Participating in a film festival session specifically centered on Rajkumar’s name, ChalanaChitra Academy Chairman Sadhu Kokila said, ‘In any cultural context, one can see Rajkumar alongside Kuvempu. He belongs to everyone. Rajkumar sang a few songs for which I composed the music. Back then, he would come fully prepared before singing. On the day of the recording, he would make us all stand in a line, touch us from head to toe in a gesture of deep respect and only then go to sing. Such was his culture. Unlike stars today, he didn’t arrive surrounded by bouncers; he was surrounded by fans. It was enough for him to step out of his house-all of Karnataka would be waiting to see him. He used to take 25,000 rupees for a song, but all of it would go to a trust for the poor. He never spoke about it himself’ said Sadhu Kokila.
Juliette Binoche to preside over the Jury of the 78th Festival de Cannes
Every year, the Festival de Cannes convenes and explores nationalities, cinematographies, sensibilities, genres, and subjects. This is just what Juliette Binoche chose to do from the start of a career studded with some 70 films and 40 years of artistic curiosity since her first major role in André Téchiné’s Rendez-vous, which premiered in Cannes in […]
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