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  2nd July
Time - 06:30 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR -  Panel Disucssion on the noted stalwart of the Marathi stage and key writer of India's New Wave cinema.  Panelists: Keval Arora, Theatre Activist and Scholar, Kirori Mal College, DU, Rajinder Nath, Theatre Director, Rashmi Doraiswamy, Film Scholar, The Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, Ira Bhaskar, Film Scholar, The School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU. Followed by screening of Aakrosh (1980/145mins) Dir. Govind Nihalan Based on an  actual incident in Bhiwandi. A young lawyer, Bhaskar Kulkarni appointed to defend a trial Lahanya Bhiku, who is accused of murdering his wife Nagi but remains silent on the same. 
Collab: NFAI. Limited passes available at the Programme desk.
 
       
  3rd July
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM -  TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR- Sardar ( Hindi/175mins /1993) Sardar: The Iron Man of India Dir.Ketan Mehta. The film throws light on the political acumen of Sardar Patel, his secular beliefs and his adherence to the percepts of the Mahatma .

Collab: National, Film Development Corporation. Limited passes available for non – Film Club members at the Programme desk.

       
  5th July
Time - 07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR - Ardh Satya (The Half-Truth) (Hindi/1983/130mins) Dir. Govind NihalaniThe son of a brutally violent cop is a sub-inspector in the Bombay police. Unable to arrest powerful politician cum gangster he vents his frustration on less prominent targets. Collab: National Film Archives Of India. Limited passes available for non–Film Club members at the Programme desk.
     
  6th July
Time - 0
6:45 pm
DOC FILM - Self/Subject/Subjectivity/Sexuality An evening of short films directed by Sonali Gulati, Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Dept. of Photography & Film. The screenings will be followed by a Q&A session with the director.
     
  7th July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR - Nishant (Hindi/140mins/1975) Dir.Shyam Benegal. Focuses on the power of the rural elite and on the sexual exploitation of women. Limited passes available for non – Film Club members at the Programme desk. Collab: Directorate of Film Festivals
     
  9th  July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - TRIBUTE TO VIJAY TENDULKAR -  Manthan (1976/134mins) Dir. Shyam Benegal. A powerful and an intense depiction of social change as well as a reflection on the struggle of the  Indian Dairy farmers. Collab: Directorate of Film Festivals. Limited passes available for non – Film Club members at the Programme desk.  
     
  22th July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Meghe Dhaka Tara (Bengali/1960/122 mins) Dir. Ritwik Ghatak. Perhaps Ritwik Ghatak’s greatest film, it is the first in a trilogy examining the socio-economic implications of  Partition. Film Director, Kumar Shahani will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion. Collab: National Film Archives Of India
     
  23rd July
Time - 0
7:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Bamboo Flute (Hindi/84mins) Dir. Kumar Shahani. A cinematic   tribute to the flute and its importance in Indian  civilization. Kumar Shahani will introduce the film and  facilitate the discussion. 
     
  25th July 
Time -
06:30 pm
DOC FILM - Public Service Broadcasting Trust and The Max Mueller Bhavan present a series of monthly screenings. One Day with Rinpoche Dir. Ritu Sarin & Tenzing Sonam, Prod: PSBT & Buddhism
Dir. Hans Küng.
     
  31st July 
Time -
07:00 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - Smoking Room (Spanish/88 mins/2002) Dir. Roger Gual & Julio D. Wallovits. A signature campaign is on to have a smoking room in the office premise. On the surface it seems logical. But underneath there is fierce individualism and selfishness. Winner of several awards. Collab: World Movies by UTV Network