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Film fraternity representative (L) P.M. Satheesh, Madhusree Datta, Saeed Mirza (FTII, former director), Kundan Shah, Irene Dhar Malik and Bina Elias on behalf of Rafeeq Elias return their National awards. Photos: Prashant Nakwe.
Twenty four members of India’s film fraternity, including senior filmmakers like Saeed Mirza, Kundan Shah and cinematographer Virendra Saini, are returning their national awards on Thursday, registering their protests on a plethora of issues.
The list also includes writer Arundhati Roy, who received the award for the best screenplay in 1988 for In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones. Other stalwarts like Ajay Raina, cinematographers Ranjan Palit and Manoj Lobo, activist-film makers like Tapan Bose, Sanjay Kak, Madhusree Dutta and Pradip Krishen also featured in the list. Many of them have returned more than one awards.
The other members of the film fraternity who have decided to return their awards are Vivek Sachidanand and P.M. Satheesh for best audiography, Irene Dhar Malik for best editing, Satya Raj Nagpaul for cinematography and Shriprakash for best film on social issues.
Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti returned the Special Jury Award for cinematography, while Rafeeq Ellias for best ethnographic film. Bengali filmmaker Amitabha Chakravarty and Maithil filmmaker Tarun Bharitiya has also decided to return his award. None of the actors featured in the list.
Documentary maker Anwar Jamal, noted cinematographers Sudhir Palsane and Abhimanyu Dange and film maker Manoj Nitharwal also featured in the list.
Increasing intolerance on part of the Government to listen to the voices of the people, including the students and the members of various communities, has been cited as the main reasons for returning the awards. The filmmakers are expected to attend a press conference in Delhi and Mumbai later in the day to announce their decision to return the awards. They are expected to detail their reasons for returning the awards.
Full list of filmmakers returning awards
| 1. Arundhati Roy | 9. Sanjay Kak | 17. Rafeeq Ellias |
| 2. Saeed Mirza | 10. Madhusree Dutta | 18. Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti |
| 3. Kundan Shah | 11. Pradip Krishen | 19. Anwar Jamal |
| 4. Virendra Saini | 12. Shriprakash | 20. Sudheer Palsane |
| 5. Ajay Raina | 13. Vivek Sachidanand | 21. Ajay Raina |
| 6. Ranjan Palit | 14. P.M. Satheesh | 22. Manoj Nitharwal |
| 7. Manoj Lobo | 15. Tarun Bharitiya | 23. Irene Dhar Malik |
| 8. Tapan Bose | 16. Amitabha Chakravarty | 24. Satya Raj Nagpaul |
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