Selection Criteria
The interviews and actuality films featured in Hindi Cinema come from the private collection of Nasreen Munni Kabir. The films comprise footage from eighty unedited video interviews produced between 1986 and 2011 by Kabir and Hyphen Films Ltd that formed part of several television series for Channel 4 TV, UK, including material from the landmark series Movie Mahal. Selected interviews from the BBC documentary Bollywood Dancing are also included in the collection. These recordings have never been available before in their entirety and offer unique research material.
In addition to the audio-visual material from Hyphen Films Ltd, photographs and posters have also been targeted to extend the resource’s content to other areas of the Hindi film industry. The posters and photographs have been selected under guidance from the BFI and Peter Chappell.
Selection Criteria
The interviews and actuality films featured in Hindi Cinema come from the private collection of Nasreen Munni Kabir. The films comprise footage from eighty unedited video interviews produced between 1986 and 2011 by Kabir and Hyphen Films Ltd that formed part of several television series for Channel 4 TV, UK, including material from the landmark series Movie Mahal. Selected interviews from the BBC documentary Bollywood Dancing are also included in the collection. These recordings have never been available before in their entirety and offer unique research material.
In addition to the audio-visual material from Hyphen Films Ltd, photographs and posters have also been targeted to extend the resource’s content to other areas of the Hindi film industry. The posters and photographs have been selected under guidance from the BFI and Peter Chappell.