A Supplicant’s Crusade In The Tradition Of The Faryadi
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-24, Sep-Oct 1984)
The rave reviews and general acclaim that Saransh has received so far convinces me that we Indians are really modest people. We have such a low opinion of ourselves and our capabilities that every time a film which should be considered a two and a half star melodrama appears, we begin to hail it as a masterpiece. The few geniuses who are cussed enough to survive in our midst, such as a Satyajit Ray, rarely get their films widely distributed in India. We push them away into the world of international film festivals where their work is made to become a mere aesthetic experience for an international elite…