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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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Shashi Kapoor gone? What a huge loss! • Dec 04, 2017 at 06:09 PM
by Siraj Syed

Shashi Kapoor gone? What a huge loss! Nine years ago, the Pune International Film Festival honoured Shashi Kapoor with a Life-time Achievement Award. He had already suffered a stroke and could only...

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Aa gale Lag Jaa
Aag
Ajooba
Char Diwari
Deewar
Jab Jab Phool Khile
Jennifer
Koi Jeeta Koi Haara
Mr. Romeo
Prithvi Theatre
Prithviraj Kapoor
Pune International Film Festival
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
Satyam Shivam Sundraram
Shakespeareana
Shakuntala
Sharmeelee
Sidhhartha
Trishul
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IFFI Goa 2017, XVII: Films and ratings • Dec 03, 2017 at 01:56 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI Goa 2017, XVII: Films and ratings For the first time in many years, I decided not to write while the festival was on, and catch-up on as many films as possible. Of course, I did attend two Open...

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(The State v/s) Jolly LL.B. 2
Andrei Tarkovsky
Bahubaali 2-The Conclusion
Beats per Minute
Beyond the Clouds
breath
In Blue
Khynikaa
Licence to Kill
Life Beyond Me
Love Not
Loveless
Murder on the Orient Express
Pihu
Pomegranate Orchard
Racer and the Jailbird
Razzia
Redoubtable
shelter
Skyfall
The Nile Hilton Incident
The Other Side of Hope
The Sacrifice
Thinking of Him
Village Rockstars
Wajib
Women of the Weeping River
Xhoixobote Dhemalite
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IFFI Goa 2017, XVI: Self regulation is very important for documentary film-makers • Dec 01, 2017 at 04:17 PM
by Siraj Syed

*In quoting me, the word creditability has been used. 'Credibility' is the correct word.  *The clubbing of Films Division in the same quote is out of context as FD does not post news on social...

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Deep Joy Manpily
Films Division
Gomantak Times
Manish Desai
Mike Pandey
Open Forum
Outlook
panaji
Prachi Pingle
Shashwat Gupta Ray
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IFFI Goa 2017, XIV: Open Forum: 'Social media an enabler, not competitor for documentary filmmaking' • Dec 01, 2017 at 02:55 PM
by Siraj Syed

IFFI Goa 2017, XIV: Open Forum: 'Social media an enabler, not competitor for documentary filmmaking' Panellists, however, added a caveat that the authenticity of videos needs to be verified as they...

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Indian Documentary Producers' Association
IDPA
Mike Pandey
Blessy Chettiar
Shashwat Gupta Ray
Gomantak Times
Manish Desai
Films Division
Siraj Syed
Prachi Ingle
Outlook India
Dheep Joy Mampilly
Press Information Bureau (PIB).
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IFFI Goa 2017, XIII: Open Forum-Film personalities rue abuse of technology • Dec 01, 2017 at 02:59 PM
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IFFI Goa 2017, XIII: Open Forum-Film personalities rue abuse of technology 26 Nov 2017 06:59 IST By Blessy Chettiar The Indian Documentary Producers’ Association organised its first Open Forum...

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Amartya Bhattacharyya
Benaras: The Unexplored Attachments
Blessy Chettiar
Canon 6D digital SLR
Deb Kamal Ganguly
Doodrarshan
IDPA
Indian Documentary Producers' Association
Pierre Assouline
Swastik Choudhury. Khianika
Syam G.K.
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