CENTENARIES OF TWO LEGENDS OF ASIAN CINEMA!!

Father of Sri Lankan Cinema..Lester James Peries and..

our great Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray..meeting of two legends!

One of the legends of Asian Cinema..Lester James Peries also regarded as the Satyajit Ray of Sri Lankan Cinema!

I am with great Mr. Lester James Peries & Mrs. Sumitra Peries..

in our 'International Film Festival of India' (IFFI), 2000 at Delhi.

So while we are celebrating the birth centenary year of our great filmmaker Satyajit Ray..I remembered Lester - James Peries! Last year was his birth centenary! He could not - celebrate century of his life because of his death at the age of 99 in 2018!

I was fortunate to meet Mr. - and Mrs. Lester James Peries in our 'IFFI'..'International Film Festival of India' held at New Delhi in 2000. He was honoured in it!

Recently his death anniversary was there; So here is my homage to him..through my special article which was published in my this Blog 'CHITRASRUSHTI' (FILMWORLD) on 17th May, 2019.

Please see it!..Humble Tributes to them!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

RAY KEPT HIS CINEMA ISOLATED FROM MAINSTREAM!

Today is 99th birth anniversary of one of the greatest filmmakers of world cinema..our 'Bharatratna' & 'Oscar' honoured Satyajit Ray!  
And his Birth Centenary year also starts today!

I have written a lot on him and his great cinema for the last so many years. And always publish my topical write-ups on him!

My detailed special article on Satyajit Ray published in my 'Chitrasrushti's special issue!

Humble Tribute to Manikda!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

HOMAGE TO RISHI KAPOOR!

"Hum na rahenge...
rahengi apni nishaniya.."

Song will continue..

Condolences to Kapoor family! 
And love to Ranbir!

- Manoj Kulkarni

Are you both - happy in leaving us for another good world??

Why could not you cancel this journey?

We are very sad!!!

-Manoj Kulkarni

"Hum to chale pardes..
hum pardesi ho gaye.."

'Zinda Dil' romantic legend 
of our Indian Cinema..
Rishi Kapoor left us!

Unbelievable!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

SHAKESPEARE..STILL CONTEMPORARY!

World's greatest dramatist..William Shakespeare!

Now more than 400 years gone..world's greatest dramatist & writer of English literature..William Shakespeare left this world!

Laurence Olivier in Hamlet' (1948)

On this occasion remembered his tragedy 'Hamlet' & his soliloguy..
"To be..or not to be..that is the question.!"

And this role greatly performed by English theatre legend Laurence Olivier in he produced-directed & acted film 'Hamlet' (1948)..For this he won 'Oscar's Best Actor Award!

Homage to both!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

BEAUTIES..KANNADA+MARATHI.!!

Ramya (Divya Spandana) of 

Kannada film industry!

Mrinal Kulkarni of our 

Marathi film industry!

I always see similarity in these two graceful & talented - actresses of our Indian screen..



I mentioned this while talking to Ramya in our 'IFFI', Goa..few years back!

Regards to them!

- Manoj Kulkarni