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Amma once more
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Swati Thiyagrajan on her film on M.S. Subbulakshmi
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Slice of history A still from the documentary
In the ongoing series Documentary 24X7, on NDTV 24X7, this Thursday, the channel will feature M.S. Amma, a Shy Girl from Madurai. Narrated by Swati Thiyagrajan, it is the story of her grandmother, arguably India&
#8217;s most famous artiste, Bharat Ratna, M.S. Subbulakshmi.
According to Swati, the film is not just a biography of the lady titled Nightingale of India by Sarojini Naidu but personal childhood reminiscences of “a very soft speaking voice that belonged to a very soft person.”
Swati, a senior special correspondent with NDTV, says it became clear to her quite early that she has to share her Amma with millions of Indians. Known for her award-wining show Bornwild, Swati says though there is little about M.S. which is not in public domain, she has tried to include something exclusive in the documentary that captures her life from 1916 to 2004 in 19 minutes.
“The film begins with her famous morning prayers and also includes Meera bhajan Hari Tum Haro, which Gandhiji requested her to sing. I have spoken to Radha and Vijaya, her daughters, who have not spoken on camera before. I have also interviewed N. Ram, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, as his father was present when the wedding was solemnised.”
About her short film career – she did only four films, including one in Hindi – Swati reasons she did films which have devotional appeal.
“Those were also the times when the films were changing and the devotional flavour was petering out.”
ANUJ KUMAR
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