NL Interview: Bharatbala on documenting India under lockdown, patriotism, and Maa Tujhe Salaam

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English - June 14, 2020 11:38 - 5 minutes - 6.73 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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Filmmaker Bharatbala, who produced the iconic video for AR Rahman’s 'Maa Tujhe Salaam', is known for the beauty of his visual frames. His Virtual Bharat initiative aims to document stories from across India through 1,000 films. His most recent initiative was a short film, titled 'Uthenge Hum', capturing visuals of India during the lockdown.

In this edition of NL Interviews, Bharatbala joins Abhinandan Sekhri to talk about what motivated him to document India during the nation-wide lockdown to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

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