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Film Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the conservation, preservation and restoration of Indian cinema.

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Film Heritage Foundation
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Work on the Mani Ratnam 8K digitisation project is in full flow. Here are some scanned images from his acclaimed 1997 Tamil film “Iruvar”. #ManiRatnam
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Here’s a glimpse of a few images from the raw scans of the acclaimed 1998 film “Dil Se”, as our pioneering 8K digitisation project of Mani Ratnam’s films continues
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It was fantastic to have the film industry and the audience to wish the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan on his 80th birthday at the screening of “Amar Akbar Anthony” at PVR Juhu. @SrBachchan
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Film Heritage Foundation
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FHF is delighted to announce a special screening of Kamal Amrohi’s classic “Mahal” (1949) on 35mm on Wednesday July 26, 2023 at 6 pm at Regal Cinema, Mumbai. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to watch a 35 mm vintage print of this spine-tingler on the big screen!!
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Film Heritage Foundation
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After the sucess of “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” & “Dilip Kumar - Hero of Heroes”, FHF is back with another blockbuster festival - “Dev Anand @ 100-Forever Young” - to commemorate the 100th birthday of the evergreen star.
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To celebrate the 80th birthday of the biggest icon of Indian cinema, FHF and @_PVRCinemas proud to present “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” - a blockbuster festival for the first time ever of 11 films of @SrBachchan from Oc8 8 - 11, 2022 in 17 cities & 22 cinemas across India.
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Here’s a glimpse of a few images from the raw scans of the acclaimed 1991 film “Thalapathi”, as our pioneering 8K digitisation project of Mani Ratnam’s films continues.
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Renowned actress Waheeda Rehman launched the official poster of our upcoming “Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young” film festival, partaking in the excitement for the audience to witness Dev Anand's 4 classic films on the big screen in 30 cities, 57 cinemas on Sept 23 & 24, 2023.
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Film Heritage Foundation
3 years
FHF announces the first 8K digitisation project in India! We will be overseeing a pioneering 8K digitization project of 26 films of acclaimed director Mani Ratnam that have been preserved at our archive.
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What a joy to see the beautiful result of months of hard work by all the partners on the restoration. Here's a look at a before and after image from the restoration of 'Manthan".
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It was fantastic to have Abhishek Bachchan @juniorbachchan join us on the first day of “Bachchan Back To The Beginning” as he watched ‘Don’ with FHF director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
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Renowned thespian Naseeruddin Shah makes a personal appeal calling for nominations for Film Heritage Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinema Projection that has been instituted by us to recognise film projectionists, the unsung heroes of our cinema history...
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Film Heritage Foundation makes another exciting discovery of a room full of 35 mm films in an old commercial building. We can’t wait to find out what treasures these rusting cans might reveal.
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FHF’s smash hit “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” retrospective that packed cinemas across India last year travels to Australia for the 70th @sydfilmfest as they celebrate the icon by screening four of his landmark films from June 7 - 18, 2023. @SrBachchan
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Film Heritage Foundation
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FHF and @_PVRCinemas present "Bachchan Back to the Beginning” - a blockbuster film festival of 11 iconic films of @SrBachchan from October 8 - 11, 2022 in 17 cities across India. Here’s a list of cities and cinemas screening the festival films across India.
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Film Heritage Foundation
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As part of the ‘Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young’ film festival, FHF has curated a superb selection of films where audiences can spend the weekend with Dev Anand in his different memorable avatars as the romantic hero, the dashing spy and the fun-loving rogue.
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FHF found hidden treasures, such as the original camera & sound negatives of Uttam Kumar's "Chhoti Si Mulaqat", (1967) and the sound negative and 35 mm print of Gulzar's "Maachis," (1996) among towering heaps of film cans in Mumbai. With the help of friends...
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'Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young' - 4 restored landmark films, 30 cities, 57 cinemas & Dev Anand back on the big screen for just 1 weekend on Sept 23 & 24, 2023! A festival of 4 Dev Anand classics - 'CID' (1956), 'Guide' (1965), 'Jewel Thief' (1967) & 'Johny Mera Naam' (1970)...
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Filmmaker and Director of FHF, @shividungarpur had this to say: “Who said cinema is dead?” The Bachchan Back to the Beginning festival is a smash hit as audiences across 19 cities throng the theatres, clapping, whistling, singing, dancing… VC @filmeyshilmey__
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To celebrate Dilip Kumar’s 100th birthday on December 11, 2022, FHF is proud to announce “Dilip Kumar - Hero of Heroes” a festival of 4 iconic films of the legendary actor in @_PVRCinemas in 20 cities across India on Saturday December 10 and Sunday December 11, 2022.
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An unbelievable response! Due to the sheer public demand, FHF is excited to share a special screening of ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ has been added at PVR Juhu tonight at 10 pm! Book your seats now!
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Film Heritage Foundation
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FHF brings 35 mm film back to the big screen this July!! Watch this space for more details!
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Legendary actor, director, producer Kamal Haasan, who is also an advisor to FHF, thanks FHF for our efforts and organising the 'Dilip Kumar - Hero of Heroes' festival and expresses his admiration towards Dilip Kumar. The festival will Showcase...
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Film Heritage Foundation
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The historic screening of the restored version of Ray's Apu Trilogy today for the first time in Kolkata was preceded by a grand special event that was attended by several luminaries of Indian Cinema including Jaya Bachchan, Soumitra Chatterjee, @prosenjitbumba & @RituparnaSpeaks
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Aslam, the projectionist at Regal Cinema, is thrilled to put his film projector back into action after years as he checks the vintage 35 mm print of Kamal Amrohi’s 1949 film “Mahal” with the FHF team as we prepare for the screening on Wednesday, July 26th at 6.30 p.m…
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Our latest acquisition of the 1962 Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman-starrer “Baat Ek Raat Ki” had all the elements of the early Dev Anand thrillers - a phone call from a mystery scrap dealer, a deal is struck and a group of cine-lovers come together...
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Due to popular demand, a show of “Guide” has been added to Juhu PVR, Mumbai for the opening of “Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young” festival. Both “Johny Mera Naam” & “Guide” will play at Juhu PVR on Sept 23 at 6 pm. “Guide” will be introduced by renowned actress Waheeda Rehman.
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Here are a few before and after images from the restoration that was done of Aravindan Govindan’s “Thamp̄” (The Circus Tent, 1978), which has been selected for a world premiere at the Cannes Classic Section at the Festival de Cannes 2022.
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To celebrate the 80th birthday of the biggest icon of Indian cinema, FHF and @_PVRCinemas proud to present “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” - a blockbuster festival for the first time ever of 11 films of @SrBachchan from Oct 8 - 11, 2022 in 17 cities & 22 cinemas across India.
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Legendary actor and FHF ambassador @SrBachchan shares avideo message to the audience for the 'Amitabh Bachchan: Big B Forever’ retrospective at the 45th edition of the @F3Continents in Nantes, France.
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Film Heritage Foundation
4 years
Watch superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna do a walkthrough of the Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2019 classroom setup at Annapurna Studios this morning.
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Legendary actor and FHF brand ambassador @SrBachchan launched the official poster of our upcoming "Dilip Kumar: Hero of Heroes" Film Festival, partaking in the excitement at the opportunity to witness Dilip saheb's iconic films on the big screen.
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The FHF film collection is growing every day. Here is another car boot full of films just donated to us for preservation.
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Amazing to see a fantastic turnout and so many young people enjoying the screenings at the Amitabh Bachchan retrospective: Big B Forever at the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes.
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The legend Dilip Kumar turns 100 today!! A few more glimpses from the star-studded screening of Ramesh Sippy's 'Shakti' at PVR Juhu today as part of the ongoing "Dilip Kumar: Hero of Heroes" Film Festival by the FHF. Join FHF as we celebrate the icon’s birth centenary!
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A new year, a new city, a new workshop...Film Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce the 5th Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2019 in association with FIAF that will be held in Hyderabad from Dec 8-15 2019 @tatatrusts @AnnapurnaStdios @acfmofficial @viacom18
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Film Heritage Foundation is delighted to share that the restoration of the film of the great master Aravindan Govindan’s film “Thamp̄” (The Circus Tent, 1978) has been selected to be screened this year in the Cannes Classic section at the @Festival_Cannes
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An incredible lineup of iconic films like Don, Chupke Chupke, Kaalia, Deewar, Abhimaan, Amar Akbar Anthony, Namak Halaal, Mili, Satte Pe Satta, Kaala Patthar and Kabhie Kabhie. "Bachchan Back to the Beginning”from Oct 8 - 11, in 18 cities and 25 cinemas across India. @SrBachchan
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Film Heritage Foundation
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It was an honour to welcome Jaya Bachchan on the day 1 of “Bachchan Back To Beginning” as she took a tour of the exhibition. It was an amazing experience to watch ‘Mili’ with her in the audience & to hear that she was watching the film on the big screen for the first time ever!
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Here’s a look at a page from a 15 year-old Satyajit Ray’s diary listing the films he watched in 1936 with his personal ratings of each film.
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An unforgettable experience to watch “Mili” (1975) in the cinema with Jaya Bachchan who was seeing it on the big screen for the first time almost 50 years after it was first released.
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To celebrate Dilip Kumar’s 100th birthday on December 11, 2022, FHF is proud to announce “Dilip Kumar - Hero of Heroes” a festival of 4 iconic films of the legendary actor in PVR CINEMAS in 20 cities across India on Saturday December 10 and Sunday December 11, 2022.
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FHF Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan’s personal message to the audience at the @EYE_film Museum yesterday before the screening of his film “Amar Akbar Anthony” (1977) in Amsterdam yesterday in which he expresses the hope that FHF is able to continue this collaboration... @SrBachchan
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Film Heritage Foundation
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What a thrill to check each and every film on the big screen before the Bachchan Back to the Beginning Festival begins. Can’t wait for October 8th. Great news that PVR has added Chandigarh to the list making it 18 cities where the festival will play out.
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Film Heritage Foundation
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FHF is pleased to announce that legendary actor and filmmaker @ikamalhaasan will be the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony of #FPRWI2017
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Here’s a list of cities and cinemas screening the "Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young" film festival across India. 4 restored Dev Anand classics will be screened in 30 cities, 57 cinemas for just one weekend on September 23 and 24, 2023!
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Amitabh Bachchan appreciates FHF's initiative to bring India's classic cinema back to the big screen. @SrBachchan
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Anupama Subramanian of the Deccan Chronicle covers Film Heritage Foundation’s pioneering 8 K digitization project of 26 Mani Ratnam films preserved in our archive - the first films in India to be scanned on 8K. @DeccanChronicle
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FHF and @_PVRCinemas ’s first-of-its-kind “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” Festival makes the headlines. 11 landmark @SrBachchan films from his early career across 17 cities in India over 4 days from Oct 8 - 11, 2022 in a true celebration of his 80th birthday. @DelhiTimesTweet
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Amazing to see full houses at the “Dev Anand @ 100 - Forever Young” film festival!! Films “Johny Mera Naam” & “Guide” at PVR Juhu were introduced by FHF Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur along with renowned actress Waheeda Rehman, actor Jackie Shroff & director Sriram Raghavan.
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"Amar Akbar Anthony" goes to Rotterdam!! Amazing news that the prestigious International Film Festival of Rotterdam has selected Manmohan Desai’s blockbuster “Amar Akbar Anthony” to be screened at the festival that will take place from Jan 25 - Feb 5, 2023.
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As our pioneering 8K digitisation project of Mani Ratnam’s films continues, here is a look at a few images from the raw scans of the caper film “Thiruda Thiruda” (1993) that was shot in Cinemascope.
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FHF is delighted to announce that the special screening of Kamal Amrohi’s classic “Mahal” (1949) on 35mm will take place today at 6 pm at Regal Cinema, Mumbai as part of our Film Projection in Practice Workshop. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to watch a 35 mm vintage print!
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FHF Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan calls for nominations for our Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinema Projection 2023 that we have instituted to recognise an Indian projectionist’s immense contribution and lifetime service to cinema. @SrBachchan
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FHF’s rescue of the last surviving film element of the 1962 Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman-starrer “Baat Ek Raat Ki” hits the headlines!! @DelhiTimesTweet
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Film Heritage Foundation
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Thank you for the fantastic response! 2 more shows added at PVR Juhu! “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” - a blockbuster festival for the first time ever of 11 milestone films of @SrBachchan from October 8 - 11, 2022 in @_PVRCinemas
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Film Heritage Foundation
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. @ikamalhaasan encourages participation in #FPRWI2017 . Watch the full video here:
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Film Heritage Foundation
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In 1982, director Ramesh Sippy wrote cinema history by bringing together & pitting Hindi cinema’s two biggest actors - Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan against each other in his film ‘Shakti’. Written by Salim-Javed... Read here:
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Before there was Amjad Khan’s Gabbar Singh, there was Vinod Khanna’s Jabbar Singh! Director Raj Khosla’s Hindi film ‘Mera Gaon Mera Desh’ (1971) starring Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Vinod Khanna, and Jayant…
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Film Heritage Foundation
2 years
To celebrate the 80th birthday of the biggest icon of Indian cinema, FHF and @_PVRCinemas proud to present “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” - a blockbuster festival for the first time ever of 11 films of @SrBachchan from Oct 8 - 11, 2022 in 17 cities & 22 cinemas across India.
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Don’t miss the opportunity to watch these cinematic masterpieces on the big screen!! Watch Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' (1927), 'M' (1931) and 'The Big Heat' (1953) on March 11 and 12, 2024 only at Regal Cinema, Mumbai.
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FHF recently rescued a trove of rare material of the one of the greatest lyricists of this country, Sahir Ludhianvi (1921 - 1980), famed for unforgettable lyrics of landmark films like Guru Dutt's “Pyaasa” “Phir Subah Hogi” “Gumraah” and “Kabhie Kabhie” from a scrap dealer.
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So exciting as we get all set to finally screen a film on 35 mm!! FHF conservators check and prepare the 35 mm vintage print of Kamal Amrohi’s “Mahal” for the special one-time only screening on Wednesday July 26th at 6.30 p.m. at Regal Cinema.
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A beautiful video message we received from celebrated actor @bomanirani that shows his excitement to go back to the cinema to watch his favourite @SrBachchan films being screened at FHF and @PVRCinemas "Bachchan Back to the Beginning" Festival from Oct 8 - 11 in 18 Indian cities!
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It is a sad day for FHF today. Eminent artist Lalitha Lajmi passed away today. Having a family rooted in cinema, she was very supportive of our work in preserving our film heritage and attended many of our events despite her advanced age.
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The excitement is building up on the eve of the launch of our Bachchan Back to the Beginning Festival—the hoardings are up, finishing touches are being put on the exhibition and the films are ready to go. Can’t wait to celebrate an icon over the next four days in cinemas!
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Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman acknowledges Film Heritage Foundation’s pioneering work over the years and the fact that we are fighting a lone battle to preserve our film heritage and calls for support for Film Heritage Foundation in these difficult times. @arrahman
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It’s days like this that make Film Heritage Foundation’s daily routine special. Tamaki Matsuoka, our Japanese friend, appeared at our door, dressed in a resplendent saree, towing a suitcase full of an outstanding collection
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FHF’s sensational “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” festival goes to Australia!! An opportunity in Sydney to watch 4 @SrBachchan blockbusters - Don, Deewar, Amar Akbar Anthony & Kaala Patthar on the big screen at the 70th @sydfilmfest from June 7 - 18
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Film Heritage Foundation is delighted to share that Kunal Kapoor, filmmaker, trustee of the storied Prithvi Theatre and son of the legendary actor and producer Shashi Kapoor, has deposited milestone films of Indian cinema
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For the first time in India, FHF in association with the @goethemumbai is delighted to announce a pioneering 3-day practical workshop on digital and celluloid film projection! Learn how to project a DCP and thread a celluloid film through a projector!!
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A fantastic start to FHF and @_PVRCinemas Bachchan Back to the Beginning Festival that begins today. Uday Bhatia @yooday of @Mint_Lounge spoke to our Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur @shividungarpur & curator @smmausaja @SrBachchan
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It was a pleasure to welcome Mr. João de Mendonça Lima Neto, the Consul General of Brazil and an avid photographer himself, to the FHF archive to give him a glimpse of our collections & discuss possible collaborations to showcase Brazilian and Indian film heritage.
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Preparations are in full swing at @AnnapurnaStdios for the 5th Film Preservation Workshop India 2019. Our hoardings celebrating the beauty of Telugu film heritage have gone up ready for the opening tomorrow.
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Thierry Fremaux, Director of the @Festival_Cannes , welcomes the 'Thamp̄' team lead by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival which included Jalaja, the actress of the film, Prakash Nair, producer, General Pictures...
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FHF’s smash hit “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” retrospective that packed cinemas across India last year travels to Australia for the 70th @sydfilmfest as they celebrate the icon by screening four of his landmark films from June 7 - 18, 2023. @SrBachchan
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Here's a look at a few before and after images from the recent restoration of G. Aravindan's film "Kummatty" (1979) - a challenging labour of love involving detailed consultations with the cinematographer Shaji N. Karun, Ramu Aravindan and the colorist in Italy...
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FHF ambassador Amitabh Bachchan endorses Film Heritage Foundation's initiative to celebrate the icon Dilip Kumar’s legacy as he turns 100 this year with the ‘Dilip Kumar – Hero of Heroes’ festival.
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On one of our regular treasure hunts for films on a Saturday, the FHF team was astounded to find a rare treasure of sixty 70 mm films lying like the homeless on the streets. FHF is working on giving these orphaned films a home where they can be preserved.
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Superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna is taking personal interest in the setup of the Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2019. He dropped in at the venue and did a walk-through of each classroom at Annapurna Studios
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Don’t miss the opportunity to watch the screening of the beautiful restoration of G. Aravindan’s poetic film “Kummatty” (1979) at the 26 International Film Festival of Kerala on March 19 at 11.30 a.m. @iffklive @Film_Foundation @cinetecabologna @Ramu_Aravindan
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Film cans that were once repositories of cinema now holding up shanty roofs and repurposed as utensils - spotted by the FHF team on their recent rescue mission to save films in the bylanes of Mumbai. Photo credit - Kanishka Ingle
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The retrospective "Amitabh Bachchan: Big B Forever' co- presented by Film Heritage Foundation at the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, France makes headlines in the Times of India across the country! @Niharika_Lal_ of @TOIIndiaNews
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Celebrated actor @bomanirani appreciates FHF’s efforts to organise “Bachchan Back To The Beginning” as he watched “Amar Akbar Anthony” in the theatre!
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FHF Ambassador @SrBachchan ’s message as 4 of his landmark films-Don, Deewar, Amar Akbar Anthony & Kaala Patthar from the “Bachchan Back to the Beginning” retrospective return to the big screen at the @sydfilmfest that starts tomorrow!
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Film Heritage Foundation
1 year
Dev Benegal, the acclaimed director of films like “English August” and Split Wide Open” visited the FHF archive and we are delighted to share that he has donated the 35 mm print of his pathbreaking film “English August” to the foundation to preserve for posterity. @benegal
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Film Heritage Foundation
1 year
Saira Banu expresses her joy at FHF’s initiative to celebrate the legendary actor Dilip Kumar's 100th birthday with the “Dilip Kumar - Hero of Heroes” film festival that will showcase his classic films...
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Film Heritage Foundation
7 months
Deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of Narayan Mulani, a friend of FHF and a passionate collector of film memorabilia who had donated several booklets from his collection to our archive. Here’s a look at a video where he speaks about his amazing vinyl record collection
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Film Heritage Foundation
6 years
FHF was delighted to host Sean Baker @Lilfilm director of critically acclaimed independent films like The Florida Project and Tangerine, to our archive today. While he has used IPhones for his film Tangerine, he believes the preservation of film as an artistic medium is critical.
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Film Heritage Foundation
1 year
Legendary cinematographer and special effects expert, Peter Pereira passed away yesterday. Here's a look back at Kamayani Sharma's article in Scroll of the man who made Mr India disappear.
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Film Heritage Foundation
4 years
The curtains finally came down on the 5th Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2019 today with the participants receiving their FIAF certificates at the closing ceremony.
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Film Heritage Foundation
1 year
Our latest rescue from a silver scavenger - a nitrate negative labelled “Pastailo Pappo” produced by Basant Pictures that appears to be a Parsi film dating from 1951.
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Film Heritage Foundation
6 months
After the success of our ‘Bachchan Back to the Beginning’ film festival, FHF is very delighted to share that we will be co-presenting, with the @F3Continents 9 emblematic @SrBachchan Bachchan films as part of the ‘Amitabh Bachchan: Big B Forever’
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Film Heritage Foundation
4 years
The Hindu covers FHF's ongoing Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2019 at Annapurna Studios and interviews Nora Kennedy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, about her experience teaching photo conservation and the importance of film and photograph archives.
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Film Heritage Foundation
1 year
FHF begins the new year with an in-depth oral history interview with renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal. It was amazing to hear him, at the age of 89,speaking about his newest film which will be released shortly & his plans for his next film. What an inspiration he is to all of us!
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Film Heritage Foundation
3 years
FHF’s exciting new acquisition! Romesh Sharma, producer of the 1991 blockbuster “Hum” starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Danny Denzonga, and Kimi Katkar deposited all the film elements with us for preservation. @SrBachchan @govindaahuja21 @rajinikanth
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Film Heritage Foundation
2 years
To mark the 80th birthday of @SrBachchan , FHF and @_PVRCinemas are delighted to present the Bachchan Back To The Beginning Exhibition of rare, never-seen-before Amitabh Bachchan memorabilia curated by film historian and author @smmausaja at PVR Juhu in Mumbai.
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Film Heritage Foundation
2 years
Thank you for the outstanding response! @_PVRCinemas CINEMAS has added three more screens! ‘Bachchan Back to the Beginning’ will now be taking place in 18 cities and 25 cinemas across India! Book your season pass now at
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