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Bhubaneswar, June 6:The temple city will soon have its maiden film institute soon. Recently, Mumbai-based film producer Mustaq Nadiadwala laid the foundation of the institute at Patrapada area in the city. The proposed institute will offer courses related to films and film-making technology. The aspiring actors or technicians from the city will no longer will have to go to far-off places to pursue their dream careers. Orissa POST interacted with city-based experts from the field to understand how this institute will impact filmmaking in the state. Will it be able to revolutionise the Oriya film industry? Well, the film institute is being perceived as a silver lining. “The storylines of most of the commercial Oriya flicks are copied from films made in other languages. Here, one director comes up with multiple films in a year. How’s that possible? This leads to poor qual
ity of production. The institute might be able to change the present scenario. The state also has a notable film institute— Biju Patnaik Film and Television Institute, in Cuttack. It was established in 1998. So, I hope that things will change for better now with the new institute in the city,” said Gudia Mohapatra, a famed Oriya director who has worked in the Hindi film industry as well and with knownfaces like Mahesh Bhatt. For directors like Sabyasachi Mohapatra,
this institute will help in exploring the unexplored talents in the coastal state. “There are a plenty of artistes in the state. There is no dearth of talent. But, they need to be tapped and trained properly. An institute of this kind will serve the purpose. Mushtaq Nadiadwala has taken a positive step towards exploring the talent and culture of Orissa,” he said. Some directors were of the opinion that the institute will give them the finest actors in the long-run. “The film institute will be gifting us with talented actors and technicians. They have been missing from the Oriya industry since long,” said Himanshu Khatua, another director. While most of the experts wel
comed the proposal full-heartedly, there were some who were apprehensive about its success. “The institute will only be able to bring chances, if it has proper infrastructure and good faculty members. But, I doubt whether it will have good faculty members in reality? There is a crisis of good teachers even in big institutes like FTII in Pune,” said director Raju Mishra. Directors also felt that the institute will help the younger generation in exploring cinemas of different genres and from different parts of the world. “Students might explore various kinds of movies at the institute. They will not just be restricted to the Hindi or Oriya film industry,” said Subhas Das.
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