a throw of diceOn 3rd May 2013, when the Indian cinema shall complete 100 years of its existence, Delhi is all set to witness a special film festival called Centenary Film Festival to be held from 25th April to 30th April, to mark the celebration of centenary of Indian cinema.

 A silent film ‘A Throw of Dice’ to the accompaniment of live music orchestra by maestro Nishat Khan will open the Centenary Film Festival in Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi on 25 April 2013.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari will inaugurate the Festival and also an exhibition on “Indian Cinema 100 (Celebrating a Century: An Audio Visual Voyage)”.

The key highlights of the festivals include a special ‘Satyajit Ray Restrospective’ in which Satyajit Ray’s films will be screened, screening of classics as well as contemporary Indian films by directors Guru Dutt, Shyam Benegal, Adoor Gopalakrishnan among others, and showcase of documentaries by eminent documentary makers like Mike Pandey, Anand Patwardhan and Jaideep Verma.

Another key highlight of the festival is “Cut-Uncut,” a three-day workshop conceived and being executed by members of the Central Board of Film Certification. This event will showcase the growth and evolution of censorship in Indian cinema, through workshops and insightful panel discussions.

Eminent filmmakers and actors have been invited to interact with the audiences over the course of the six day festival.

The six-day festival will conclude on 30 April with a play the life and times of Dadasaheb Phalke by Aamir Raza Hussain.

The Centenary celebrations would culminate in the National Film Awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan on 3 May, including the presentation of the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award to thespian Pran by President Pranab Mukherjee.

If you are planning to indulge into your love for Indian cinema, below is the schedule given. So, choose and watch one of your rarest and favourite films or join in the discussions with panels of eminent filmmakers.

[box_light] Centenary Film Festival

Venue – Siri Fort Auditorium, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi [/box_light]

[box_dark] 25th April, 2013 (Thursday)

Auditorium 1 ::

6.30 P.M. – Inauguration of Centenary Exhibition

7.00 P.M. to 9.00 P.M. – Inaugural Program followed by screening of silent film ‘A Throw of Dice’ set to Live music by Ustad Nishat Khan

Auditorium 2 ::

Exhibition on Satyajit Ray

[/box_dark] [box_dark] 26th April, 2013 (Friday)

Auditorium 1 ::

5.00 P.M. to 6.00 P.M. – AIR Vaadya Vrinda Program (Theme – 100 years of Indian Cinema)

7.00 P.M. to 9.30 P.M. – Screening of the film ‘Baazi’ (Hindi, 1951), Dir: Guru Dutt

*In the presence of Kalpana Lajmi

Auditorium 2 ::

11.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. –  Central Board of Film Certification Workshop

“On- Screen Violence and the Culture of Cuss Words”

*Presentation by Mr. Hari Haran

2.00 P.M to 3.30 P.M. – Panel discussion on the topic of the day with Ramesh Sippy and Vishal Bhardwaj

Auditorium 3 ::

1.40 P.M. to 2.00 P.M. – Book Launch (“Deep Focus – Reflection on Cinema” – a selection of writings on Satyajit Ray)

2.00 P.M. to 4.10 P.M. – Satyajit Ray Retrospective: Ray (Documentary), Dir: Shyam Benegal

Auditorium 4 ::

11.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon – Screening “The Last Migration – Wild Elephant Capture in Sarguja” (Documentary, 1994), Dir: Mike Pandey

* In the presence of Mike Pandey

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[box_dark] 27th April, 2013 (Saturday)

Auditorium 1 ::

6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. – Panel Discussion on “Depiction of Women In Indian Cinema”

(Panelists – Kunal Kohli, Sonia Singh, Sudhir Mishra, Kiran Juneja Sippy)

Auditorium 2 ::

11.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. – Central Board of Film Certification workshop

“Sex, Nudity, Dance Numbers & The Kiss”

(Presentation by Shubra Gupta/ Rajeev Masand)

2.00 P.M. to 3.30 P.M. – Panel discussion on the topic of the day with Jahnu Barua, T.K. Rajeev Kumar, Ekta Kapoor

Auditorium 3 ::

1.30 P.M. to 3.30 P.M. – Satyajit Ray Restrospective: Charulata (Bengali, 1964)

Dir: Satyajit Ray

3.30 P.M. to 5.30 P.M. – Pratidwandi (Bengali, 1970), Dir: Satyajit Ray

*In the presence of Dhritiman Chaterjee

6.00 P.M. to 8.30 P.M. – Jagte Raho (Hindi, 1965), Dir: Amit and Shombu Mitra

Produced by and starring Raj Kapoor (*In the presence of Randhir Kapoor)

Auditorium 4 ::

2.00 P.M. to 3.22 P.M. – Bombay – Our City (Documentary, 1985), Dir: Anand Patwardhan

*In the presence of Anand Patwardhan

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[box_dark] 28th April, 2013 (Sunday)

Auditorium 2 ::

11.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. –Central Board of Film Certification Workshop

“We, The Offended”

(Presentation by Ira Bhaskar)

2.00 P.M. to 3.30 P.M. – Panel Discussion on the topic of the day with Anand Patwardhan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rajendra Singh Babu

6.00 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. – Panel Discussion “Celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema- The Road Ahead”

(Panelists –  Anurag Kashyap, Dibaker Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Dhritiman Chaterjee)

7.30 P.M. to 9.30 P.M. – Screening “Bombay Talkies”

Dir: Anurag Kashyap, Dibaker Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar

Auditorium 3 ::

6.30 P.M. to 7.00 P.M. – Panel discussion on “The Oeuvre of Satyajit Ray”

(Panelists – Dhritiman Chaterjee, Shantanu Ray Choudhury, Swati Joshi)

7.00 P.M. to 8.42 P.M. – Amu (English), Dir: Sonali Bose

*In the presence of Sonali Bose

Auditorium 4 ::

11.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon – Bansuri Guru (Documentary), Dir: Rajeev Chaurasia

* In the presence of Rajeev Chaurasia

12.00 Noon to 2.10 P.M. – Bavra Mann (Documentary), Dir: Jaideep Verma

*In the presence of Jaideep Verma and Sudhir Mishra

3.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. – Bhavana Bhavai (Gujarati), Dir: Ketan Mehta

*In the presence of Ketan Mehta

5.30 P.M. to 7.30 P.M. – Halodhiya Choranya Baodhan Khai (Assamese), Dir: Jahnu Barua

*In the presence of Jahnu Barua

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[box_dark] 29th April, 2013 (Monday)

Auditorium 2 ::

3.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. – Ghatashraddha (Kannada, 1977), Dir: Girish Kasaravalli

*In the presence of Girish Kasaravalli

6.00 P.M. to 8.00 P.M. – My Brother Nikhil (Hindi, 2005), Dir: Onir

*In the presence of Onir, Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla

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[box_dark] 30th April, 2013 (Tuesday)

Auditorium 1 ::

7.00 P.M. – Play “The Forgotten Film” on Dadasaheb Phalke, based on a book by Sharayu Phalke Summanvar

Directed by Aamir Raza Husain and Virat Hussain

Auditorium 2 ::

11.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon – Adoor – A Journey in Frames (Documentary), Dir: Rajiv Mehrotra

*In the presence of Rajiv Mehrotra and Adoor Gopalakrishnan

12.00 Noon to 2.00 P.M. – Firaaq (Hindi, 2008), Dir: Nandita Das

*In the presence of Nandita Das and Sanjay Suri

Auditorium 3 ::

3.00 P.M. to 5.10 P.M. – Elipathayam (Malayalam, 1981), Dir: Adoor Gopalakrishnan

*In the presence of Adoor Gopalakrishnan            [/box_dark]