Dussehra Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2161
Date Released
2 Nov 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News in Colour: Winter Sports
  2. 2Kirkstall Forge
  3. 3Dussehra Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dussehra Festival Colour. DESCRIPTION: India’s own bonfire night - well almost. It’s their biggest national festival - Dussehra. A ten day celebration in which an ancient legend is symbolically re-enacted to show the power of good over evil. The President and Prime Minister are among huge crowds in Delhi to watch the final destruction of the effigies of the villains by fire. SHOTLIST: GV crowds & procession & chariot. SV chariot Chandni Chowk. SV tracking back showing Rama, his wife Sita & brother Lakehman & crowd throwing rose petals over them. GV crowds & procession. LV ditto. SV Rama & brother on platform with priest with holy book of Hindus. SV members of family watching. GV 3 effigies. CU idol Kumbkaran. SV idol Ravana with ass over his head. CU ditto. SV zoom out idol Meghnath the son of Ravana. SV pan Lord Shriva riding on a bull being driven in bullock drawn float. SV crowd. LV Lord Krishna drives a chariot with wooden horses. CU crowd. GV Rama & Lakehman with bow & arrow passing the 3 idols. CU pan Rama & Lakehman fire arrows from chariot. GV ditto. SV Mrs Gandhi making her way through crowd. SV zoom out to GV burning idol of Kumbkaran. SV crowd. LV middle idol burning and exploding at 168’ the last idol explodes. SV idol collapses.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Fires; Explosions; Animals; Religion and belief
Locations
India; New Delhi
Card file number
96458
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ved Parkash
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
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