Christopher Nolan: Want to watch more Indian cinema

Christopher NolanMultiple Oscarnominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan known for Batman Begins and The Dark Knight says he is interested to watch and know more about Indian cinema On a visit to India to create awareness about celluloid films in the digital era Nolan at an interaction with select media here asked if he watched any Indian films said I have watched some Indian cinema not enough thoughabut enjoyed them very much I want to watch more of themThe Insomnia maker who landed here on Friday after his quick trip to Delhi interacted with many iconic personalities of Bollywood including Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Hassan on Saturday on the subject matter of Reframing The Future Of Film in India In fact that is one of the reasons why I am here in India other than I believe in the cause of saving celluloid film is to meet more people from the Indian film industry and engage with the people from one of the greatest film culture of the world to learn more about it Nolan saidBeing an iconic filmmakers who made films like Interstellar Dunkirk Inception using highend technology supporting the celluloid film is quite a traditional thought Asked about how he reconciles these two Nolan said Film is a media to tell a story so you can use whatever technology you want it for For example in Dunkirk we tried to tell the story in an ambitious way in a different way We used interesting structural techniques and approaches Traditionalist in terms of working methodology to me that is a technical question and not an artistic question he saidBorn in 1970 in London Nolan had a keen interest in storytelling and eventually that transformed into his aspiration to become a professional filmmaker At the tender age of seven he used his fathers camera to make short films In fact at the age of eight Nolan who was highly influenced by watching Star Wars made a stop motion animation called Space Wars It is fascinating to observe how the man with so wellversed with use of modern technology living in a digital era of 21 century does not use social media and cell phones which otherwise a part of every global citizenAsked about what made him stop using social media Nolan said Well I really dont have to think about Facebook I am not really interested in social media We may live in a digital age but we are also living in an analogue world One of the interesting things about celluloid film is also it really has a very good relationship with the real life that for me at least digital doesnt It is about powerful storytelling too There is a problem with the word digital The word digital semantically means what What is digital Digital technology is used in everything I used a massive amount of digital technology in my films said the 47yearold film directorAsked about if he would like to make a film to address any political issue like the way Steven Spielberg did in his film The Post he maintained Well no I tend to be instinctive to my choices of stories that grabs me I think it is more important for me to present myself as a practical filmmaker I think it would be very difficult for me to muster any enthusiasm he added So what is the way to preserve the practice of celluloid filmmakingIt is really about encouraging new filmmakers on celluloid filmmaking going to labs and making sure that those technicians are passing the knowledge to the future generation In America there are theatre chains that conduct workshops something that Shivendra Singh Dungarpur founder of Film Heritage Foundation is also doing in India I think we should start getting testimonies from people who understand this technology celluloid filmmaking well and getting it in a book form But at this moment through workshops we can teach and get people hands on to these types of equipment he saidCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever