Sidharth Srinivasan - PAIRON TALLE
Sidharth Srinivasan
PAIRON TALLE
98 Mins
Release Date: 05/10/2012
Language: Hindi
Publish Date: 09/09/2012
Genre: Crime, Society
PAIRON TALLE, a Hindi Drama-Thriller Written & Directed by Sidharth Srinivasan releases in India on 5th October via PVR Director’s Rare.
PAIRON TALLE tells the story of a simple watchman, who is so devoted to protecting his master's property, that he has lost the very ability to safeguard himself. When realization of his enslavement finally dawns on him, it does so at a bloody price. Will the watchman take destiny into his own hands or will justice be denied him forever…
The stark contrasts of the rapidly urbanizing NCR (National Capital Region) provide the violent backdrop to the film – this is a Delhi you’ve never been shown before….
PAIRON TALLE received the prestigious Hubert Bals Fund award and premiered at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival 2010, to great acclaim. Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the festival, selected the film as one of his prestigious "Daily Picks" and had this to say: “… This is a film of extraordinarily striking aesthetics. And yet, as structured and disciplined as it is, Soul of Sand is also a sharp cry for social change… Clearly schooled in the best of world cinema… this young auteur has found a way to make films in India that feel urgent, relevant, artful and new”.
The film has gone on to play over 10 festivals globally, including the Int'l Film Festival Rotterdam 2011 and the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
Writing for Forbes India magazine in 2011, Meenakshi Shedde chose PAIRON TALLE as one of the top 10 films yet to be released in India – and finally, its here…
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Reviews
Pairon Talle (Soul of Sand)
World Premiere, Toronto International Film Festival 2010
“Srinivasan makes a bold break with traditional Indian art cinema here. Although the film shows some influence both from Ingmar Bergman and the socially engaged tales of Satyajit Ray and Guru Dutt, Soul of Sand feels much more contemporary… This is a film of extraordinarily striking aesthetics.
And yet, as structured and disciplined as it is, Soul of Sand is also a sharp cry for social change… Clearly schooled in the best of world cinema – he has cited filmmakers from Bunuel to Oshima to Tobe Hooper as influences – this young auteur has found a way to make films in India that feel urgent, relevant, artful and new”.
Cameron Bailey, Co-Director Toronto International Film Festival
Link: http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/soulofsand
Forbes India Magazine: 10 Movies to Look Forward to in 2011
“Pairon Talle is a savage stab at the ‘Shining India’ myth. The Shining Indiawallahs, who live in bungalows and own acres around Gurgaon, are also those who unhesitatingly chop their daughter’s boyfriend into shreds because he belongs to the wrong caste. Told from the viewpoint of a watchman of an abandoned silica mine, it foretells the bloodbath that must ensue when India’s underclass finally rebels. Compellingly shot by S. Nalla Muthu on HD, the film draws powerful performances from Dibyendu Bhattacharya and Saba Joshi. It was at the Toronto Film Festival”.
Meenakshi Shedde, India Consultant to the Berlin, Locarno and Dubai Film Festivals, and a curator to several international film festivals, tells us about some good movies to look forward to in the New Year.
Link: http://business.in.com/article/special/10-movies-to-look-forward-to-in-2011/20532/1#ixzz1eK0b5OH7
European Premiere, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011
“A very Indian film in very Indian surroundings, yet not a very Indian film… Srinivasan sharply reveals how different social classes are related and how tragic forced marriages can turn out. This timeless story, rooted in the age old Indian caste system, has been filmed in a modern way, in a direct, frank style that looks more western than Indian”
Link: http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/films/pairon-talle/
US Premiere, MoMA New York City
“A watchman and his wife living at an abandoned mine are exploited by their alternately unctuous and brutal landlord. Set in an out-of-the-way corner of the National Capital Region—a prized area of urban growth and development in “emerging” India—director Srinivasan’s scathing portrait of the politics of caste and money subverts the usual Bollywood melodrama formula with just a trace of the absurd”.
Link: http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/11271
Festivals & Awards
1. TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM (Recipient of HUBERT BALS FUND AWARD)
3. GASPARILLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
4. SCOTTSDALE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
5. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
6. SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
7. WORLD CINEMA FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM
8. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK
Selection of Quick Links
1. Official Trailer: http://vimeo.com/24421144
2. Official Site: www.facebook.com/PaironTalle
3. Director’s Personal Site: www.sidharthsrinivasan.com
4. Article for Mint: http://www.livemint.com/2010/09/01215246/Soul-on-camera.html
5. Interview for Global Film Blog: http://blog.globalfilm.org/?p=504
6. IANS - Soul of Sand Creates Buzz at Toronto Festival: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?from=bottomrelated&ID=ENTEN20100153446&Keyword=bollywood
Credits
Writer: Sidharth Srinivasan
Producer: Divya Bhardwaj/Sidharth Srinivasan
Actors: Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Saba Joshi, Avtar Sahni, Geeta Bisht etc
Cinematographer: S. Nalla Muthu
Record Label: Sameera Jain
Music Composer: Joana Stella Kompa
Country: India
Subtitles: No
Rating: A
Original Film Format: HD
Office release date: 5th October 2012
Locations shot: Delhi & NCR
Awards / Nominations: Hubert Bals Fund (IFFR), World Premiere- Toronto, Euro Premiere-Rotterdam, US Premiere-MoMA etc
Distibution Company: PVR Director's Rare
External Link / URL: http://facebook.com/PaironTalleExternal Link / URL: http://sidharthsrinivasan.com