My Amphitheatré

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Tendulkar And Violence Then and Now

(Documentary)

Conceptualized & Directed by : Atul Pethe

Produced by: California Arts Association

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This documentary explores the theme of violence in Vijay Tendulkar's plays. Vijay Tendulkar is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of modern India . Tendulkar heralded a revolution in Indian theater, both in the content and the style, by his bold themes and natural expression. He was the first Indian playwright to consistently explore the theme of violence in a direct way. This documentary examines the origin, expression and character of violence in Tendulkar's plays. Violence in his plays is explored in the context of the period of writing as well as similar attempts worldwide.
 

Makarand Sathe interviews Vijay Tendulkar, Prof. Ram Bapat, Prof. G. P. Deshpande, Shri. Nilu Phulay, Dr. Shreeram Lagoo, Dr. Jabbar Patel, Dr. Vijaya Mehta and Pt. Satyadev Dubey. The documentary includes rare archived excerpts from Tendulkar's plays Kanyadan, Sakharam Binder, Ghashiram Kotwal, Kamala and Shantata Court Chalu Aahe.

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नाटक : सही हुंगमी नवरा पाहिजे

निर्देशक : विनय लाड

लेखक : शरद निफाड़कर
भारत जाधव, प्रसाद ओक, अर्चना नेवृेकर, अरुण कदम, विजय चवाण

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चित्रपट : २२ जून १८९७ (१९७९)

उत्पादक : नचिकेत पटवर्धन

निदेशक : जयू पटवर्धन व नचिकेत पटवर्धन

संगीतकार : आनंद मोडक

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During 1896-97, there was an outbreak of plague in Pune. Marital law was imposed. There was intense popular resentment against Mr.Rand, the British Plague Commissioner due to his harsh measures for forcibly evacuating the people.
An agitated Damodar Chapekhar and his two brothers, militant followers of Tilak, decided to take revenge. They killed Mr.Rand at night while he was returning from the Govt. House after participating in the 60th anniversary celebrations of Queen Victoria's Coronation, held on June 22, 1897.
 

A massive manhunt was launched with former colleagues as informers. Damodar was hanged, despite Tilak's personal appeal to the British. When the youngest brother, Vasudev, killed the informer, he and the remaining brother Balkrishna, were also hanged. The Chapekar brothers were among the first martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle.
 

The Chapekar brothers were among the first martyrs of India's Freedom Struggle.
A historic film and winner of two National and two State awards, 22nd June 1897 has an illustrious crew behind its making. With dialogues by Vijay Tendulkar and screenplay co-written by Shankar Nag, the film was the directorial debut of the husband-wife duo of Nachiket and Jayoo Patwardhan.