I feel that this new concept will help theater artists and producers who constantly struggle with finances and new venues.
I KEEP GETTING POP UP FROM CINEPLAY WANT TO GET RID OF MOVIE
What challenges did you face in adapting theater content into a movie format? What’s your goal with this project?ĬinePlay is a vehicle-a means to connect more people to great stories and performances from theater. and how the two inform one other.ĬinePlay, your latest project, is about capturing theater in film form. We spoke with the very busy Das about her work in the arts and advocacy. She was also a member of the Advisory Board of the Alliance for a New Humanity, which was chaired by the eminent Deepak Chopra and included Nobel Laureates Oscar Arias and Betty Williams. and has served as the chairperson of the Children's Film Society in India. To name just a few of her accomplishments, Das has served as a member of the main jury at the Cannes Film Festival been bestowed with the French government's award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters was the first Indian to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Women's Forum in Washington D.C. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was screened at many other film festivals, winning several awards along the way. Her maiden directorial venture, Firaaq, traces the emotional landscape of Gujarat, India, in the months following the riots of 2002. Recently, she returned to India after participating in the 2014 Yale World Fellows Program-a signature global leadership development initiative of Yale University.Īs an artist, Das got her start with the theater group Jana Natya Manch, and became known as a distinguished character actress in movies including Fire, Earth, Bawandar, and Before The Rains.
Known to most as an actress (she's appeared in over 30 films spanning 10 different languages), she's also an influential activist and human rights advocate.īorn to a renowned painter father and writer mother, Das grew up in Delhi, and received a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's in social work. Nandita Das is a versatile artist with a powerful presence both on and off screen.
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