You can now watch LILKEE online at Rajshri Kids, also the rest of CFSI’s archive as well, 250 films in all. Sadly, the subtitled version is not up, and the picture resolution is not great. But .. Here’s the link to Rajshri Kids. http://www.youtube.com/user/RajshriKids?feature=watch And this is LILKEE Continue reading lilkee online
I’m not happy with the synopsis. Why, oh, why, the sad story of a happy film? I guess I won’t be able to crib about Shemaroo anymore.Though the good news is they haven’t mastered this, Reliance has. Shemaroo is only distributing it. Several friends from FTII were involved in checking the technical quality of the DVD mastering, so I’m hoping it won’t disappoint. A friend … Continue reading buy it
When a producer writes to you that “your script is relevant and exciting and reads well throughout. Overall the story is excellent and has all those interesting elements to have a cinematic potential. I see this as a story that can turn into something special and I am curious to see what happens in it”, you know the world is no longer what it used … Continue reading bhav-tol
It’s only when I had the DVD running that I remembered it was November 14, Children’s Day in India, Chacha Nehru’s birthday. In fact, the film ‘Boot Polish‘ (1954) belongs firmly in the Nehruvian era, when the country still believed in Socialism and Jawaharlal Nehru initiated his 5 year plans, amongst which was also the commitment to make education free and compulsory for all children. … Continue reading boot polish (1954) – from beggar to boot polish-wala
CFSI is showing some of its films, including ‘LILKEE’ in Jaipur through this month at Golcha theatre, in collaboration with DNA. Approximately 25,000 school students will be watching the films. If you are in Jaipur, please go watch. Continue reading lilkee at golcha
This song was picturized at Korlai beach near Alibaug. We went there in search of a lighthouse, and found a fort too. The children were pushed beyond limits, we shot the song in 1 day. It was hot, lots of climbing up and down, rocks, fort, lighthouse, hill. The grass was itchy, Dhanno got a broken lollipop and she sulked, the gentle Saloni flung a … Continue reading lilkee sees the sea for the first time – a song
