Health and Cinema: Screening of feature films concerned with issues of health at Auditorium, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 21st-23rd February 2013

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Place : India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : Health and Cinema: Screening of feature films concerned with issues of health and a panel discussion.
Programme conceptualized and coordinated by Dr Mohan Agashe
Schedule : 
21st February : 
6:30 pm : Badha (The Possession; Marathi)
(92 min; 2005; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar
With Amruta Subhash, Devika Daftardar, Rajesh More, Uttara Baokar
Badha (The Possession) is a battle between fear and faith. A shepherd village on a barren land is witness to this battle: an only son in a family disappears; a desperate grandmother needs a boy in the family to attain salvation after death; fear of the unknown. The film is a journey from blind fear to compassionate faith
22nd February : 
6:30 pm : Zindagi Zindabad (Long Live Life; Hindi)
(145 min; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar
With Om Puri, Mita Vasisht, Milind Gunaj, Uttara Baokar
India’s first feature film on AIDS—a naval officer infected through blood transfusion and alienated from his beloved is trying to sue a senior doctor and the blood bank for negligence; the struggles and sexual adventures of a group of hostel boys and street kids; moments of commitment and betrayal of a gay couple. The film is like a jigsaw puzzle and when all the pieces come together, it presents a complex picture of a modern, urban Indian situation of HIV and AIDS
23rd February : 
2:00 pm - AUDITORIUM & CONFERENCE ROOM – I
Devrai (Sacred Grove; Marathi)
(120 min; 2004; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar
Multiple award winner including the National Award for Best Film Promoting Environmental Conservation
2004; Maharashtra State Awards for Best Film on Social Issues & Best Actress, 2004; Special Jury Award:
Atul Kulkarni, Third Eye Asian Film Festival, Mumbai 2004
With Atul Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Devika Daftardar, Dr Mohan Agashe
One of the best Marathi feature films to be released, the story of a schizophrenic struggling to come to terms with his illness and the frustration of his helpless sister is narrated with a lot of sensitivity
AT 16:30 IN CONFERENCE ROOM – I
Seminar on Cinematic Diet for Healthy Life
Speakers: Dr Mohan Agashe, actor and doctor who switches between cinema, theater and mental health; Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukathankar, award-winning filmmakers of meaningful cinema; and Dr Anand Nadkarni, consulting psychiatrist, accomplished writer, thinker, founder of the Institute of Psychological Health (IPH), Thane, and initiator of many innovative schemes to promote psychological health across all age groups
AT 18:30 IN THE AUDITORIUM
Nital (Crystal Clear; Marathi)
(129 min; 2006; dvd; English subtitles)
Directors: Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar
Multiple award winner including Maharashtra State Award for Best Film & Best Direction; V. Shantaram
Award for Best Film, Best Direction and seven other awards; Screen Award for Best Direction
With Devika Daftardar, Dr Shekhar Kulkarni, Deepa Shriram, Vijay Tendulkar
The story of a young doctor suffering from Vitiligo and her struggle to find acceptance in society and the people around her. In a sensitive portrayal, the film looks at issues of self image, relationships and perceptions of beauty.

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