An NCPA Presentation
Listen… Amaya
Hindi Film (108 mins)
Thursday, 19th – 4.00 pm
In this poignant Bollywood-style indie interpretation about family ties and growing up, fiery 22-year-old writer Amaya struggles to balance her working life with family life after finding out that her mother is dating her current collaborator at work.
Directed by Avinash Kumar Singh
Produced by Ashok Sawhny
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Swara Bhaskar & others
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA members will get preferential seating till 3.50 pm.
Chashme Buddoor
Hindi Film (145 mins)
Thursday, 19th – 7.00 pm
Chashme Buddoor is a 1981 romantic comedy-buddy film about three students: Siddharth, Omi and Jai at Delhi University, who don’t go home during their summer vacation and how a girl, Neha, comes into their life.
Written & Directed by Sai Paranjpye
Produced by Gul Anand & Jayshree Anand-Makhija
Cast: Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Saeed Jaffrey, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani & others
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA members will get preferential seating till 6.50 pm.
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish
Hindi Film (100 mins)
Friday, 20th – 4.00 pm
Juhi is an ageing prostitute whose son Kaku is wheelchair-bound. She finds it challenging to take care of him with the limited number of customers that now find her attractive. Debu, a not-so-successful lyricist, is dumped by his boyfriend, and is out on the streets. These characters, in need of money and love, bump into each other, after which their lives turn in a similar direction.
Written & Directed by Deepti Naval
Produced by Kite Films
Music by Sandesh Shandilya & Gulzar
Cast: Manisha Koirala, Rajit Kapur, Sanaj Naval & others
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA members will get preferential seating till 3.50 pm.
Memories in March
English Film (104 mins)
Friday, 20th – 7.00 pm
Delhi-based Arati Mishra believed her worst day was when she was divorced from her US-based husband, Suresh, until she receives the news that her son, Siddhartha, has been killed in a traffic accident. She travels to Kolkata and finds that her son had been drunk driving. She does not realise that she will be in for more shocks as she continues to unravel her son’s life.
Directed by Sanjoy Nag
Produced by Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni
Cast: Deepti Naval, Rituparno Ghosh, Raima Sen & others
Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA members will get preferential seating till 6.50 pm.