Zikr us Parivash Ka (In Praise of that Angel Face)
(63 min; 2015; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Nirmal Chander Dandriyal who will introduce the film
Produced by Sangeet Natak Akademi
Recipient of the Award For Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction, National Film Award 2016; Best Camera Award, IDSFFK, Kerala 2017; and Jury Award, IFFS, Shimla 2017
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Film on one of the last legendary courtesans of India, Begum Akhtar. The film weaves together accounts of those who remember her with undimmed fondness and warmth despite the passage of years
Event starts on Monday, 30 October 2017 at 05:30 hrs
