Rare Marathi films make way to NFAI vaults
The Hindu
The prints, which are in the 16mm and 35mm format, also contain some important Hindi films.
In a major acquisition of vernacular cinema classics, the vaults of the city-based National Film Archive of India (NFAI) have added 89 film prints, a significant number of them from the ‘Golden Age’ of Marathi cinema. The highlight of this collection is two rare Marathi films – the historical Tai Teleen (1953) and Pavanakathcha Dhondi (1966) which were considered to be hitherto lost, informed Prakash Magdum, Director, NFAI. Tai Teleen, directed by K.P. Bhave, starred renowned artistes like Shanta Apte, Sudha Apte, Nalini Borkar and Zuzarrao Pawar, while Pavanakathcha Dhondi, directed by Anant Thakur had bagged the ‘Best Marathi Film’ at the 1966 National Film awards. Thakur had earlier directed the Raj Kapoor starrer Chori Chori in 1956 and this was his first film in Marathi,” informed Mr. Magdum.More Related News