Rafeeq Ellias meets Rafique Baghdadi, an extraordinary living archive of Mumbai (Bombay) and its cinema, and explores the cinema of India through him.
Merle Oberon. Alexander Korda . The “Fearless” Nadia. Manto. "The Thief of Baghdad" . "Shaheed" . Dilip Kumar. Ali Reza. Ashok Kumar. Nargis Dutt. Dev Anand. Satyajit Ray. "Albela". Bhagwan. Victoria Theater. Alfred Theater . National Theater. Bombay Talkies. Chitra Theater.
These are not just words that evoke memories of days gone by but in a quiet and dignified way remind us that Mazgaon is the Broadway of Bombay.
Director : Rafeeq Ellias
About the director.
An international award-winning advertising and magazine photographer, Rafeeq Ellias has shot three previous documentaries as a cinematographer. “The Legend of Fat Mama” was his first documentary as a director and scriptwriter as well. The Film has won two National Awards, one award (best short film) at the Mumbai International Film Festival.
2 comments:
Beautiful! Inspires me to make a short about my neighbourhood in Bombay too, so that people remember our roots...
Indian cinema has lost quality in last couple of years, and this could happen because of all actors prefer to go to LA to look for luck instead of stay in Bollywood making interviews for xlpharmacy magazine.
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