Film Heritage Foundation announces Dilip Kumar film festival to celebrate his 100th birthday anniversary
Film Heritage Foundation announces Dilip Kumar film festival to celebrate his 100th birthday anniversary
It is a matter of immense pride that as a mark of respect and to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of the Indian Film Industry’s legend Dilip Kumar,
Film Heritage Foundation, the non-profit organisation, founded by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, is organising Dilip Kumar Film Festival titled ‘Dilip Kumar Hero Of Heroes’.
This Film Festival will be held on December 10 and 11.
Amid the film festival being organised in partnership with leading multiplex chain PVR Cinemas, the legend Dilip Kumar’s critically-acclaimed movies, including “Aan” (1952), “Devdas” (1955), “Ram Aur Shyam” (1967) and “Shakti” (1982), will be screened in over 30 cinema halls and 20 cities across the country.
As per Dungarpur the festival is an incredible opportunity to bring back “one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema on the big screen”. Dilip.Kumar died at the age of 98.
Dilip Kumar is the ‘Hero of Heroes’ as even today he is an actor that the biggest stars look up to. Film Heritage Foundation could think of no better way to celebrate this milestone than a festival of his films back in theatres.
Although some of these films were released nearly seventy years ago, the power of Dilip Kumar’s performances, his craft as a method actor and his charisma make him ageless.
According to Dungarpur, who earlier curated a film festival to mark Amitabh Bachchan’s 80th birthday, it made him sad that many of Kumar’s great films survived only in low-resolution formats that could not be projected on the big screen.
He cobbled together these films with great difficulty with many people asking him why some of their favourite Dilip Kumar films were not included.
It is his hope that this will be a wake-up call to filmmakers and producers to realise that time is running out and that they should look into preserving their films before it is too late.
Veteran actor Saira Banu makes it known that she is elated the Film Heritage Foundation is celebrating Dilip Sahab’s 100th birthday with the festival.
They could not have chosen a more apt title to commemorate India’s greatest actor — ‘Dilip Kumar Hero Of Heroes’. He was her avourite hero from the time she was 12 years old when she first saw him in ‘Aan’ in technicolor. It will be a joy to watch him back on the big screen, larger than life, like he has been in her life.
Amitabh Bachchan has urged all film lovers and contemporary actors not to miss the incredible opportunity of watching Kumar’s films on the big screen.
Adding his films will be a master class in acting, the veteran actor added.
Even today he is learning every time he watches his films. Dilip Kumar was amd is his idol.
He has still to meet an actor who could match his faultless performance, his flawless diction and the intelligence and commitment he brought to his craft.
His every spoken word was poetry and when he appeared on the screen, everything else was a blur. Amitabh had the privilege of sharing the screen with him just once and the experience was one he will cherish.
News Input K.V.Raman
