Tag: movies

Business, Countryside

Project-IT: Reimagining Rural India

BY NICK PEARCE Project-IT: Reimagining Rural India through the lens of Visual Education/Films/Cinema With 65% of India’s population residing in rural areas and smartphone penetration reaching 90%, the infrastructure for digital connectivity exists. However, access to transformative content remains limited. Project-IT addresses this gap by leveraging cinema as a tool for education and empowerment. Shrirang Deshmukh, co-founder of Project-IT (pictured below) with a background in … Continue reading Project-IT: Reimagining Rural India

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Film, Interviews

Analjit

BY RUCHIRA GHOSH The Corporate Guy Who Aims for Stardom While Analjit Chakraborty is busy deftly handling customers at his desk in a Blue Dart office located in one of Kolkata’s busiest commercial districts, one might mistake him for an ordinary corporate professional, much like many others we encounter daily. Few would realize that this tall, handsome gentleman is an emerging movie star with several … Continue reading Analjit

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Film

Short Films Take Centre Stage at “Beyond Bounds” Festival

BY RUCHIRA GHOSH The dominance of full-length feature films is being challenged as short films emerge as the new favorites in the entertainment industry. This shift gained momentum during the pandemic, and while the pandemic has subsided, this trend is here to stay. Reflecting this spirit of innovation, the Bengal Association organized the second edition of Beyond Bounds, a festival of documentaries and short films … Continue reading Short Films Take Centre Stage at “Beyond Bounds” Festival

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