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“ The countdown for the opening of the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) at the Films Division premises in…

National Museum of Indian Cinema picking pace

The countdown for the opening of the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) at the Films Division premises in Mumbai has begun with the Museum Advisory Committee chairperson, veteran film maker Shyam Benegal making a fervent appeal to the people associated with the film industry to donate rare artefacts, vintage instruments and other memorabilia for the Museum, which would chronicle the century old journey of cinema in India. When inaugurated, the NMIC will be the first of its kind national film museum in India. 

The Museum Advisory Committee, which met in Mumbai also gave its nod for the thematic display in the Phase II of the Museum. The National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata, under the Ministry of Culture, is curating the Museum.

 The NMIC is conceived in two phases. Phase I is housed in the heritage building- Gulshan Mahal, mostly displaying static artefacts and telling the story of Indian cinema in a chronological form while Phase II of the Museum, being housed in the modern building will sport over 40 interactive galleries devoted to cinema across India, journey of Indian cinema from silent era to talkies, technology and creativity in cinema as well as a children’s activity gallery. 

Chairing the meeting, Shyam Benegal said: âÂÂâ A visit to the film museum should be an engrossing experience and we should have a number of interactive sections, where viewers can watch clips from classics, listen to rare recordings or learn about how cinema was  made in the bygone era””.  

Veteran film makers Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Krishna Swamy, noted cinematographer A K Bir, former Director of National Film Archives of India, Suresh Chhabria, film conservationist Shivendra Dungarpur, film critic Sanjit Narvekar, DG, NCSM Anil Manekar and DG of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Sangrahalay, Mumbai Sabyasachi Mukherjee and film curator Amrit Gangar were among those who were present at the meeting, a statement by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said.”

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