Veteran British Asian filmmaker Yavar Abbas will be honoured with the Life Time Achievement Award by the South Asian Cinema Foundation here on March 4 for making films like ''India! My India!''. The 90-year-old has documented the Partition on film and delved into both Hinduism and Islam in his works.After the award ceremony at the Nehru Centre, Yavar will speak about his life and career in conversation with the Sacf Director, Lalit Mohan Joshi. Yavar who has been living in Britain for the last 60 years was born in Charkhari, a Hindu ''princely state'' in the north during British India in 1920 and entered the British Indian Army in 1942.A year later, he joined the Indian Army Film Unit in Calcutta as an officer cameraman and during the period of Partition, Yavar''s services were loaned to Pakistan to produce and direct the film, "The Birth of Pakistan". He refused...
- 2/28/2010
- Filmicafe
Veteran British Asian filmmaker Yavar Abbas, who has just turned ninety will be honoured by South Asian Cinema Foundation (SACF) at the Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street,on March 4. Saf is an organization in the UK promoting South Asian cinema.
An SACF Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred upon Yavar Abbas. He will also speak about his life and career in an In Conversation before an invited audience.
SACF will release a book ‘India! My India! And Other Films of Yavar Abbas’ on this occasion. The well-known Indian filmmaker, Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi will be attending as a special guest.
A Yavar Abbas Retrospective is also being held at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6La where a selection of his films will be screened at 2pm every Sunday on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th March 2010.
Yavar Abbas has directed more than 21 films including the internationally acclaimed ‘India! My India!
An SACF Lifetime Achievement Award will be conferred upon Yavar Abbas. He will also speak about his life and career in an In Conversation before an invited audience.
SACF will release a book ‘India! My India! And Other Films of Yavar Abbas’ on this occasion. The well-known Indian filmmaker, Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi will be attending as a special guest.
A Yavar Abbas Retrospective is also being held at Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6La where a selection of his films will be screened at 2pm every Sunday on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th March 2010.
Yavar Abbas has directed more than 21 films including the internationally acclaimed ‘India! My India!
- 2/23/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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