Cinema Marte Dum Tak

Cinema Marte Dum Tak
GenreDocumentary
Directed byVasan Bala
Xulfee
Kulish Kant Thakur
StarringVinod Talwar
Jaspal Neelam
Dilip Gulati
Kishan Shah
Music byNitish Rambhadran
Karan Malhotra
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerAshwin Rai Shetty
CinematographySukesh Viswanath
Running time30-40 minutes
Original release
Release20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
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Cinema Marte Dum Tak is a 2023 Indian reality docu-series produced by Vice Studios and created by filmmaker Vasan Bala[1][2] and co-directed by Disha Rindani, Xulfee, and Kulish Kant Thakur.[3] The series features four directors — J Neelam, Vinod Talwar, Dilip Gulati, and Kishan Shah[4] — who have had success in the 90s. Tasked with utilizing their signature techniques, they are given a limited budget to direct a short movie with their original crew and cast.[5][6]

The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 20, 2023, and features actors such as Raza Murad, Mukesh Rishi, Harish Patel and Rakhi Sawant.[7][8] Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor had appeared as the host of the final episode.[5]

  1. ^ "Vasan Bala on creating Cinema Marte Dum Tak, avoiding a whitewash and the problem with new age directors". Hindustan Times. 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Cinema Marte Dum Tak: Reality docu-series set internet on fire, audience call it a 'highly recommended show'". Zee News.
  3. ^ "Ex Stream Benefits: From Trial By Fire to Cinema Marte Dum Tak, looking at the best on OTT in January". Firstpost. 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Behind 'Cinema Marte Dum Tak', an impulse to 'understand' rather than judge". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Cinema Marte Dum Tak: Despite its flaws, Vasan Bala's tribute puts necessary attention on pulp film makers of '90s". www.telegraphindia.com.
  6. ^ "Behind 'Cinema Marte Dum Tak', an impulse to 'understand' rather than judge". Scroll.in.
  7. ^ Mishra, Pratikshya (21 January 2023). "Podcast | Cinema Marte Dum Tak: Masterful, or Mysoginistic?". TheQuint.
  8. ^ "Vasan Bala's Cinema Marte Dak is an intriguing, imperative take on Hindi cinema's much celebrated and cacophonous genre". Firstpost. 21 January 2023.