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GraFTII Adda is a platform, which will showcase the work of GraFTII members through film discussions, script analysis, theatre or dance performances, music or poetry reading sessions, painting, photography and other artwork exhibitions. It will also provide a unique forum not only for GraFTII members to meet, but also giving students, industry professionals and interested cine-viewers the opportunity to interact with GraFTII members.

GraFTII Adda will hold events once a month.

Our first event is a viewing and discussion of the film ANTARDWAND. The story inspired by a true incident revolves around the malpractice of groom abduction rampant in Bihar and Eastern UP. The film explores the ugliness of feudal patriarchy and the haplessness of women in this society, in a simple thought-provoking way.

The director Sushil Rajpal works as a cinematographer in advertising and feature films in Mumbai. Other key crewmembers are also from FTII - the Director of Photography Malay Ray, the editor Aseem Sinha and the screenplay-dialogue-lyrics writer Amitabh Verma.

ANTARDWAND won the National Award this year for The Best Film on Social Issues.
GraFTII Adda is proud to launch its program with this film.

Venue: Foundation Hall, Whistling Woods, Film City, Goregaon (East), Mumbai.
Date: Saturday, Oct 10, 2009
Time: 3 pm.

The duration of the film is 114 minutes. This will be followed by a discussion on the film with the filmmaker and his crew for 30 minutes. Those who want to continue the discussion will reconvene informally at the picturesque Whistling Woods Cafetaria, open until 9 pm.

The contributions towards this event will be Rs.100/- for a general audience and non-card holding GraFTII members, Rs.75/- for card holding GraFTII members and Rs.50/- for students with bonafide ID cards.

Since Whistling Woods has been kind enough to offer us the venue, the event will be open to Whistling Woods students for free.

Hope to see you there!

The contributions towards this event will be Rs.100/- for a general audience and non-card holding GraFTII members, Rs.75/- for card holding GraFTII members and Rs.50/- for students with bonafide ID cards.

Since Whistling Woods has been kind enough to offer us the venue, the event will be open to Whistling Woods students for free.

in that case, why charge at all? travelling to Whistling Woods itself is an ordeal.

Paramvir,

GraFTII is trying to put together a whole lot of events to collect money for its corpus fund. We have inherited some money from the last Managing Committee but would want to leave our term with some more money in the kitty rather than less. And we do spend a little now and then, like some extra money for Resul's party, website costs and so on.

We also want to put together a sum so that GraFTII can eventually own a small office space thereby making its working a little easier.

GraFTII Adda is not going to garner huge revenues but all of us felt that even a drop in the ocean would be fine. Whistling Woods is supporting us by offering us the venue free of cost.

We are also looking for alternative venues that would come cheap, if not free. So if you have any ideas do let us know.

Hope that convinces you to be there.

there are enough film societies out there. there are enough distribution/exhibition systems out there. i am sure you guys, being so much senior to us, having spent so much more time in this 'industry' would know. anyone, I, for one, am firstly not in Mumbai, secondly cant undertake the ordeal to a travel to Film City considering Mumbai traffic (the auto fare itself would be killing). Will wait and watch somewhere else. All the best.

Sure, Paramvir,

We can only try our best. There's a lot of avenues open, but one doesn't always find them at the right price, at the right time.

Hopefully, we'll see you at one of the events, at a location more convenient to you.

Regards,

Batul

Well,

It would be great watching ANTARDWAND in FTII, MT. We will wait till it reaches here instead coming all the way in whistling woods, and those who miss it there including whistling woods students...hah! ask them to come at FTII n we ll let them watch it for free!

well said Deepti! very well said!