Big-budget Films threaten small-Budget Cinema: says Anurag Kashyap
Hyderabad, Nov 15 (TNT): Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Saturday described the ‘Pan-India’ film concept as a ‘big scam’ and said the growing dominance of big-budget productions was undermining the spirit of cinema and threatening the survival of small-budget films.
Speaking at the Chaya Literature Festival held at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) here, he observed that good films were emerging from Tamil cinema and stressed the importance of literature in human life.
BRAOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ghanta Chakrapani said the festival aimed to create a platform for interaction between Telugu literature and other Indian and international literary traditions.
Actress Rohini, Tamil poet and former DMK MP Salma, Mrunalini and Kashmiri poet Nighat Sahiba participated in a discussion on the theme, ‘Why is Literature that Challenges Society Essential?’.
American writer Peter Constantine and poet Yakub spoke on ‘Poetry, Globalisation and Alienation’.
Tamil writer Jeyamohan, Kannada writer Vivek Shanbhag, MLC Gorati Venkanna, senior journalist Pasham Yadagiri and several other literary personalities participated in various sessions.
Six books, including ‘Amaranandame Prema’, ‘Edu Gajala Koka’, ‘Ooru Bhangam’, ‘Amma Nannaku’, ‘Neeli Needalu’ and ‘Kalalu Kanna Pillalu’, were released on the inaugural day of the two-day festival.
More than 50 stalls were set up as part of the book exhibition and flea market. Playback singers Sai Charan Bhaskaruni and Harini presented musical performances.
The sessions covered a range of subjects, including the relationship between music and literature, regional dialects, Telugu literary movements, urban-based storytelling, satire and protest. Writers and speakers representing Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Kannada, Urdu, Bengali and English participated in the discussions.
Dr. K. Srinivas, Director of the Chaya Literature Festival and senior journalist, said the event was intended to promote literary dialogue and exchange of ideas among writers, poets, scholars and readers from different linguistic backgrounds.
Organisers said the participation of literary personalities from across the country and abroad would strengthen cultural connections and help position Telangana as a centre for national and international literary discussions.
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