100 YEARS OF INDIAN CINEMA(FILM FESTIVAL)

Organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, the festival will open with German-born director Franz Osten’s silent classic Prapancha Pash (A Throw of Dice), with Himanshu Rai—one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and the founder of Bombay Talkies—in the lead role. Live music by the sitar maestro Ustad Nishat Khan will accompany the film. A retrospective of Satyajit Ray’s films and a workshop organised by Central Board of Film Certification on the process of film censoring will also be presented as part of the festival.

100 Years of Indian Cinema, 25 to 30 April, various venues across Delhi.For more information, call 011-26493370/26499397.