Celluloid Man (2012)
2h 30m
Running Time
June 26, 2012Release Date
Plot.
Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Celluloid Man is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
P. K. Nair
Self
Krzysztof Zanussi
Self
Lester James Peries
Self
Beena Antony
Self
Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Self
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Self
Gulzar
Self
Shabana Azmi
Self
K. Ramachandra Babu
Self
Naseeruddin Shah
Self
Jaya Bachchan
Self
Mrinal Sen
Self
Kumar Bangarappa
Self
Kamal Haasan
Self
Saira Banu
Self
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Self
Jahnu Barua
Self
Basu Chatterjee
Self
Girish Kasaravalli
Self
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Director
Shyam Benegal
Self
Ramesh Sippy
Self
Ram Sampath
Composer
Mahesh Aney
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Celluloid Man is a 2012 documentary film directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur that explores the life and work of legendary Indian archivist P. K. Nair, founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema.
Celluloid Man has been screened at 50 film festivals – one of the few Indian films to have been selected for such a high number of festivals. The film has won two National Awards at the 60th National Film Awards, including Best Biographical Film and Best Editing for Irene Dhar Malik. The film was released in India on 3 May 2013 to coincide with the centenary of Indian cinema.