After the tremendous success of Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', there has been an increase in demand for Indian films among the foreign audiences. It was not a surprise when eleven movies from India were chosen for the Fribourg International Film Festival to be included in Out of Bollywood category. This was mainly to acquaint foreign audiences with the variety of Indian films.
Edouard Waintrop (artistic) said that Indian films have matured beyond the usual song and dance sequences. He mentioned that the main objective behind the separate section for Indian movies was to make people get used to these movies more. He also commented that all the movies shown in the festival deal with various social issues faced by India and its people, so they are easy to relate with.
Aparajito (The Unvanquished - the 2nd part in Apu Trilogy), directed by Satyajit Ray, was shown in the film festival. The movie narrates the life of a young boy and shows him passing from childhood to adolescence and his problems. The popularity of Apu trilogy fetched recognition for both Satyajit Ray and Indian cinema in the international arena.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, film director, Olivier Paulus, film director from Switzerland and Hubert Noigret, critic were called for serious discussions on cinema. The discussions argued that Indian films was as diverse as its culture and is reflective of the various languages, customs and religions in the country.
Starting from the 1940s, a lot of filmmaker have tried to depict the friction between Muslims and Hindus and it still continues to be the theme for a lot of films even today. Second movie to be shown at the festival was Firaaq by Nandita Das, which is set in the backdrop of Gujarat communal riots. In that disastrous incident several Muslims were killed by Hindus. The movie narrates how innocent Muslim people are being tortured by Hindu policemen. The movie , which has Altmanian feel to it, depicts how violence result in spreading of violence.
'Ramchand Pakistani' by the Pakistan filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar is another movie that deals with the tension between Hindus and Muslims. Ramchand Pakistani is about an old man and his son, who reside close to the border line separating India and Pakistan. They both get jailed when the child crosses the border and his father runs to call him back. His father, recognizing the terrible mistake, runs after him and they both get arrested and put in an Indian prison. The film depicts the negative attitude of corrupt Indian policemen to innocent Pakistanis.
Edouard Waintrop (artistic) said that Indian films have matured beyond the usual song and dance sequences. He mentioned that the main objective behind the separate section for Indian movies was to make people get used to these movies more. He also commented that all the movies shown in the festival deal with various social issues faced by India and its people, so they are easy to relate with.
Aparajito (The Unvanquished - the 2nd part in Apu Trilogy), directed by Satyajit Ray, was shown in the film festival. The movie narrates the life of a young boy and shows him passing from childhood to adolescence and his problems. The popularity of Apu trilogy fetched recognition for both Satyajit Ray and Indian cinema in the international arena.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, film director, Olivier Paulus, film director from Switzerland and Hubert Noigret, critic were called for serious discussions on cinema. The discussions argued that Indian films was as diverse as its culture and is reflective of the various languages, customs and religions in the country.
Starting from the 1940s, a lot of filmmaker have tried to depict the friction between Muslims and Hindus and it still continues to be the theme for a lot of films even today. Second movie to be shown at the festival was Firaaq by Nandita Das, which is set in the backdrop of Gujarat communal riots. In that disastrous incident several Muslims were killed by Hindus. The movie narrates how innocent Muslim people are being tortured by Hindu policemen. The movie , which has Altmanian feel to it, depicts how violence result in spreading of violence.
'Ramchand Pakistani' by the Pakistan filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar is another movie that deals with the tension between Hindus and Muslims. Ramchand Pakistani is about an old man and his son, who reside close to the border line separating India and Pakistan. They both get jailed when the child crosses the border and his father runs to call him back. His father, recognizing the terrible mistake, runs after him and they both get arrested and put in an Indian prison. The film depicts the negative attitude of corrupt Indian policemen to innocent Pakistanis.
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