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Celluloid Man

2012· 2h 30m

Documentary

Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur

7.0/ 10

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Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Overview

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.

Cast

P. K. Nair

Self

Krzysztof Zanussi

Krzysztof Zanussi

Self

Lester James Peries

Lester James Peries

Self

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Self

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Self

Gulzar

Gulzar

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