[New Delhi]NGMA’s Advisory Committee Not Dissolved:Ministry Of Culture
As per Ministry Of Culture The Advisory Committees of NGMA Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi have not been dissolved .
Their terms have ended recently (Mumbai and Bengaluru committee terms ended on 15 November 2018 and of Delhi on 17 January 2019). The committees are in the process of being reconstituted.This Clarification is Released After Amol Palekar,s Politically Criticism of the System
The recommendations of previous Advisory Committees (which are upto December 2019 for NGMA, Mumbai) will be honored and exhibitions of artists will be held as proposed. The new advisory committee will take a decision relating to future exhibitions.
Regarding permanent collections, it is clarified that NGMA proposes to display its own collections (including artworks by great masters) initially over a two year period. Some artists have expressed their apprehensions about availability of less space for temporary exhibitions and retrospectives. NGMA is deliberating on suggestions received from artists, and a final decision will be taken shortly in consultation with all stakeholders.
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NGMA’s Advisory Committee Not Dissolved:Ministry Of Culture
Marathi Manus ,Amol Palekar To Select Official Entry For 88th Academy Awards
[Mumbai]Marathi Manus Amol Palekar To Select Official Entry For 88th Academy Awards.He is appointed chairman of India’s Oscar jury.The “Rajnigandha”+”Gol Maal” star whose film “Paheli” was India’s official entry for the Academy Awards in 2005, will be heading the 17-member jury.
He is To Select Official Entry in Best Foreign Film Category For 88th Academy Awards.This awards event will take place in Los Angeles on February 28.
Veteran Indian actor-director Amol Palekar has been appointed as chairman of India’s Oscar jury, which will select the country’s official entry in the best foreign film category of the 88th Academy Awards.
The Mumbai-based actor, who has been away from the silver screen for quite a sometime, is known for portraying the middle-class Indian in a string of films such as “Rajnigandha”, “Ek Chhoti Si Baat”, “Chitchor”, “Gol Maal” and “Gharaunda” in the 1970s. He also directed National Award-winning films like “Dhyaas Parva” and “Quest”.
Last year, “Liar’s Dice”, a road drama starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles, was selected as India’s official entry to the best foreign film category after beating “Shahid”, “Queen”, “Mardaani”, Marathi films “Yellow” and “Fandry” and Bengali films “Jatishwar” and “Apur Panchali”
“Mother India” and “Salaam Bombay” are the only other two Indian films to have made it to the top five.
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