NFAI’s Chitranjali @ 75: A Celebration Of Indian Cinema Through Virtual Exhibition

‘Chitranjali @ 75’ is a celebration of Indian cinema that traces the nation’s journey since the attainment of independence.

NFAI’s Chitranjali @ 75: A Celebration Of Indian Cinema Through Virtual Exhibition (Credit - PIB)

New Delhi: Earlier today, a group of Union Ministers virtually launched two exhibitions – 'Making of the Constitution' and 'Chitranjali @ 75'. To mark 75 years of India’s Independence, the National Film Archive of India, Pune has organized a special virtual exhibition of films - ‘Chitranjali @ 75: A Platinum Panorama’, which presents different moods of patriotism through 75 film posters and photographs from different language cinemas.

‘Chitranjali @ 75’ is a celebration of Indian cinema that traces the nation’s journey since the attainment of independence. According to a report of PIB, the virtual exhibition has been divided into three segments: ‘Freedom Struggle through the lens of Cinema’, ‘Cinema of Social Reform’, and ‘Saluting the Brave Soldiers’.

‘Freedom Struggle through the lens of Cinema’ portray posters of tales from Indian cinema which brings out the bravery and sacrifice of freedom fighters.  

‘Cinema of Social Reform’ brings out the ‘power of cinema to mobilize the energy of the people by instilling patriotism through powerful visual projections and melodies’. Also, the social reform movements depicted in these films ‘were born during these times and in a way helped galvanizing society’.

‘Saluting the Brave Soldiers’ which has been a recurring theme for the film industry, is a tribute to the bravery and valour of the heroes in uniform. To salute the armed forces, the exhibition showcases the images of war films.

1857 (Hindi, 1946)’, 42’ a.k.a Biyalish (Bengali, 1949), Piyoli Phukun (Assamese, 1955), Kadu Markani (Gujarati, 1960), Kittur Chennamma (Kannada, 1961), Padandi Munduku (Telugu, 1962), Haqeeqat (Hindi, 1964), Subhash Chandra (Bengali, 1966), Shaheed e-Azam Bhagat Singh (Punjabi, 1974), 22 June 1897 (Marathi, 1979) are some of the notable movies which are included in this exhibition.

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(With inputs from PIB).