Starting with Devdas this Saturday, C4 begins a short season of movies featuring SRK. Devdas is been shown in 2 parts more details here;

http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/fe ... ?id=134320

Ali

Thanks for the info, Ali

Does this mean Channel 4 Late Night Season incorporating upto 10 films is not happening this year? Is it just about Shah Rukh Khan this year?

Not sure, only saw the ad for this SRK short season last night and looked it up. Not heard of any other movies showing.

Ali

yeah man thanks for the info Ali bhai although the films are quite recent i would have prefer them to show some older stuff !!!!

the docu insight of SRK looks interesting most probably watch that rather than the films

Channel 4, I think is BBC.

I'm curious to find if C4 broadcasts these films straight Film to PAL or NTSC video material that already exists converted to PAL??

If they went by North American Indian TV/ Video standards, they wouldn't hesitate to use NTSC videos, even if, obtained from PAL telecine, and convert again to PAL.

Sorry Rana I don't know any of the technical stuff, but films on Channel 4 have far better picture and sound than most DVD titles. In fact, the quality is usually superior to other Asian channels like ZEE and B4U too! I still watch Channel 4 version of many of my favourite films like Andaz and Seeta Aur Geeta, even though I have their DVD too....

Ali

Ali is smiling. It must be BBC.

We only get 5 terrestrial network channels in the UK; BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Rest are all is digital and satellite.

Channel 4 used to have a reputation of showing the original movies in the original context; pristine prints and maintaining the original aspect ratio and audio formats. From the trailers I’ve seen of Devdas they are using footage from the Eros DVD; the same dark murky transfer – on top of which they have cropped it to 1.85. Very unlikely they’ll show the movie like that on Saturday though.

Ali

The Inner World Of Shah Rukh Khan
An intimate one hour portrait of Shah Rukh Khan:
Channel 4, Tue 10 Aug at 12.05am


this looks interesting worth a watch

There is more than just Shah Rukh Khan on Channel 4's Bollywood Season this year!

Watch out for...
Tribute to Shyam Benegal (Mandi, Manthan, Nishant and Mammo)
Tribute to female directors (4 films, including Mr & Mrs Iyer)
Horror films (Bhoot, Raaz, and Darna Marna Hai)
6 Tamil Films

See below for full details

SPECIAL REPORT: NEW BRITISH BOLLYWOOD TV SEASON ANNOUNCED!
Channel 4 screening Shah Rukh flicks, horror films, Tamil cinema and more!

British television channel ‘Channel 4’ will screen Devdas, Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham and Chalte Chalte as part of their forthcoming Bollywood season. The Shah Rukh Khan blockbusters will be followed by a special documentary titled ‘The Inner World Of Shah Rukh Khan’, which takes an exclusive look at the superstar. Channel 4 will also pay tribute to Tamil cinema, female directors and Shyam Benegal during the season. Fans of Bollywood horror flicks will also be lured by the season. Spooky flicks such as Raaz, Bhoot and Darna Mana Hai will all be screened on the television channel. Details of screenings, which are subject to change:

SHAH RUKH SCREENINGS:
Devdas (Part 1/2) Saturday 7 August 2004, 3:40pm
Devdas (Part 2/2) Sunday 8 August 2004, 3:30pm
Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham Sunday 8 August 2004, 1:10am
Chalte Chalte Monday 9 August 2004, 12:35am
The Inner World of Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday 10th August

SHYAM BENEGAL SCREENINGS:
Mandi Sunday 19th September
Manthan Monday 20th September
Nishant Sunday 26th September
Mammo Monday 27th September

FEMALE DIRECTORS SCREENINGS:
Khamosh Pani Sunday 3rd October
Mr and Mrs Iyer Monday 4th October
Saaz Sunday 10th October
Parmitar Ek Din Monday 11th October

TAMIL CINEMA SCREENINGS:
Kannathil Muthamittal Sunday 17th October
Thaneer Thaneer Monday 8th November
Uthhiri Pookkal Sunday 24th November
Ayirathil Oruvan Monday 25th November
Anjali Sunday 7th December
Muthal Mariyathai Monday 8th December

HORROR FILM SCREENINGS:
Bhoot Saturday 30th October
Raaz Saturday 31th October
Darna Mana Hai Monday 1st November

i want to see that documentry on SRK...don't live in the UK though

From pervious summer showings of Indian films on C4 I can guess that C4 will use the same Digibeta master used for the DVD, on films owned by EROS.

C4 will use their old betacam sp tapes for all films previously shown (e.g the Shyam Benegal films, excluding Mammo)

after watching the docu on srk .........i think he came across as very normal for a superstar.....but there's alot that haunts him his parents death and the fact his sister is still disturbed by this.....and i don't think there was one scene during the 7 days they followed him where he din't have a cig !!!!

It was an excellent documentary...it's Nasreen Munni Kabir's best since her three-part documentray on Guru Dutt. The images shown spoke so many words about Shah Rukh...and it was very touching.