New Delhi: A total of 13 short films, based on of litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore's poems, were released here Thursday to commemorate his 152nd birth anniversary.
The film series have been directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta in collaboration with the National Film Development Corporation. These films have been produced with the financial support of Ministry of Culture.
The films were released by Union Minister of Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch.
With a running time of around 30 minutes, the short films are based on Tagore's poems like, 'Bansi' (The Flute), 'Krishnakali' (The Dark Maiden), 'Mukti' (The Freedom), and 'Phanki' (Deception) among others....
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