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	The Tribune...Arts Tribune
		OVIND NIHALANI the man who so often sets the silver screen ablaze with his stark naked representation of truth, searing visuals, dialogues which hit out like whiplashes is indeed a thinking man’s answer to cinema.
		Be it "Aakrosh" (remember the spine-chilling sequence in which Om Puri hacks his sister to death to protect her from sexual exploitation) or "Ardh Satya" in which he lays bare the psyche of the police force or "Drohkal" which deals with terrorism.
		Govind admits that violence in his films is more intense, perhaps brutal, for violence exists per se not as a piece of entertainment to appease one’s baser instincts.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98aug28/art-trib.htm (3188 words)

	Indian Film Institute :: Buzz
		Ten years on, Nihalani's new film, Dev, slated for all-India release on June 11, promises to be yet another riveting exploration of the workings of men in uniform.
		It was her secretary who forced the issue by approaching Nihalani and conveying to him the star's eagerness to be a part of the project.
		Nihalani may have been hard pressed to recapture those dizzying heights of acclaim ever again, but his masterly adaptation of Bhisham Sahni' Partition novel, Tamas, helped him demonstrate the muscle and dexterity that go into his craft.
	www.indianfilminstitute.com /archive-buzz2.htm (1256 words)

	GN Online: Govind Nihalani's films take a different path to success
		When most film-makers plan their projects on the basis of what would make a box-office hit, Govind Nihalani, producer-director-cinematographer, believes in expressing his opinion and making a statement that is relevant to the present time.
		Set 20 years from now, Deham is about the new kind of contract between the First and Third Worlds – of a jobless young man, living with his wife, mother and younger brother in a one-room tenement, who is enticed by a multinational company.
		The press of the 70s and 80s played an important role in bringing the consciousness of parallel cinema to the public by projecting anger and rebellion against established attitudes, traditions and institutions and demanded change that is necessary.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=33726 (474 words)

	Scribble Scrabble: Ardh Satya (half-truth) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Govind Nihalani belongs to the rare breed of directors in India, who use the medium to highlight moral and spiritual dilemmas facing the common man. His films are not rich in populist craft (songs, flights of fantasy, happy conclusions etc) but use minimalist technique instead.
		Nihalani believes it is better to leave things unstated instead of belaboring the obvious.
		Another noticeable Nihalani trait is to depict ordinary life in its complete richness, allowing us to be a part of the experience.
	sauboss.blogspot.com /2004/08/ardh-satya-half-truth.html (1518 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		In 1994, Nihalani returned to the world of law enforcers with Drohkaal, a sensitive probe into the pressures that police officers encounter as they battle terrorists.
		Ten years on, Nihalani’s new film, Dev, promises to be yet another riveting exploration of the working of the men in uniform.
		Nihalani wasn’t sure initially that Kareena would be interested in doing a film like Dev.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2004/20040613/spectrum/main6.htm (772 words)

	The Hindu : Synthesis of tastes and trends
		Govind Nihalani: There is a significant increase in the number of educated people in the youth segment today.
		Nihalani: We are told by industry pundits that a film which succeeds in Bombay territory will make it in the NRI market and in South India.
		Nihalani: The Censors seem to be concerned only with ensuring that the ideology of the ruling party is established.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/04/13/stories/09130221.htm (1366 words)

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		Indian film director Govind Nihalani, known for his searing dramas and strong visual style, not only has “Dev” in competition at the Bangkok International Film Festival he’s also a member of the international jury.
		Nihalani started his career as cinematographer to the well-known filmmaker Shyam Benegal when he was launching his first film.
		Nihalani describes his dual role as cinematographer-director as a mixed blessing.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2005/01/17/entertainment/data/entertainment_16094516.html (589 words)

	Govind Nihalani
		A stoic and inscrutable man, Lahanya Bhiku (Om Puri), wearing a crude restraining device fashioned from rope tied across his torso, then advances with a lit torch towards what is revealed to be the funeral pyre for his late wife, Nagi, before being led away by the authorities to prison.
		Govind Nihalani creates a lucid, richly textured, and pungently incisive commentary on class stratification, exploitation, and the amorphous (and often malleable) interrelation between law and justice in Aakrosh.
		Inevitably, it is this pervasive dehumanization that propels Bhiku's unconscionable act: a desperate coup de grace borne, not out of madness or displaced rage, but a tragic sense of merciful liberation from the inescapable corruption of privilege.
	www.filmref.com /directors/dirpages/nihalani.html (170 words)

	Music India OnLine - Amitabh Bachchan, Dev (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Hotel Sun-n-Sand is packed with cameramen and reporters invited by film maker Govind Nihalani for the promotion of Dev.
		Govind Nihalani has said that both of you have been trying to work with each other for the last 20 years.
		Besides, Govind isn’t just the cinematographer or the producer-director of the film, he is also the date manager, the costume designer, the spot boy, the crowd controller and even the counsellor on the sets.
	www.musicindiaonline.com /n/m/interviews___hindi/83 (1590 words)

	Planet-Bollywood - Film Review - Thakshak
		Nihalani is able to add the right sensitive touch and intelligence present in the majority of his previous ventures.
		Nihalani is not a great story-teller, but his strength lies in images.
		He is able to take a relatively average-looking heroine (Tabu) and present her as ethereal with his brilliant sense of photography.
	www.planetbollywood.com /Film/thakshak.html (620 words)

	= Govind Nihalani: "Politics is not my cup of tea."- Movies- Indiatimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Govind Nihalani: ââDevâ is a very contemporary story applicable to this dayâs day and age.
		Govind: âWell, it has just taken over, and I do appreciate that they are basing their policies on secularism to start with.
		Govind: âMost of the films based on cop stories tend to be very action-oriented.
	movies.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-722812,prtpage-1.cms (1456 words)

	AAKROSH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The man behind Govind Nihalani’s vision, his writing is renowned for its unflinching realism and a quest for understanding human nature.
		It is perhaps Govind Nihalani’s way of saying that there is still hope —- that all’s not lost in this world.
		Govind Nihalani’s expressionistic approach of using half-lit faces and close-up shots is perfect here to build an atmosphere of dread and apprehension.
	ibosnetwork.com /columns/aakrosh.htm (921 words)

	DEV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Govind Nihalani would like to see two industry's stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan and Om Puri creating histrionics.
		Govind Nihalani, an exceptional director who's known for bringing up the social issues of the society talks about the relationship between communalism and police.
		Govind Nihalini's films have always carried a message and DEV certainly will be high on the ranks of popularity.
	movies.indiainfo.com /preview/dev.html (329 words)

	tribuneindia...Chandigarh
		The same feelings extended to Govind Nihalani, the script writer of the film, for having the courage to tackle such a delicate subject with exemplary finesse.
		Govind is also the maker of "Tamas" which had impressed sensitive viewers.
		Govind Nihalani, to one of the questions, said a movie needed to be made on the Punjab issue too.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1998/98aug11/chd.htm (5347 words)

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		Govind Nihalani, who is known for purposeful film with artistic quality, has come out with documentary like film on darker side of our society.
		Nihalani has not attempted to tell you the story in an entertaining manner.
		Nihalani has created the script with intensity but there are certain problematic areas in the film.
	www.hindisong.com /Movie/MovieReview.asp?MovieID=982 (1493 words)

	Takshak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Govind Nihalani, the director who gave us Ardh Satya and Aakrosh is back after a long gap.
		Nihalani has taken good work from Ajay Devgun, who thrives on serious roles.
		The film has Govind Nihalani’s brilliant direction but only in patches.
	www.indiavisitinformation.com /indian-movie/Takshak.shtml (255 words)

	Teenstation.com : Music : Reviews
		Out of this many albums come out with usual scores and few that stay behind with us leaving us moved by their melodious and run-of-the-mill music.
		And for this matter writer-director Govind Nihalani's Dev might just be where the admireres look for good music.
		Govind Nihalani writes 'Tujh sang bandhi dor' and rendered by Sonu Nigam is another one with the classic touch to it.
	www.teenstation.com /music/reviews/index.php?aid=152 (411 words)

	Bollywood - Music Review - Dev
		Nihalani is all set to present us with his second commercial film after his previous rendezvous, Takshak.
		Nihalani obviously believed that music was a major asset to be owned by his film, as he had roped in India’s Number One composer, A.R. Rahman.
		Once again, Nihalani has decided that music is going to be an integral part of his action-thriller.
	planetbollywood.com /Music/Dev (1759 words)

	The Hindu : Twenty years after Ardh Satya... .
		Twenty years after beginning his film career with the much talked about "Aakrosh", Govind Nihalani has come up with "Deham", a futuristic film set in Mumbai 20 years later.
		It is a feel-good age with designer emotions where even when the heroine cries on the screen, her lipstick, hair, everything has to be perfect." Nihalani himself has tried once to pander to the masses that make or break a film.
		Even as he waits for the verdict on "Deham", which is incidentally an English film, and waits for a suitable opportunity in popular cinema, Nihalani admits that his films have been dark, brooding.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/04/29/stories/2002042900440100.htm (1073 words)

	Indiaclub.com Search Results - ProductID: 13670
		When the two-day session (25-26 October, 1991) with Gavind Nihalani in Jamshedpur was planned, the idea was to give participants of a Celluloid Chapter-National Film Archives of India film appreciation course held earlier an opportunity to meet a cinematographer as an extension of the course.
		His experience in the theatre stands Govind in good stead when he comes to cinematize theatre, which, with its realistic facility, will always be a better way to reach the people than through the musicalization of popular cinema, that can only offcentre the political concerns and dilute them to the point where one acquiesces unquestioningly.
		Govind does not claim a place in the so-called middle cinema, but he has opened up a way towards it nonetheless.
	www.indiaclub.com /shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=13670 (226 words)

	Kareena draws praise from Govind Nihalani : Bollywood News : ApunKaChoice.Com
		Mind you, Nihalani is one of those art directors who don’t hold mainstream glam dolls in very high esteem.
		Nihalani describes Kareena as the most gifted actress of her generation and he adds that the ‘amazing Kareena’ is destined for truly great things.
		He goes on to say that Kareena has great passion for acting and not only she is an absolute natural and great judge of her own self, her advantage is that she has taken much less time than Karisma to make the move from masala movies to meaningful cinema.
	www.apunkachoice.com /scoop/bollywood/20030922-3.html (200 words)

	= Govind Nihalani: Not to be without B- Movies- Indiatimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Nihalani reveals his long-standing desire to work with Bachchan.
		Meetings followed, but it was only after Meenakshi Sharma came up with the script of Dev that Bachchan and Nihalani got together.
		Nihalani's previous effort Thakshak (Ajay Devgan and Tabu) and now Dev, feature mainstream stars â” perhaps a first for the director.
	movies.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-680166,prtpage-1.cms (287 words)

	Interview: Govind Nihalani
		Govind Nihalani is a name that one always associates with parallel cinema.
		Besides having cinematographed and directed films like 'Aakrosh', 'Party', 'Drohkaal', 'Drighti', 'Aghaat', 'Hazaar Azaar Chaurasi Ki Maa' and 'Thakshak', Govind Nihalani has to his credit one of the most hard-hitting films of all times - 'Ardh Satya' - and the famous serial 'Tamas'.
		The fact that he has not been successful in commercial cinema, didn't deter him from making his forthcoming venture 'Dev', which has all the ingredients of a typical Hindi potboiler, including its cast, comprising of biggies like Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Fardeen Khan and Kareena Kapoor.
	www.bollyvista.com /article/p/34/2776 (918 words)

	Indian Cinema Database: Govind Nihalani (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Born in Karachi in Pakistan, Govind Nihalani moved to India after partition.
		Nihalani's first directorial venture, Akrosh was based on Vijay Tendulkar's script based on a real life incident.
		The awakening propels her on a journey of discovery, in the course of which, whilst struggling to understand her naxalite (militant leftist) son's revolutionary commitment, she begins to recognise her own alienation as a woman and a wife from the complacent, hypocritical bourgeoisie society her son had rebelled against.
	www.chaosmag.net /nihalani.html (754 words)

	Desi Talk.com, Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MUMBAI: Govind Nihalani directs his actors with the least amount of fuss.
		In ‘Dev,’ Nihalani is working with Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan for the first time.
		Naturally Nihalani, whose last film ‘Deham’ was a critical success but a did not do so well commercially, is tense.
	desitalk.newsindia-times.com /2003/10/31/cinema-24-top.html (441 words)

	The Hindu : Nihalani's appeal
		WHEN DIRECTOR Govind Nihalani made ``Ardh Satya'', it created quite a stir across the country with the media -- both national as well as regional -- going into the merits and demerits of alternate cinema.
		Nearly two decades later, the director who believes in the alternate genre of film-making hopes that the same would happen to his film ``Dev'' which is due for release this June.
		In fact, Amitabh Bachchan had in an interview a couple of years ago hailed Nihalani as the best director he had ever come across.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2004/05/14/stories/2004051401410200.htm (280 words)

	Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Thakshak review
		If you are a Nihalani fan and stumped by Thakshak, you may need to watch it twice to seek answers to all the doubts and questions raised by the first viewing.
		Nihalani's competence in story-telling is apparent, but somewhere you get the feeling that he is not comfortable with the song and dance routine.
		Nihalani proved his capabilities with his off-beat films.
	specials.rediff.com /entertai/1999/dec/03thak.htm (588 words)

	India Currents: Like a Breeze From Manali: Govind Nihalani's "Drohkaal" is a film to@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Like a Breeze From Manali: Govind Nihalani's "Drohkaal" is a film to.
		The different between big budget movies and art-circuit movies is that big budgets swear by spectacle and extravagance, while are movies rely on simplicity and control.
		For those bored with the jaded show-me-all of the big budget Hindi movies, Govind Nihalani's low- budget Drohkaal is like a fresh breeze from Manali.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc3.asp?fr=1&full=yes&docid=1P1:28353524&refid=ls_&skeyword=&teaser=&origurl=http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc3.asp?docid=1P1:28353524&refid=ls_&skeyword=&teaser= (177 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala / Thrissur News : Abolish censorship: Nihalani
		The Hindu : Kerala / Thrissur News : Abolish censorship: Nihalani
		The cinematographer-director, Govind Nihalani, has called for the abolition of censorship.
		Nihalani said censorship was preventing Indian filmmakers from making people aware of serious social issues.
	www.hindu.com /2004/08/20/stories/2004082007320300.htm (158 words)

	A Hindu and Muslim file joint petition in Dev case
		Revar had alleged that Nihalani's latest film Dev could hurt the feelings of the two communities and might provoke communal clashes, particularly in Gujarat.
		But the latter did not receive the order on time and failed to turn up though he later asked the civil court, through his advocate Magan M Patel, for a copy of the petition.
		It was indeed Kudos to Govind Nahlani for making a movie on such a sensitive issue where he brings out the views from both the...
	inhome.rediff.com /movies/2004/jun/19dev.htm (623 words)

	Movies - Cop of the mind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		There are better chances to spot a posse of men in khakhi uniforms in a Bollywood location than a police academy these days.
		Nihalani walked into his former assistant Santoshi’s set yesterday, certainly not to sniff around but to meet Bachchan and sort out his film’s dates.
		We decided to catch up with both the directors to gauge if the present trend of cop flicks is reminiscent of the last time a freedom fighter had to itch in his grave.
	web.mid-day.com /entertainment/movies/2003/march/46670.htm (812 words)

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