Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Film Division


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    1313Emergency period which saw, for the first time, 
    1414the independently made documentary (cf. 
    15 Anand Patwardhan), the Films Division had 
     15[[Anand Patwardhan]]), the Films Division had 
    1616the monopoly on documentary cinema in 
    1717India, making upwards of 200 shorts/ 
    … …  
    2525such as N.S. Thapa’s documentary on the 
    2626Bhakra Nangal dam (1958), and connects via 
    27 the war propaganda productions of the Film 
    28 Advisory Board with the British documentary 
     27the war propaganda productions of the [[Film 
     28Advisory Board]] with the British documentary 
    2929tradition pioneered by John Grierson, a link 
    3030further strengthened by film producers Jean 
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    3333Wright working at Films Division on loan from 
    3434UNESCO. Best-known 70s work was by 
    35 Sukhdev. Recent productions include Shyam 
    36 Benegal’s feature-length documentaries Nehru 
    37 and Satyajit Ray (both 1984) and Mani Kaul’s 
    38 Siddheshwari (1989). However the bulk of 
     35Sukhdev]]. Recent productions include [[Shyam 
     36[[Benegal]]’s feature-length documentaries Nehru 
     37and Satyajit Ray (both 1984) and [[Mani Kaul]]’s 
     38[[Siddheshwari]] (1989). However the bulk of 
    3939the Films Division’s enormous output is by inhouse 
    4040film-makers.