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"Telling the truth about Kashmir is a difficult thing to do"
He is the only Indian to be nominated for an academy award in the live action short film category for Little Terrorist in 2005. Director, Producer, Writer and Editor, Ashvin Kumar is ready with his next, “Inshallah Football”, a feature documentary set in Kashmir. Premiered at the prestigious Pusan International Film Festival in Korea recently, Inshallah Football is being described as a bold experiment by filmmaker to portray the situation in Kashmir. In a freewheeling chat with Syed...
My reaction to censorship on 'Inshallah Football'
Here is my response to the report in the Hindu in which chairperson of CBFC denies any censorship on either Inshallah, Football or Dazed in Doon.
I didn't speak to Mrs. Tagore, I spoke to the CEO of CBFC last night.
From what I understood last night, the film was placed in front of a second and wider committee (after the first one declined certification) and the second committee too refused to give it certification. I was informed telephonically that the recourse now available within CBFC...
I didn't speak to Mrs. Tagore, I spoke to the CEO of CBFC last night.
From what I understood last night, the film was placed in front of a second and wider committee (after the first one declined certification) and the second committee too refused to give it certification. I was informed telephonically that the recourse now available within CBFC...
CBFC refuses censor certificate to 'Inshallah Football'
Srinagar: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has refused a censor certificate to Inshallah Football, a documentary film about an aspiring footballer who was denied the right to travel abroad on the pretext that father was a militant in the 1990s.
Inshallah, Football bags award at Dubai film fest
New Delhi: Inshallah, Football a film on a Kashmiri footballer has bagged the the special mention award at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival on Sunday.
Directed by Asvin Kumar, Inshallah, Football is a film about the difficulty of having a dream in an invisible war. It follows the journey of a young footballer, Basharat, caught between the dilemmas of a regular teenager and the extraordinary dilemmas of being born the son of an ex-militant in Kashmir.
The festival, which ended...
Directed by Asvin Kumar, Inshallah, Football is a film about the difficulty of having a dream in an invisible war. It follows the journey of a young footballer, Basharat, caught between the dilemmas of a regular teenager and the extraordinary dilemmas of being born the son of an ex-militant in Kashmir.
The festival, which ended...
Inshallah Football- A review
The anger of the youth in Kashmir has myriad manifestations. What could possibly incense a Dylan-humming, Jacko-clad youth get out on the street and pelt stones? What could be the drive strong enough for a good-at-studies MBA student to hit the road and tread the “militant” path.Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, through Inshallah Football, attempts at a hopeful insight into the subject as he probes the pent-up anger in Kashmiri youth.
Set in the backdrop of the ongoing “youth...
Set in the backdrop of the ongoing “youth...
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