Brahmanand S. Singh
Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai...
Winner of 2 National Awards, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai, takes an incisive look into the legendary composer, RD Burman’s reflective artistry and buoyant-but-also-lonely inner being. Featuring a host of close friends, colleagues and admirers, the film evokes awe, admiration and nostalgia the way most of his music does, till date. Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai by Brahmanand S Siingh has been recognized as the most definitive film on one of the most versatile composers of the Hindi Film Music Industry, who brought about a revolution in the popular music of its time in the late 60s, almost single-handedly. For the next two decades, the film explores through a gripping narrative, how he captured the musical imagination of an entire subcontinent like none before --- right from the entertainment seeking popular masses to the connoisseurs of classical Hindustani and Western, Jazz, Opera and Pop music. And, almost two decades after his demise, why he continues to be re-mixed and idolized endlessly, even today.
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Kaagaz Ki Kashti
In an era when Bollywood music ruled the Indian households and when Ghazal as a genre was limited to only the connoisseurs, Jagjit Singh made Ghazals a necessity of every music lover's collection. With a voice as cool as ice and stirring enough to break or mend your heart, he brought to life some of a fascinating composition of all times with unparalleled charm. Kaagaz Ki Kashti traces the life journey of a down-to-earth, small-town boy, who made it big by breaking through the norms and revolutionizing the Ghazal scenario, by texturing traditional Ghazal singing with western instrumentation and making it simple and hummable, enticing new listeners into becoming Ghazal fans. Tracing three converging tracks … the struggle and stardom in his musical career, the love and loss in his personal life and the scope and limitations in the music scenario of the times. It is an evocative film of not just Jagjit Singh's life, but also of the monumental legacy he has left behind. Through in-depth conversations with friends, family, colleagues and through archival footage, the film becomes an intimate portrait of the iconic Ghazal rockstar, Padma Bhushan, Jagjit Singh. From the makers of the award-winning film on RD Burman, now comes another riveting film that explores the artistry and pioneering positioning of the larger-than-life yet man-next-door icon, Jagjit Singh ... with charm, delight, depth, insight, humour in the process of a gripping narrative of one of the most admired and loved musicians of the century.
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Through Our Eyes
Through Our Eyes is the story of a group of IIT Kanpur 1990 batch mates looking back at their journey of 25 years after their graduation ... the choices they made over their life's direction, trajectory and velocity. Taking up individual stories and tapping into universal themes --- at once light and reflective, irreverent and profound --- the film becomes a fun-filled, thoughtful and inspirational kaleidoscope of triumphs, trials, achievements, regrets, longings and hopes. Through Our Eyes thus becomes a celebration of life where each one us can also be a participant, by joining these batch mates on a special, experiential race of excellence and learning ... where there is no finishing line.
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Riding On a Sunbeam
No matter what you say about India, the exact opposite is also true. This film captures the contradictions of India in a month-long backpacking trip across three dimensions: social norms, economic development, and above all, a sense of national unity. We explore these contrasts by visiting ten key places; socially liberal vs. conservative, economically advanced vs. backwards, and staunchly nationalistic vs. fiercely independent areas, etc. The contrasts are analyzed through the eyes of an Indian guy who has traveled the world and an American girl who is visiting India for the first time.
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