Tales from Planet Kolkata
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Tales from Planet Kolkata by Ruchir Joshi
IND 1993, Forum Expanded
© Ruchir Joshi
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Tales from Planet Kolkata by Ruchir Joshi
IND 1993, Forum Expanded
© Ruchir Joshi
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Tales from Planet Kolkata by Ruchir Joshi
IND 1993, Forum Expanded
© Ruchir Joshi
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Tales from Planet Kolkata by Ruchir Joshi
IND 1993, Forum Expanded
© Ruchir Joshi
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Tales from Planet Kolkata by Ruchir Joshi
IND 1993, Forum Expanded
© Ruchir Joshi
While referring to the reconstruction of Kolkata in the Hollywood production of City of Joy, (the film based on Dominique Lapierre’s bestseller) or weaving a fantasy about getting Jack Nicholson to act as Majumdar in a film on the latter’s life, the film asks: can ‘the worst place in the world’ be anywhere else but in your eyes and your heart?
With
- Loic (Apocalypse Man)
- Ruchir Joshi (French Cineaste)
- Tony Cokes (Rickshaw Puller)
- Paritosh Sau (Blue Man)
Crew
Director | Ruchir Joshi |
Screenplay | Ruchir Joshi, Tony Cokes |
Cinematography | Ranjan Palit |
Editing | Reena Mohan |
Music | Vikram Joglekar, Dee Wood |
Sound | Suresh Rajamani |
Production Manager | Dinesh Raut |
Producer | Ruchir Joshi |
Restoration | Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst |
Produced by
Hit Films
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Ruchir Joshi
The director of the Indian film from 1993.
Tales from Planet Kolkata · Forum Expanded · Feb 08, 2019
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Ruchir Joshi
The director during Q&A.
Tales from Planet Kolkata · Forum Expanded · Feb 10, 2019
Ruchir Joshi
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Born in Kolkata, India in 1960. He gained a Bachelor of Arts degree and works as a writer, columnist and filmmaker. Tales from Planet Kolkata was digitally restored in 2018, alongside other films of Joshi.
Filmography
1991 Egaro Mile (Eleven Miles); 155 min. · Memories of Milk City; 13 min. 1993 Tales from Planet Kolkata; 38 min. 1994 Dream Before Wicket; 50 min. 2005 A Mercedes for Ashish; 30 min. 2006 Gurgaon Giraffe; 6 min., video loop 2008 New Dream Local; 11 min., video loop 2010 Shahid – Slow-Hand Groove; 6 min. 2012 My Rio, My Tokyo; 52 min. / 75 min.
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019