Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker)
- Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker)
Rakesh Sharma is a prominent Indian documentary film-maker. 42-year-old Sharma is based in Mumbai. His famous work on the Gujarat riots was the movie Final Solution (Gujarat Riots).
Rakesh Sharma has won two awards at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival (2004), for his feature-length documentary on Gujarat, Final Solution. The film by Rakesh Sharma was awarded the Wolfgang Staudte Award and the Special Jury Award at the festival. [ [http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/502004.cms THE TIMES OF INDIA] 17 Feb 2004] This film was rejected as an entry at the recent Mumbai International Film Festival. [ [http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/17/stories/2004021701112200.htm THE HINDU] Tuesday, Feb 17, 2004]
Interview with Rakesh Sharma
* [http://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/20042196.pdf Berlinale Catalogue] (engl. and german)
References
External links
* [http://www.rakeshfilm.com/ Rakesh Sharma's website]
* [http://rakeshindia.blogspot.com/ Rakesh Sharma's blog]
* [http://www.rakeshfilm.com/finalsolution.htm Final Solution, film by Sharma on violence in Gujarat]
* [http://www.nyclu.org/sharma_pr_011006.html NYCLU case of Sharma's arrest, and consequent case against NYPD]
* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=05e6ded1-e9e0-4b06-b845-6c1ee6b59f56&ParentID=18ae374b-2bcb-40d5-b2bd-a68a0f3f3cac&MatchID1=4467&TeamID1=2&TeamID2=4&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1110&PrimaryID=4467&Headline=Abolish+Censor+Board%3a+Rakesh+Sharma Censor Board should be abolished, says Rakesh Sharma]
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