The original 35 mm of Shyam Benegal’s Manthan had fungus, green mold; film archivist Shivendra Dungarpur on why Bollywood stays away from restoring Indian classics
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal’s Manthan (1976) was recently restored by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur’s Film Heritage Foundation. Shivendra Singh Dungarpur shared that Benegal donated the film’s original 35 mm to his Film Heritage Foundation in 2014. (Photo: Film Heritage Foundation)Why was the original print in such a bad shape in the first place? We actually looked at the stills of the film which Mr Benegal has donated to the Film Heritage Foundation. There is a (Satyajit) Ray film Aranyer Din Ratri, which Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg’s Film Foundation is doing.
Source: Indian Express June 01, 2024 15:27 UTC
