HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS Not enough avenues for 'different-from-mainstream' films: Nandita20th Oct 2006 11.21 IST By Agencies Amid much talk of ''winds of change in Indian cinema'' throwing up a host of opportunities for makers of ''different-from-mainstream'' films, Nandita Das feels avenues for such films continue to be limited even today with the result that these movies earn the sobriquet of ''festival'' films. ''The belief that mainstream films are for the masses and the 'different-from-mainstream' ones for the classes or the festival audience is a myth. I feel that every filmmaker, be it of a film made at a cost of Rs 30 lakh or Rs 30 crore, wants his or her film to be viewed by as many people as possible and not just remain confined to the festival circuit only,'' Nandita said during a media conference Tuesday evening in new Delhi for her latest film 'Maati Maay', a film which has been creating ripples on the International festival circuit, having received an overwhelming response at the Toronto film festival last month. 
''Unfortunately, even today there are not many avenues for a filmmaker venturing into 'alternate' or 'different-from-mainstream' films made on a limited budget. So, in the absence of any other avenue a screening at a film festival is the only platform available to these makers to showcase their work to the public,'' she added. Nandita said given a choice the makers of 'alternate films' like 'Maati Maay', which is the story of a woman caught between her instincts and tradition who gets subjugated by society when she dares to stand up to her beliefs, would want their films to reach out to as wide an audience as possible. ''Sadly, that seldom happens. For example, if today I go in search for DVDs of some of the films I did in the past few years, I am not able to find any,'' she said. Related Nandita Das |
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