Handmade in India

Experiences of traditional craftspersons in the context of technological advances and their connection to the land which gives them their identity. Screened at Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Thrissur.

Directed by Malati Rao | 2014
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra

Malati Rao has been making documentaries for over a decade, several of which have been broadcast on public television. Handmade in India, on India’s craft traditions, and Born Behind Bars, about children growing up in prison, have been applauded and screened at several film festivals. Malati holds an MFA degree in Film and Media Arts from Temple University, USA, and an MA in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.

Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_M....

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PSBT was led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.

Credits
Cinematographer: Shanker Raman
Location Sound Recordist: Sudipto Mukhopadyay
Editor: Malati Rao
Sound Designer: Pritam Das
Music: Naren Chandavarkar
Voice Over: Aamir Bashir
Assistant Director: Sachi Maniar
Assistant Cinematographer: Pradeep
Assistant Sound Recordist: Shahnawaz Bhat
Assistant Editor: Mahak Gupta

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Last updated: July 2020