The lives of Others: Fidelity, Drama and the Art of the Biopic

March 4, 2014 8:48 PM

| By Web Master | Arts & Ideas

What does it mean to be fidel to another life? To their history and emotions. And rewriting its dramatic arc. Discussing the ethics and the aesthetics of creating biopics: Farhan Akhtar, Shekhar Kapur and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Tags: Biopic Elizabeth FarhanAkhtar MilkhaSingh PhoolanDevi RakeyshOmprakashMehra ShekharKapur

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