Shivendra Singh Dungarpur @shividungarpur
Filmmaker,Film Archivist,Proprietor Dungarpurfilms, Founder Director Film Heritage Foundation,Diarist,Bird Watcher,Nature Lover. dungarpurfilms.com Mumbai, India Joined October 2014-
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T 4992 - So proud that Film Heritage Foundation will be at the Cannes Film Festival for the third year in a row with another world premiere of a remarkable restoration - Shyam Benegal's film "Manthan" that had compelling performances from an exceptional cast including Smita…
Congratulations Shivi - this is fantastic!
Congratulations Shivi - this is fantastic!
congratulations to us all.. the legacy continues.. ❤️♾️
congratulations to us all.. the legacy continues.. ❤️♾️
Unbelievable Third year in a row at Cannes Film Festival …Film Heritage Foundation is proud to bring the Restoration of Shyam Benegal’s milestone film “Manthan”produced by 500,000 farmers who gave rupees 2 to produce this film…I wish Smita Patil was here to see this…
How many would have heard of “Eddie Billimoria”Silent Film Superstar who acted in almost 200 films “Vanishing Hopes”, “Gulshan-i-Arab”, “Red Signal”, “Ram Rahim”, so when his family donates his personal album,history of Indian silent films lies right in front of you to discover..
When Alfred Hitchcock was in Mumbai in 1955 with Ardeshir Irani family and with Dilip Kumar watching a film…Moti Gidwani the director of Khazanchi and the first colour film Kisan Kanya worked with him in 20’s…
@shividungarpur Reminds me of this film we made together years ago, Shivi. youtu.be/IYlEAGI_OZo?si…
My morning walks to my favourite K.L.Saigal’s house many evenings he would sing sitting on his roof top with a crowd listening to him till early hours of morning….
When stars were on Pencils in 50’s Ashok Kumar,Raj Kapoor,Meena Kumari ,Johnny Walker,Bhagwan,Nargis…..
Relive the history of Imperial films with the families of Ardeshir Irani ,father of Indian talkies,Dwarkadas Sampat of Kohinoor films and Moti Gidwani who directed India’s first colour film Kisan kanya with Ardeshir Irani’s Man Friday Ram Murthy who looked after his horses too…
Very moving to visit the grave of the father of Sinhalese cinema Dr.Lester James Peries and the Poetess of Sinhalese cinema Sumitra Peries in Colombo today as they come together…I shared a very special relationship with them as I am here hoping to restore “Gehenu Lamai’….
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (@shividungarpur): The Movie Memoirist - He preserves and restores India’s film history, writes @kavereeb t.ly/KIlTf
What an honour Waheeda Rehman donates all her personal memorabilia which she had preserved with care for over 60 years including the Sari from C.I.D to Film Heritage Foundation a true endorsement of our work in saving India’s cinematic Heritage..@FHF_Official
When you find Guru Dutt’s Kaagaz ke Phool (1959) Mitchell camera or the Arriflex camera which shot Sholay….
Kannada film #Ghatashraddha will be restored by the foundations of Martin Scorsese (The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project) and George Lucas (Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation) in collaboration with the @FHF_Official Link: shorturl.at/awzY5
Can’t believe Kumar Shahani is no more made plans last week to see him in Kolkatta remembering the times we spent together discussing Films,life,art and idea for his next film he wanted me to restore all his films..how much we tried our conversations have remained unfinished…
Martin Scorsese, George Lucas Team With Film Heritage Foundation to Restore Indian Classic 'Ghatashraddha' (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2024/film/news…
Checked the three Fritz Lang masterpieces on the screen my favourites can’t wait to screen them at Regal on 11th and 12th March “Metropolis(1927) M (1931)and Big Heat” (1953)…see them on the big screen…
Drona Charyya” name plate with Cinematographer written where would you find this now ? Sunday morning well spent at the home of the legendary cinematographer who started his career in 1938 with the great D.G Dhiren Ganguly shot films like Anand Math,Paying Guest and many more….
Sunday walk down memory lane with the 101 year old wife of character artist Manmohan Krishna and Colonel Kamlesh Puri son of legendary actor Madan Puri…full of history and stories from early days of cinema….
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Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (@shividungarpur): The Movie Memoirist - He preserves and restores India’s film history, writes @kavereeb t.ly/KIlTf
Martin Scorsese, George Lucas Team With Film Heritage Foundation to Restore Indian Classic 'Ghatashraddha' (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2024/film/news…
Thank you Shivendra for this .. and my dearest Shweta for representing the family .. lots of good inputs coming
It’s been amazing presenting 9 Bachchan films with Shweta Bachchan and the Festival Director Jerome Baron at the Festival of 3 Continents Nantes,France …so amazing to see so many young people coming to see these films what a response …
Saw #Ghoomer on Zee5 and I think this is the only Balki movie I've liked. Best part was @shividungarpur - hope to see him on screen more often. He's already doing a fantastic job behind the screen.
T 4777 - After seeing the success of Film Heritage Foundation’s retrospective “Dilip Kumar – Hero of Heroes” on the occasion of his birth centenary last year, I am delighted that four iconic Dev Anand films will be opening in cinemas across the country today in a manner that…
T 4770 - Proud to unveil the poster of “Olympics in Reel Life - A Festival of Films and Photographs” .. presented by Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Olympic Museum alongside Olympians: #AbhinavBindra, #AparnaPopat, #MMSomaya and Shivendra Singh Dungarpur…
T 4718 - So proud that FHF will be presenting its Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinema Projection tomorrow to recognize the immense contribution of film projectionists. It’s thanks to them that the work of us artists could reach all of you. @shividungarpur @FHF_Official
Super proud of @shividungarpur & team #Ishanou Amazing to see the film you restored have it's red carpet premiere at @Festival_Cannes. Kudos for all that you are doing with @FHF_Official to restore our timeless classics & helping them find new audiences from across the world!
The one-man army for preservation and restoration in India - @shividungarpur. The Manipuri classic Ishanou, restored by @FHF_Official, showed as part of Cannes Classics. I chatted with Shivi and the film’s leading man Mr. Kangabam Tomba. Interview coming soon!
@shividungarpur @abhradas1 @FHF_Official Congratulations @shividungarpur 🎉 Can't wait to catch it on the big screen at @Festival_Cannes
Terrific news. Restored classic #Ishanou to screen at @Festival_Cannes @shividungarpur
#Cannes2023 will premiered Manipuri film #Ishanou after its restoration by #FilmHeritageFoundation indianexpress.com/article/entert…
We knew we had to save #BaatEkRaatKi from the scrap heap: @shividungarpur on when he got a call from a #scrap dealer having the duplicate negative of the 1962 film @sabharwalatul @Mayankshroff @FHF_Official @RajeevMasand #FilmHistory #Archives #HindiCinema #FilmRestoration
Indians bringing shame to their country and civilization. x.com/vaibhav__iyc/s…
@cinematografo @FHF_Official @imoreirasalles Thank you! A wonderful essay by @shividungarpur about the restoration of KUMMATTY has been translated into Portuguese here: mutualfilms.com/AravindanGovin… . (The original English-language version is here: lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/…) . Happy New Year!
Akira Kurosawa attending the opening of the National Film Theatre (now @BFI Southbank) in October 1957 - photo preserved by #BFINationalArchive. His films are back for a complete retrospective whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default… Highlights on #BFIPlayer player.bfi.org.uk/subscription/c…
#OutlookMagazine | A filmmaker, archivist and connoisseur, @shividungarpur, has taken upon himself to restore classics and bring them to audiences ✍️@abhik_md #Bollywood #Filmmaking #Cinema Read more at: outlookindia.com/art-entertainm…
The second part of my long interview with @shividungarpur of @FHF_Official This one dealing specifically with the restoration of two #GAravindan classics, #Thampu and #Kummatty telegraphindia.com/entertainment/…
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur is committed to restoring ‘lost’ classics of Indian cinema. Here’s how he has been doing this for years. @shividungarpur #IndianCinema #ShivendraSinghDungarpur #OldClassics @FHF_Official #Bollywood telegraphindia.com/entertainment/…
@SrBachchan @shividungarpur @FHF_Official Thank you so much for respecting Dilip Kumar, the first method actor of Indian cinema.