the lost behrupiya
currently working on his first full length film spring thunder which is based on mining in jharkhand and is being shot near palamu, his hometown, dalton says the lost behrupiya is bringing him a lot of global attention .
young filmmaker sriram dalton' s short documentary the lost behrupiya traces the last few days of this ancient dying art form and was suitably presented the 61st national film award for best arts and culture film by president pranab mukherjee at vigyan bhawan auditorium in new delhi on saturday .
it took dalton three years and immense travelling to get to plight of the lost tribe and shoot the ten - minute film .
it' s about extraordinary lives on the margins ,
he says .
the present form of the movie presents the struggle of middle - aged behrupiya to grab eyeballs with this ancient art in a world invaded by technology. his repeated failures leave him exasperated and despondent .
the short film traces the life of a behrupiya, played by bollywood actor ashraful haque, who is passing through a very bad phase in life and is forced to quit his profession .
a: behrupiya' is the traditional performing arts of india, pakistan, nepal and bangladesh. the art form is now in decline with most practitioners living in poverty. behrupiyas are a... see full summary »
the rise of technology resulted in proliferation of the ways of entertainment and decline of the humble behrupiyas .
a: behrupiya' is the traditional performing arts of india, pakistan, nepal and bangladesh. the art form is now in decline with most practitioners living in poverty. behrupiyas are a community of impersonators who perform on the street and are known to change their costume every day. the profession is often carried down from ancestral lineage. in earlier times, when media was not so pervasive, behrupiyas were the main entertainer. the costumes of behrupiyas, often inspired by popular mythology, showcase the vast range of indian visual culture. each behrupiya chooses his character as per popularity and his own beliefs and ideology .
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until a few decades ago, a nattily - dressed police inspector walking with swagger to a wedding function and threatening to arrest the family members of bridegroom on charges of power pilferage was not a bad news necessarily. there were fair chances that the inspector would create a commotion and draw everybody around him, reveal that he is basically an impersonator, a jester, or what we called a behrupiya, claim a cash reward, bless the couple and leave quietly. if he was not convincing in his act and was caught by somebody, he would not claim any award. that was the deal .
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arthashastra makes a mention of religious processions in the mauryan times where artistes dressed as gods and were taken out in tableaux all around the kingdom .
in a press release, the union ministry of information and broadcasting said sriram' s film made the cut above the rest
for a near surreal depiction of a dying art form in a globalised society. the film combines elements of drama and visual art with a lament for a rich cultural tradition
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they fell out of the mainstream long ago and are now on the verge of extinction. according to a 2010 bbc report, less than few hundred could be left in all of india, most of them in rajasthan where the art was patronised by kings until a few centuries ago and flourished .
long before the advent of tvs and disc jockeys, these were the entertainers people waited for during family functions. everybody knew they would come but they would always find a way to surprise all and claim their prize .
dalton says he wrote the screenplay for just three minutes and then went on to shoot a 52 - minute film before finally deciding to edit the movie and just choose a poetic collage of vibrant shots rich in colourful cinematography .
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the film has been shortlisted for merit award in new indi fest (new york film festival), and
golden egg
film festival in mexico for best film and best costume and make - up categories .
winner of national award for best art and cultural film in non feature category. directed by - sriram dalton co - director and concept - rupesh sahay cinematography - saket saurabh editor - sriram dalton and parashar nayak urltoken
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the lost behrupiya is a 2013 film . the film won the national film award for best arts/cultural film at the 61st national film awards along with the english-telugu film o friend , this waiting ! . 
the lost behrupiya is a 2013 film. the film won the national film award for best arts/cultural film at the 61st national film awards along with the english-telugu film o friend, this waiting! .
the lost behrupiya is a 2013 film. the film won the national film award for best arts/cultural film at the 61st national film awards along with the english-telugu film o friend, this waiting! .