amar Lenin Explained
| Amar Lenin |
| Director: | Ritwik Ghatak |
| Producer: | Sumana Films |
| Screenplay: | Ritwik Ghatak |
| Starring: | Arun Kumar |
| Music: | Jyotirindra Moitro
Binoy Roy |
| Cinematography: | Dhruba Kumar Basu
Shakti Banerjee |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Bengali |
Amar Lenin (Bengali: আমার লেনিন, subtitle: My Lenin) is a 1970 black and white documentary film directed by 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 film was, for some time, not allowed to be released in India.[4]
Initial problems
After making the film, countries such as the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of 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
- Production: Sumana Films
- Direction and screenplay: Ritwik Ghatak
- Cinematography: Dhruba Kumar Basu and Shakti Banerjee.
- Music Direction: Jyotirindra Maitro and Binoy Roy
- Singers: Preeti Banerjee, Binoy Roy, Mantu Ghosh, Anima Dasgupta, Reba Ray Choudhury.
- Acting: Arun Kumar etc.
See also
External links
- Amar Lenin (Film Link) YouTube link for the actual film with english subtitles.
Notes and References
- Book: Rajagopalan, Sudha. Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas : the culture of movie-going after Stalin.. 2008. Indiana University Press. Bloomington and Indianapolis. 978-0-253-22099-8. 92.
- Web site: 40th Annual Conference on South Asia. Center for South Asia University of Wisconsin - Madison. 29 February 2012. 25. https://web.archive.org/web/20130818031327/http://southasiaconference.wisc.edu/archive/2011/2011-Abstracts.pdf. 18 August 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: RÉTROSPECTIVE RITWIK GHATAK du 1er au 15 juin 2011. Dossier de presse. 29 February 2012. 9.
- Book: Ghaṭaka, R̥tvikakumāra. Calaccitra, mānusha ebaṃ āro kichu. 2005. De'ja Pābaliśiṃ. Kalakātā. 81-295-0397-2. 1. De'ja saṃskaraṇa..
- Book: Ghaṭaka, R̥tvikakumāra. Calaccitra, mānusha ebaṃ āro kichu. 2005. De'ja Pābaliśiṃ. Kalakātā. 81-295-0397-2. 309. 1. De'ja saṃskaraṇa..
