Tribute to V.K.Murthy
Winner of Dada Saheb Phalke award, 2008
Khincha Auditorium, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road, Bangalore 560001
27th MARCH 2010
3:00 pm Pyaasa (Hindi, 1957) – V.K. Murthy’s favourite work
5:30 pm Coffee
5:45 pm Govind Nihalani’s film on V.K. Murthy
6:15 pm Interaction with V.K. Murthy, Govind Nihalani and Uma Rao (author of V.K. Murthy’s biography Bisilu Kolu)
V.K. Murthy is best known for the magical B/W imagery he created in Guru Dutt’s films – Pyaasa (1957), Kagaz Ke Phool (1959), Sahib, Bibi aur Gulam (1962) and many others. Kagaz ke phool was India’s first cinemascope film, which won V.K. Murthy the Filmfare Best Cinematographer award. He also received the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Lifetime Achievement award in 2005.
ALL ARE WELCOME
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