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  5th March
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6:30 pm
FILM - Inauguration of 4 day Film Festival Saluting Women – a series of films based on true life incidents (jointly presented by the Directorate of Adult Education and Muskan Productions). Films directed by Dr. Lavlin Thadani
Screenings will be followed by panel discussion.Dadi, Meri Saheli (27 mins),Himmat (54 mins)
     
  6th March
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6:30 pm
SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL La Noche De Los Girasoles (2006/123mins) Dir.Jorge Sanchez Cabezudo Pedro & Esteban , cave experts , investigate a cave for its scientific interests while Esteban’s girlfriend waits at the foot of the mountain. They come back, to find her terrorised…

El Laberinto Del Fauno (2006)Dir. Guillermo del Toro Story of 10-year-old Ofelia , who moves to Navarra post the Spanish Civil War where her stepfather Captain Vidal is under orders to rid the territory of rebels
     
  6th March
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6:30 pm
Film Festival Saluting Women - Screenings will be followed by panel discussion. Vijay (54 mins),Sapne Saakar Karo (27 mins)  
       
  6th March
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6:30 pm
FILM - Illustrated talk on Pandurang Khankhoje, one of the founders of the Ghadr party by Dr. Savitri Sahni author of a forthcoming book on the subject. Followed by screening of the film Asli Azaadi on women freedom fighters by award winning director, Sagari Chhabra  
       
 

7th March
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6:30 pm

SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL El Camino De Los Ingleses (2006/118mins) Dir. Antonio Banderas.18 year old Miguelito Dávila just left hospital minus a kidney but in possession of The Divine Comedy, a gift from a fellow patient which inspires him to become a poet.

Los Dos Lados De La Cama (2005/108mins) Dir. Emilio Martinez Lazaro A hilarious story of Javier & Pedro and their girlfriends, Marta and Raquel. Javier is about to marry Marta, but he and Pedro are unaware that Marta and Raquel are secretly in love.
       
  7th March
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6:30 pm
Film Festival Saluting Women - Screenings will be followed by panel discussion.Sahas(27 mins), Hausla (27mins),Sahi Rah (27 mins)  
     
  8th March
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10:00 am
Conclusion of Film Festival Saluting Women - Screenings will be followed by panel discussion.Baadal Chat Gaye (55 mins),Agnee Ke Phere (27 mins),Kamyabi (27 mins)  
       
  8th March
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2:00 pm
FILM - Samvedna (27 mins), Saazish (54 mins),Apni Pehchan(27 mins)  
       
  8th March
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4:30 pm
FILM - Trishna (54 mins),Sangharsh (27 mins),Insaniyat (27 mins)  
       
  8th March
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6:30 pm
SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL - Salvador (2006) Dir.Manuel Huerga Story of Salvador Puig Antich, the last political prisoner to be executed in Spain by the garrotte and desperate attempts by his family, colleagues and lawyers to avoid his execution.

Vete Di Mi (103mins) Dir.Victor Garcia Leon It is a satiric and bitter comedy about how to arrive to our fifties, lose our job and find our son, but desire just the opposite
 
     
  9th March
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6:30 pm

SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL - Alartiste (2006/147mins) Dir: Agustín Díaz Yanes Alatriste , a soldier fighting for Spain in Flanders returns to a drastically-different Spain to fulfil the dying wish of a fallen friend, only to find that life isn't what it once was in his decaying homeland .

Caotica Ana (2007/116mins) Dir.Julio Medem Ana ,a painter living in Ibiza, eets a cosmopolitan patron of the arts who invites her to move to Madrid. This is the beginning of a journey that sends her to new continents and uncover her past lives through hypnosis.

 

       
  18th March 
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7:00 pm
DOC FILM - Naach(2008/84mins) Dir.SabaDewan.The Sonpur cattle fair in Bihar comes alive every evening when more than forty girls take to the stage and dance to the latest bollywood songs. A barbed wire fence separates the girls from the spectators who are all men.The film potrays the
     
  21st March 
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06:30 pm

DOC FILM - Monthly screening by PSBT and The Max Mueller Bhavan.Blood On My Hands Dir. Surabhi Saral, Manak Matiyani and Anandana Kapur.Prod:PSBT & Mother Beast - Mother Human Dir. Helke Sander

     
  24th March 
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06:30 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF INDO - SRILANKAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS - Aswesuma (2000/120mins) Dir.Benett Rathnayake (Inaugural) The film is told in a flashback - Guneris recounts the crimes he committed to the police in an attempt to bring peace to his final days. Most of the scenes are set in the jungles of Sri Lanka giving a glimpse of its natural splendour. Awards: 4th Mumbai IFF India FIPRECI Award, Houston IFF America Platinum Award, 7th Dhaka FF Bangladesh Jury Award, Fribour IFF Switzerland Award, Golden Reel Award San Francisco
       
  25th March 
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06:30 pm

FILM CLUB SCREENING  - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF INDO - SRILANKAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS -

Pavuru Walalu (1990/105mins) Dir. Prasanna Vithanage A touching tale about two lovers, separated by World War II. They meet 20 years later only to face political and personal troubles.

       
  25th March 
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07:00 pm
FILM Kadapathaka Chaya (1980/135mins)Dir.Wasantha Obeysekera Story of Dhanaratne a wealthy businessman who has illicit relations with his sister-in-law and eventually pays with his life.
     
  26th March 
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06:30 pm
FILM CLUB SCREENING  - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF INDO - SRILANKAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS -  Nidhanaya (1970/120mins) Dir. Dr. Lester James Peries Story of a man who murders his wife for the purpose of gaining treasure. Awards: The Silver Lion of St Mark award,Venice International Film Festival 1972,Best Film of the first 50 years of Sri Lankan Cinema.
       
  26th March 
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08:30 pm
FILM - Gamperaliya (1960/120mins) Dir.Dr. Lester James Peries A romantic triangle between a girl from an aristocratic family, an ambitious young man, and a well meaning man from a small town.
       
  27th March 
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06:30 pm

FILM CLUB SCREENING - CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF INDO - SRILANKAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS - Rekawa (1950/150mins) Dir.Dr. Lester James Peries Known as the first truly Sinhalese film which attempted to realistically portray Sri Lankan life. Official entry at Cannes Film Festival,1957

     
  27th March 
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07:00 pm
DOC FILM - Benazir (under 15mins) Dir.Arun Kuckreja. A stylized portrayal of the life and times of  Benazir Bhutto.The film will be followed by a discussion.
     
  28th March 
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07:00 pm

MUSIC - Sadaa & Masoom Thakur,disciple of Ust.Sabri Khan present an evening of ghazals.Collab: Indian Cancer Society

       
  28th March 
Time -
07:00 pm
MUSIC - Folk songs of Bihar in Bhojpuri by Satyendra Kumar