Film Making - Isvani Pune - training programme

FilmDarshan - Film Appreciation - 250 Rs per student

The fees for the Film Appreciation course is reduced to 250/- per student

Christayan’ - a Hindi Film on Jesus

‘Christayan’ - a Hindi Film on Jesus

Copies of this film will be available from Gurjarvani on DVDs from next week.

Rs 250 per copy.

‘Christayan’ a Hindi Film on Jesus
By Varghese Alangadan 
        Indore:                                      




A six-hour-long film on Jesus in Hindi, 
directed by a Catholic priest, 
was released on Dec. 2 after 
he worked seven years on it 
with a team of some 200 amateur actors and technical staff.

Divine Word Father Geo George's unique movie with the name 
‘Christayan’ (the journey of Christ)
 was released in Indore.

Most part of the film was made in Madhya Pradesh 
but the team of actors had to visit 10 states including 
the northeastern part of India.

‘Christayan’ a Hindi Film on Jesus

‘Christayan’ a Hindi Film on Jesus
By Varghese Alangadan         Indore:                                      

A six-hour-long film on Jesus in Hindi, directed by a Catholic priest, was released on Dec. 2 after he worked seven years on it with a team of some 200 amateur actors and technical staff.

Divine Word Father Geo George's unique movie with the name ‘Christayan’ (the journey of Christ)
 was released in Indore.

Most part of the film was made in Madhya Pradesh but the team of actors had to visit 10 states including the northeastern part of India.

The team of over 200 people included scientists, professors, doctors, teachers, social activists, farmers, atheists, students, media persons, priests and religious sisters.

Ankit Sharma, a Hindu young man, acted as Jesus. Over 80 percent of the artists were "friends of Jesus" from other religions.

‘Christayan’ has an eastern flavor with Indian socio-cultural backgrounds and aesthetics interwoven with various genres of Indian music, rendered by some of the best singers and musicians of time.

Father George wrote the script, lyrics and also supervised the make up and costumes.

The priest had been a grass root level missionary in the interior villages of the state.

“Jesus, the living and loving God, is present with us and within us. So we need to experience Him amidst us as Indians,” he said. This faith in the Universal Christ is filmed with sociocultural worldview, he added.

The priest said his concept of making the film in an Asian context originated when he was a student of theology and came to know the meaning of ‘incarnation’.

His desire to know about what was happening to religions world over, the schisms, heresies, fatwas, excommunications, extremism and killing in the name of faith only intensified his passion to make the movie, he said.

He said that he has not made a film to increase the sentimental piety to Jesus and make him an object of worship.

“I have presented Jesus as a prophet committed to empower women and give them a dignified place in the society,” he said.

Jesus is presented as a person who is concerned about environment, defending the oppressed, teaching lessons of optimism and positive attitude, he added.

Inculturation is best expressed in the film by the celebration of festival of light. Bhagwat Gita and Vedas also find honorable presentation in the movie.

Neetu Joshi, a Hindu educationist, said the film should have happened fifty years ago. “It will remove misconceptions against Christ and Christianity,” she added.

Filmograph 2012 - Ahmedabad, India

Three films will be screened on 5,6,7 Oct 2012 5.30 pm onwards at Loyola hall Golden jubilee Hall. Each film will be followed by a dialog with some great film personalities. See details in the poster.

Xavier Film Academy at XICA

XFA [ Xavier Film Academy ] a Gurjarvani initiative of 2012
is aimed at preparing professionals in Film/TV/Video Production field. The training will be held in the XICA [ Xavier Institute for Computer Applications ] building top floor [ situated at St Xavier's College campus, Ahmedabad, India.]

Each training period is for three months.
The first batch of 12 students will start on 1st Nov.2012.

The student who completes the three months course will be able to join any professional set up for Film production today.
Devasia M

South Gujarat shoot by Gurjarvani

Dance by children at Paraspada.

From 27th Aug to 3rd Sept 2012 Gurjarvani team toured most of the south Gujarat centers run by the Catholic Church to collect footage on HD format for a short film on the Church in Gujarat Today.
It was joy to meet so many people in the Tribal area and watch their dances, record their songs.

Sachin, Atmaram and Hanumant