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Four day event in Mumbai to bring backstory of artistic projects and performance
Updated On: 13 February, 2018 02:27 PM IST | Mumbai | Snigdha Hasan
What goes into restoring films, designing exhibitions or conserving monuments?
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An installation (below) and artworks from the Students Biennale 2016 in the process of being put up at the venue. Pics/ Ashish Rane
The 60-plus-year-old history of Satyajit Ray's iconic film, Pather Panchali, has been a tumultuous one. Shot in India, which has unfortunately been little-known for preserving its cinematic heritage, the film's negatives were sent to a lab in London for remastering. But before that could happen, a fire engulfed the studio, destroying all hope of restoring the classic to its original glory -- until a lab in Bologna, Italy, stepped in. And in 2015, the film returned in an avatar of thoughtfully restored 4k digital prints with new subtitles.
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