Blogs about: Oorvazi Irani

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Piya Aiso Jiya Mein - A Tribute and Critique to Indian Cinema by Oorvazi Irani

oorvazi wrote 1 day ago: Its a joy to share with you my latest short experimental one minute film, a humble tribute and criti … more →

Tags: SBI Impresario Films Online, 100 years of Indian Cinema, feminism and films, Film Appreciation, film education, film workshop, Guru Dutt, indian cinema critique, indian cinema tribute

The Documentary Goonj and Interview with the filmmaker Adhiraj Bose 5 comments

oorvazi wrote 1 week ago: DOCUMENTARY ON ‘CANNABIS/CHARAS’ A documentary featuring Naseeruddin Shah as an integral … more →

Tags: Film/Acting Family Speak, Adhiraj Bose, Documentary, Documentary Film, documentary on cannabis, Film Appreciation, film education, film workshop, film workshop mumbai

Review of "Inshallah Kashmir: Living in Terror" a documentary by Ashvin Kumar1 comment

oorvazi wrote 3 weeks ago: Review of “Inshallah Kashmir: Living in Terror” a documentary by Ashvin Kumar By Oorvazi … more →

Tags: Film musings, Ashvin Kumar, Documentary, Film Blog, film education, Film Review, independent filmmaker, Inshallah Kashmir, Review

Entertainment Vs Truth8 comments

oorvazi wrote 2 months ago: Entertainment Vs Truth A musing by Oorvazi Irani The recent Oscar nominees and winner have got me th … more →

Tags: Film musings, argo, Farrukh Dhondy, Film Appreciation, film education, Film Review, film workshop, Lincoln, oorvazi

"DEATH OF A SHADOW" - A Review of the Oscar Nominated Short Film - 2013

oorvazi wrote 2 months ago: “DEATH OF A SHADOW” A Film by Tom Van Avermaet Oscar Nominated Short Film – 2013   … more →

Tags: Film musings, Death of a Shadow, film education, Film Review, film workshop, Hrithik Roshan, Oscar, Oscar short film, Oscar short film nomination

AUTEUR & ACTING - The Michael Chekhov Acting Technique2 comments

oorvazi wrote 4 months ago: AUTEUR & ACTING The Michael Chekhov Acting Technique Presented by Oorvazi Irani If cinema is the … more →

Tags: Film musings, Acting, Acting Technique, acting technique in india, acting workshop, Auteur, film, film acting, film auteur

Tips For A Creative Artist4 comments

oorvazi wrote 5 months ago: TIPS FOR A CREATIVE ARTIST From the diary of a filmmaker Oorvazi Irani Create what you know about or … more →

Tags: Tips for a Creative Artist, Arts, Auteur, Cinema, Creative Tips, Creativity, film, film education, Filmmaking

IB Film Experience: Altamash Jaleel

oorvazi wrote 6 months ago: The IB film experience by Altamash Jaleel SVKM IBDP Film Class 2010-12 I began IB film with no expec … more →

Tags: Film/Acting Family Speak, Altamash Jaleel, film education, Film School, IB Film, indian film school, SVKM, svkm ib school

Plagiarism, Inspiration and Beyond 10 comments

oorvazi wrote 7 months ago: Plagiarism , Inspiration and Beyond By Oorvazi Irani ‘Looking Within’ None of us artists … more →

Tags: project creativity, Anurag Basu, Art, Artist, barfi, Bollywood, Creativity, film education, film workshop

"PERSONA" Film Scene Choreography By Oorvazi Irani

oorvazi wrote 7 months ago: Scene Choreography PERSONA (1966)- A film by Ingmar Bergman Action: The scene begins with a closeup … more →

Tags: Film musings, film education, film workshop, Ingmar Bergman, Persona, Scene analysis, World Cinema

"Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" - Film Review by Oorvazi Irani 6 comments

oorvazi wrote 8 months ago: OORVAZI TALKING CINEMA – Film Review Show “Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi” First … more →

Tags: FILM REVIEW show - Talking Cinema, film education, film workshop, Film Review, Indian Cinema, Bollywood, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, farha khan, Boman Irani

My Journey teaching film at the SVKM IB School (Batch 2010 – 2012)4 comments

oorvazi wrote 9 months ago: My Journey teaching film at the SVKM IB School (Batch 2010 – 2012) Oorvazi Irani This is probably th … more →

Tags: Film and Acting Schools, film workshop, ibdp film, SVKM, svkm ib school, International Baccalaureate, Altamash Jaleel, Kajri Babbar, Anmol Sachar

"Ganesa" - A 30 minute documentary on Lord Ganesh (1998)4 comments

oorvazi wrote 9 months ago: “Ganesa” (1998) – Directed and Produced by Sorab Irani The Ganesh festival is worl … more →

Tags: SBI Impresario Films Online, film education, sbi impresario, sorab irani, Documentary, film workshop, Filmmaking, mumbai, Indie Film

"Anurag Kashyap: An Auteur Demystified" An Indepth Essay By Oorvazi Irani23 comments

oorvazi wrote 9 months ago: “Anurag Kashyap: An Auteur Demystified” An Indepth Essay By Oorvazi Irani Introduction ‘ … more →

Tags: Film musings, abhay deol, Anurag Kashyap, Auteur, Auteur Theory, bicycle thieves, Black Friday, Black Friday - The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts, Cahiers du Cinema

Govind Nihalani's response to my recent short films

oorvazi wrote 9 months ago: I am humbled and touched by the response of the veteran filmmaker – Govind Nihalani for my fil … more →

Tags: Film musings, Auteur, film education, film workshop, govind nihalani, Mamaiji, Short Film, sorab irani, The K file

Cinema and Literature: "The Tin Drum" 3 comments

oorvazi wrote 9 months ago: “THE TIN DRUM” : A Comparision between the Novel(1959) by Guntar Grass and the Film(1979 … more →

Tags: Art Appreciation, Cinema, film education, film workshop, films, German New Wave, Movies, Riddhiman Basu, The Tin Drum

A Real Story of a conflict between A Super Star Actor- Rajesh Khanna and Cheten Anand a Super Star Director22 comments

oorvazi wrote 10 months ago:   A Real Story of a conflict between A Super Star Actor- Rajesh Khanna and Cheten Anand a Super … more →

Tags: Film musings, Auteur, Cannes Film Festival, Chetan Anand, Directr's cut, film education, film workshop, hindi cinema, Hindi Film Industry

"FROM AAN TO LAGAAN AND BEYOND": An Exclusive Interview with the Author of the Book Moti Gokulsingh by Oorvazi Irani2 comments

oorvazi wrote 10 months ago: “From Aan to Lagaan is a unique critical guide to one of the greatest dream-factories in the w … more →

Tags: Professional Talk, Indian Cinema, Farrukh Dhondy, From Aan to Lagaan, Moti Gokulsingh, Indian cinema book, Indian film studies, Trentham Books, Wimal Dissanayake

My Top Twenty Films - Oorvazi Irani 29 comments

oorvazi wrote 10 months ago: Films are like an ocean and one list cannot contain them. But the following is a list of some of the … more →

Tags: Top Twenty Films, Akira Kurosawa, apu trilogy, Bergman, Best Films, Fellini, film education, Film Review, LIST OF FILMS


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