Pulotsav to have humour as its theme this year

TNN / Nov 5, 2009, 06:35 IST

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It's not been the most propitious of years for the city. First there were the effects of the economic recession followed by the outbreak of H1N1 flu.

Pulotsav to have humour as its theme this year

PUNE: It's not been the most propitious of years for the city. First there were the effects of the economic recession followed by the outbreak of H1N1 flu. Taking this into account, organisers of Pulotsav, the festival dedicated to the late writer PL Deshpande, have opted for humour as this year's theme.
In its seventh edition, the festival will begin on November 8 and go on till November 18 at various venues around the city.It is organised by Aashay Sanskrutik and Paranjpe Schemes.
To be inaugurated by actor Nana Patekar, Pulotsav will begin with a performance by finalists of a reality show. Three awards will be presented this year, including the Smruti sanman' to be presented to vocalist Kishori Amonkar by theatre personality Vijaya Mehta on November 9 at the Tilak Smarak Mandir. "The other awards are the Krutagyata award' to be presented to activist Girish Prabhune, known for his work for the Pardhi tribe and the Bahurupi sanman' to be given to actor Dilip Prabhavalkar who will receive the award from literateur Ratnakar Matkari," said festival director Virendra Chitrav on Wednesday.
A series of programmes including documentaries have been lined up, which explore humour in all its forms. "The documentary festival will be held at the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) theatre and will be inaugurated with the documentary When Comedy Was King' on November 12 at 4 pm. Other films in the line-up include Pardon us', Charles Correa', Volume Zero' as well as a documentary on the late actress Smita Patil and the late actor Chittaranjan Kolhatkar," said Satish Jakatdar, festival director. The documentary, Bahinabai' made by director-writer Atul Pethe, will be shown for the first time at the festival on November 15.

Other programmes to be held include Pathfinder Katta' and a panel discussion Amrut Mahotsavi Maharashtra' on November 16 at the Tilak Smarak Mandir. MPs Supriya Sule and Bhavana Gawli and MLAs Devendra Phadnavis, Vivek Pandit, Praniti Shinde and Shishir Shinde will take part in the discussion. "MP Prakash Javdekar will preside over the discussion during which these young politicians speak of the state," said Chitrav. Interviews with actress Pallavi Joshi on November 16 and with popular couple Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar on November 17 are also on the programme.
Passes for the festival are available at Pathfinder near Neelayam theatre.

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