NBT's Theme Pavilion- 100 Years of Indian Cinema

This year's theme for the book fair is 'Literature & Cinema'. There will be a special pavilion on this theme. Look out for the pavilion and the myriad book releases, discussions, film screenings and other events this pavilion will host. The pavilion is in Pragati Maidan's Hall 7.



In keeping with the theme of the fair is the National Book Trust Calendar 2012 on Indian Cinema and Literature which will be available for sale at the fair.

The calendar was released at a function held at India International Center by veteran film actor Farooq Sheikh. It has been published to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema.

NBT Calendar Release

The calendar features some of the auteurs of Indian cinema who have made some great films based on literary works. The filmmakers and writers whose film stills are featured in the calendar include, Dada Saheb Phalke, Joseph David Penkar, Ardeshir Irani, Bibhuti Bhushan Bandyopadhaya, Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Shaktipada  Rajguru, Abrar Alvi, Bimal Mitra, Mrinal Sen, Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, Mani Kaul, Mohan Rakesh, Gulzar. The calendar has been conceptualized and designed by National Book Trust, India in collaboration with Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata and National Film Archive of India, Pune. 

The cost of a calendar is 50 Rupees only and can be purchased from NBT Bookshops located in Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai. 

For more information on addresses and timings of the NBT Bookshops please visit us at our website: www.nbtindia.org.in