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CHANDIGARH | WEDNESDAY | 15 MAY 2024 PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR Passion for his art SRI SUKHMANI Actor-director Piyush Mishra, in Chandigarh for the staging of his play Gagan Damama Bajyo, says the directors and actors who have performed it have never disappointed him GROUP OF PCI, INC, PTU, BFUHS & PSBTE (IT) INSTITUTIONS Approved by AICTE, DCI, CAMPUS 8 KMS FROM CHANDIGARH (Chandigarh-Ambala National Highway) Derabassi (Mohali) BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) LAW B.TECH (Civil | ME | CSE | ECE | EE) PHARMACY (B.Pharmacy | D.Pharmacy) NURSING DIPLOMA (GNM B.Sc. | Post Basic | M.Sc.) (Civil | ME | CSE | ECE | EE) PARA MEDICAL B.SC. MLT | M.SC. MLT (BA. LLB 5 Yrs | LLB 3 Years) B.SC (Medical Technology- Anesthesia & Operation Technology) B.SC (Radiology Imaging and Technology) BBA, BCA, B.Com., HMCT, MBA, MCA, M.Tech. CHANDIGARH OFFICE: SCO 339-340, 2nd Floor Sector 35-B 01762-524805, 506445, 98780-34562, 95010-99999 Email: principal@srisukhmanigroup.edu.in Web: www.srisukhmanigroup.edu.in Sheetal W E have heard of allrounders in sports, but there are very few in the film industry. Piyush Mishra is one such name, hailed by readers, film buffs, playwrights and music lovers alike. Invited as a chief guest at the Tagore Theatre for the staging of Mishra’s own play, Gagan Damama Bajyo, which he wrote three decades ago, one witnesses a different side of him. Organised by Shoolini Creative Studio, the drama club of Shoolini University, it was their annual production, directed by Ankur Bashar Assistant Professor of Performing Arts at the varsity. Mishra recalls how he had written the play in 1994 when his director, NK Sharma, felt that a play on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh would reignite the patriotism and dialogue on how he had imagined free India. UNDERSTANDING HISTORY As he took to the stage for a conversation with the audience as well as the performers, Mishra wonders why Bhagat Singh’s life’s story was reduced to one or two pages in NCERT books. He elaborates, “While we only see one or two page information on Bhagat Singh, there are a series of books available on Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru. There is the same discourse on Bhagat Singh revolving for decades — that he killed John Saunders, a British police officer and also bombed the Central Legislative Assembly. But how many know that he regretted the killing and from a romantic revolutionary turned into a realist during his time in jail. Did you know they threw bombs on vacant seats in the assembly with an intention to warn British authorities and spread their message? ‘Bombs and pistols do not make revolution. That is not our understanding’… he said it. We need more understanding on history.” PLAY ON Ask him what made them (director NK Sharma and writer Mishra) write this play and he quips, “NK was a communist and still is. He wanted to make a play on Bhagat Singh and told me to write it. I Farmers made Manthan successful, says director Shyman Benegal ahead of the film’s Cannes screening Blast from the past “There was no publicity for Manthan, but it developed its own momentum when five lakh Gujarat farmers, who contributed Rs 2 each to produce the film, became its ‘original audience’ by turning up in huge numbers to watch it in different parts of the state,” says director Shyam Benegal about his 1976 classic. A restored version of Manthan, starring Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and Girish Karnad, is set to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival’s Classics segment on May 17. “They’ve done an excellent job. The quality of the print now is better than what the first print of the film was 45 years ago, when the film was Will Smith to star in Sugar Bandits Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima, known for Without Remorse and Sicario: Day of the Soldado, is set to direct action thriller Sugar Bandits, starring Will Smith. The movie is based on Chuck Hogan’s novel Devils In Exile. Sugar Bandits will see Smith play the role of a former Special Forces soldier, who runs an elite vigilante squad working to wipe out the drug trade in Boston. He will also pull a double duty as a producer, along with Jon Mone through Westbrook Studios, with Ryan Shimazaki overseeing the project. — PTI made,” Benegal, 89, said. “Manthan (The Churning) was inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, who led ‘Operation Flood’ to transform India from a milkdeficient country to the world’s biggest milk producer, and is credited for creating the billion dollar brand Amul,” he added. — PTI was clear that I was not writing an essay or making a documentary, so it had to be interesting. Thus we introduced a few songs in it and made into a musical play. It took me three months to write the play and compose the songs around it. It was first performed at Shri Ram Center for Performing Arts, Mandi House, New Delhi and was very well received by the masses. From there on, we had given directors the freedom to edit and shorten it according to their liking.” What if a director doesn’t like the ending or revamps an entire scene? “It’s impolite to take someone’s creation and make it your own. Having said that, I have witnessed many directors and actors perform this play, and they have never disappointed me in any way. I always say whatever work I have done, be it songs, books or screenwriting, once it’s with the masses, they have more right on it,” he explains. When we last talked to Mishra ahead of his concert Ballimaaraan —The Piyush Mishra’s Musical Project, which he began from Chandigarh in January last year, to now that it has travelled to many cities in India and even abroad, he feels ready to include some fresh songs in his two hour-long performance. “It’s election season and also IPL is on. So will wait till monsoon to add a few new melodies and, hopefully, will also start recording for them.” TAKING IT EASY Mishra recently released On the global stage Ashutosh Rana Kiara Advani to represent India at Women in Cinema dinner at 77th Cannes Film Festival Actress Kiara Advani is set to represent the country at the Red Sea Film Foundation Women in Cinema gala dinner at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival to be held in the French Riviera from Tuesday. Hosted by Vanity Fair, the gala will bring together six women from across the globe to honour their achievements, both in front of and behind the camera. Kiara made her debut with Fugly in 2014 and then played Naina in JugJugg Jeeyo, Nanki in Guilty and Preeti in Kabir Singh. Kiara has also worked Shershaah and Satyaprem Ki Katha. Kiara is now gearing up for the release of the political thriller Game Changer. She also has Don 3 and War 2 in the pipeline. — IANS Meet the proud winners Actor Anshuman Jha bagged the ‘Best Director’ award for his directorial debut Lord Curzon Ki Haveli at the prestigious UK-Asian Film Festival 2024. Also, Arjun Mathur won the ‘Best Actor’ award for his performance in the black comedy thriller. The film recently got a standing ovation at a packed theatre at the historic Regent Street Cinema in London. Taking to Instagram, Anshuman wrote, “Ma sent me a gift on Mother’s Day. My first ‘Best Director’ Award at the 26th @ukasianfilmfest for Lord Curzon Ki Haveli…Thank his autobiography, Tumhari Auqat Kya Hai, and would also be seen as an actor in the film JNU: Jahangir National University, which was supposed to release on April 5, but got postponed. At 61, Mishra doesn’t wish to talk about his upcoming projects and rather wants to take out time to spend with family and friends. “I think I have done enough work, in fact, sometimes I feel I have done enough for one or two lifetimes. For the time being, I am working at my leisure. Abhi chota mota kaam ho raha hai, bada kaam karne ki icha bhi nahi hai.” After all, for Mishra, the musician, lyricist, screenwriter, author, actor, playwright and musician, what’s left to do? Arjun Mathur, Anshuman Jha bag awards at UK-Asian Film Festival 2024 c m y b you to the jury. And most of all, the audiences around the globe that are giving so much love and adulation to our little big film. Can’t wait to bring it to the theatres later this year. In gratitude.” Arjun Mathur added, “I had taken the decision to pursue acting while in London in the year 2000. And winning this award here feels cathartic. We had such fun during the shooting of this film.” The film stars Rasika Dugal, Arjun Mathur, Zoha Rahman, Paresh Pahuja and Tanmay Dhanania. It is produced by Golden Ratio Films and First Ray Films. — ANI Clear in his thought Senior actor Ashutosh Rana, who stars in the recently released psychological thriller Murder in Mahim, has shared that when it comes to acting he cares more about the character than how long the role is. Ashutosh shared, “When it comes to acting, I care more about the character than how long I am in a role. Recently, I did two shows for JioCinema within just two weeks, playing very different characters.” — IANS Young star on the move Nitanshi Goel becomes IMDb Breakout Star for her role in Laapataa Ladies Actress Nitanshi Goel, who was recently seen in Laapataa Ladies and Maidaan, has received the IMDb ‘Breakout Star’ STARmeter Award. The actress, who is 16 years old, is the youngest recipient of the award. Previous recipients include Medha Shankr, Bhuvan Arora, Angira Dhar, Adarsh Gourav, Ashley Park, Natasha Bharadwaj, Ayo Edebiri and Rege-Jean Page. An excited Nitanshi said, “Thank you IMDb for honouring me with an IMDb ‘Breakout Star’ STARmeter Award. It happens to be my first award for Laapataa Ladies, and I just found out that I am also the youngest actor to receive this award. I’m still trying to process that and it will take a little bit longer. Thank you for making this truly special.” Nitanshi’s earlier credits include M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Thapki Pyar Ki and Daayan. — IANS
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