Biopics are a trend these days, but very few were made in the 1970s Indian cinema, how did you decide to make ‘Bhumika’? ‘There’s no point trying to uncomplex human beings’ The autobiography of the Marathi actress Hansa Wadkar was read out to me by my partner who was much senior to me, Mr Ghanekar, who started the company, Sahyadri …
Once Upon a Cinema is series which will illuminate the dark, unexplored crevices of Indian cinema. Satyadev Dubey built a reputation as a great teacher of stage acting, and in this capacity, he ended up schooling some actors who would eventually become screen legends: Amrish Puri, Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Govind Nihalani, Sulabha Deshpande…the roster is littered …
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