TRW 2021 - Caste through the lens of Indian cinema by Jeroo Mulla https://youtu.be/m2az259yZ3w?t=385 talk at the Truth & Reconciliation Movement
Most of the lecture is available in these two webpages:
Caste in Indian cinema, 1930s to 2016 Jeroo Mulla May 16, 2021 https://indianculturalforum.in/2021/05/16/understanding-caste-in-indian-cinema-from-1930s-to-2016/
Films mentioned: Birth of a Nation (1915) by DW Griffith,Acchut Kanya (1936), directed by Franz Osten, In the ‘50s comes Bimal Roy’s Sujata (1959), ‘70s, with Shyam Benegal’s Ankur (1974), Aakrosh (1980) is Govind Nihalani, Shaji N Karun’s Vanaprastham (1999), Sairat (2016). This is an unusual one, because it is made by dalit filmmaker, Nagraj Manjule.
Court (2014) is a reflection of contemporary India, with many imprisoned under penal codes .Kamble is arrested on charges of conducting “seditious camps” under the cover of “folk artists’ workshops”. The judge ( who refuses Bail) is then shown holidaying with his family in a resort, while the Kamble languishes in prison.
Let’s look at the accusations and cases that we all are so familiar with today. Shoma Sen in jail with no bail, Narayan Dabolkar murdered, Gauri Lankesh murdered, the attacks on Kanhaiyya Kumar and so many others in the Elgar Parishad case imprisoned despite lack of evidence. In fact, no film comes so close to the truth of what is really happening in our society today.
Caste in Indian cinema, Satyajit Ray to Mari Selvaraj https://indianculturalforum.in/2021/06/01/caste-in-indian-cinema-satyajit-ray-to-mari-selvaraj/
Jeroo Mulla June 1, 2021
Films discussed: n 1981, Satyatji Ray made Sadgati (1981), Fandry (2013), is by Nagraj Manjule and in Marathi, Karnan (2021), a Tamil film made by Mari Selvaraj,
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