World’s largest film restoration project

Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur has announced on May 5 that the World’s largest film restoration project under National Film Heritage Mission (NFHM) with a budget of Rs. 363 crores is awarded on 4th May 2022 by the Ministry.

  • The restoration project now awarded is set to commence in full swing at National Film Archive of India (NFAI).
  • Under National Film Heritage Mission, approximately 2,200 films will undergo restoration. The titles have been shortlisted by language wise committees consisting of filmmakers, documentary filmmakers, film historians, producers etc.
  • Eminent film personalities such as Aparna Sen, Shriram Raghavan, Anjali Menon and Vetrimaaran were part of the committees.
  • In the interim, NFAI undertook restoration of 10 prestigious Satyajit Ray films which will be subsequently showcased at various International Film Festivals.
  • Of which, Pratidwandi has been selected by Cannes to premiere in the Cannes Classics Section of 2022 edition.

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