Screening the journey
27 Sep 2014 9:49 PM GMT
The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) Film Circle screens two films a month on the second and fourth Friday. This friday IGNCA screened the film Ustad Asad Ali Khan – A Portrait, directed by Renuka George.
The 70 minutes film revolves around Asad Ali Khan Khan (1937-2011), the eminent instrumentalist of Jaipur Beenkar gharana. He was one of the very few musicians to practice rudravina, an instrument now almost extinct.
The documentary shares his journey that starts from Rampur, where his father was a court musician, to New Delhi where he lived until his death in June 2011. He shares with the complexities of practicing this rare instrument.
A glimpse of what life must have been like in the court days, and how the artistes of that generation dedicated themselves to their art was shown.
The 70 minutes film revolves around Asad Ali Khan Khan (1937-2011), the eminent instrumentalist of Jaipur Beenkar gharana. He was one of the very few musicians to practice rudravina, an instrument now almost extinct.
The documentary shares his journey that starts from Rampur, where his father was a court musician, to New Delhi where he lived until his death in June 2011. He shares with the complexities of practicing this rare instrument.
A glimpse of what life must have been like in the court days, and how the artistes of that generation dedicated themselves to their art was shown.
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