Camera : Philippe DORISON
Jacques MALNOU Editing : Marie-Agnès BLUM Sound : K.S.SHIVADAS
Raja SINGH Post-Production : L’oeil du Cyclope
Télé Millevaches
Film available in 16mm french and english version and DVD
PARIS – INDE, SKETCHES AND CANVAS
Synopsis: The film, which is a 50 minutes long, provides a rare insight into the Parisian influence on four major contemporary Indian artists : Raza, Krishna
Reddy, Akibar Padamsee and Ram Kumar. Came in Paris on fifties to study painting in Montparnasse area, they took later different ways. Raza will stay in Paris, Ram Kumar came back to Delhi and wrote also books and novels, Krishna Reddy lives and teaches in New York and Akbar Padamsee lives in Juhu but also in Paris with his family.
The film meets each one and all together ( in 1985 and 2005 ) creating in their studios but also during a Festival of India exhibition in Paris.
“ Paris-Inde, beautifully photographed, this outstanding documentary film Comprehensively covers the life and work of four major centemporary Indian artists – Krishna Reddy, Raza, Akbar Padamsee, Ram Kumar, who have extended stays in Paris.
The film tries to bring out the Parisian influence on these artists. “
Free Press Journal – Bombay 01/07/86
“ Technically,ther documentary is of a high order. The director goes deep into the artistic processes which caracterise each of the four artists “
