TORONTO: IIFA/ TIFF "Raj Kapoor" & Golden Age Of Indian Cinema

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I found TIFF site difficult to find screening times, collected relevant info and am posting it here. (Not sure if info is really correct regarding run times etc. They claim, it is)


BARSAAT 171 Min 35MM New Print Fri July 1, 12:30 PM

SHAKESPEARE WALLAH 120 Min 35 MM Jul 2, 8:30 PM

SANGAM 238 min 35 MM Jul 3, 12:30PM (1964 was 238 min, 1974 version was 232 min. Let's see if they show orig 238 min version)

MOTHER INDIA 180 Min 35 MM Jul 3, 5:30 PM

BOOT POLISH 149 min 35 MM New Print Jul 4, 6:30 PM

KAL AAJ AUR KAL 158 Min DIGITAL Jul 5, 9 PM

AAG 138 Min 35 MM New Print Jul 6, 6 PM and Jul 22, 3 PM

JIS DESH MEIN GANGA BEHTI HAI 167 Min 35 MM New Print Jul 7, 6:30 PM

AWAARA 193 Min 35 MM Jul 8, 3 PM

ANDAAZ 148 Min 35 MM Jul 8, 7:15 PM and Aug 5, 3 PM

MADHUMATI 180 Min 35 MM Jul 10, 5 PM

MUGHAL-E-AZAM 35 MM Jul 11, 6:30 PM (They say B/W partly color)

SHRI 420 169 Min 35 MM New Print Jul 15, 3 PM

PYAASA 146 Min 35 MM Jul 17, 3:30 PM

JAAGTE RAHO 115 Min DIGITAL Jul 21, 6 PM (Ticket) and Aug 3 Free @ Pecant Sq (TIFF In The Park)

JUNGLEE 180 Min DIGITAL Jul 24, 3:45 PM

MERA NAAM JOKER 224 Min 35 MM New Print Jul 29, 1:30 PM (Yash Raj DVD is 224 min equal to 233 min film time. Full length orig 1971 version was 255 mnin. Let's see what they show ??)

SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDRAM 172 Min 35 MM Jul 31, 3:45 PM

RAM TERI GANGA MAILEE 178 Min DIGITAL Aug 7, 4:30 PM

BOBBY 172 Min 35 MM New PrintAug 7, 8:15 PM

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Comments/ Info/ Confirmation needed:
Please provide info if any of zulmies goes to the screenings.
(So far I've bought ticket for Sangam Jul 3, may see more if Jul 3 screening satisfying)

Are Film Run Times really correct ??

Is what TIFF calls "DIGITAL presentation", as good as 35 MM or better ?? Or, is it just a DVD ?? (TIFF claims it to be Hi Def)

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I recall Raj Kapoor saying, in one of the interviews, that No Film Print of Ram Teri Ganga Mailee was ever sent overseas, to protect from Piracy. Even now, it's Digital print. I suspect DIGITAL means they'll be using DVD ?? TIFF claims "High Def".

That is pretty disappointing:(

Any Kapoor sightings?

More so I was looking at pics, what da hell happened to Priyanka Chopra?

Saturday June 23 was IIFA and eitrher Friday or may be Sunday was all that Kapoor brothers were there to inaugurate an exhibition on Raj Kapoor at TIFF. Invitees only. They (TIFF staff) told me that Kapoor brothers went back to India after the RK exhibit inauguration.

Well, Sangam screening was too disappointing to me as it was the shortest version around.
These seems to be no attempt at all finding best print available, forget about restoring original content.

Still, Mera Naam Joker and Ram Teri Ganga Mailee might be worthwhile watching at TIFF.

Mera Naam Joker:

It's listed at 224 min. I guess they picked up this run-time from YRF DVD. 224 min YRF DVD on film will be 233 min that we know at least has totally uncut part 3 of MNJ. Hoping it's that version they show, it'll be worthwhile. Also to note is that Shemaroo DVD has pretty good PQ (Pseudo-Prog) for part 1 & 2 but has terrible PQ for part 3 that's field averaged (YRF DVD is all field averaged bad PQ). PLUS, IT'S A BRAND NEW 35 mm PRINT.

Let's see what we get.

Ram Teri Ganga Mailee

Even though it's a digital presentation, I think it's the first time they are screening this film on big screen, in USA/ Canada. I never saw this film on big screen.



I guess you mean Priyanka Chopra at IIFA ??

Could you pl give us a link to that photo ??