30-12-2010
VOLUME ZERO: THE WORK OF CHARLES
CORREA
Directed by: Arun Khopkar
Duration: 58 | India, 2009
Biography
Arun Khopk ar (Mum bai, 1945)
has dire cte d two fe ature film s
that have be e n shown at
various inte rnational fe stivals
and m ade non-fe ature film s
that have won se ve ra l national
and inte rnatio nal awards (he
won Ind ia’s national film
award, the Golde n Lotus, thre e
tim e s).
He has contribute d pape rs on
film ae sthe tics to various
national and inte rnational
journals and has taught film
the ory and practice at various
institutions.
Filmography
2009: Volum e Ze ro:the work
of Charle s Corre a
2006: P ravahi
2004: Santinik e tan: A
flashback
2002: Narayan Gangaram
Surve
2002: Haathi Ka Anda
2000: R asik apriya
2000: Lok apriya
1996: Katha Doan
Ganpatraonchi
1993: C olours of Abse nce
1992: Sanchari
1990: Figure s of thought
Contact
arunk hopk ar@gm ail.com
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Composers
Direction & Arun Khop k ar
Production:
Cinematography: Sudhir
Palsane ,
Ma noj Pe te r,
Raje ndra
Jangle y,
Sudhak ar
Re ddy
Editing & Sank alp
A ssociate Me shram
Director:
Narration: Be njam in
Gilani
Sound: Anita
Kushwaha,
Vinod
Subram aniam
Summary
Volum e Ze ro is an ho ur-long
vide o on the work and ide as of
C harle s Corre a, one of world’s
le ading archite cts.
It de als with his childhood,
archite ctural tra ining, form ative
ye ars, im portant d e signs, the
paradigm s unde rlying his
com ple x and la rge oe uvre , his
role in urban planning and his
work on low cost housing.
It e nds with a future proje ct that
bring s m any of the se paradigm s
toge the r.
Ô he dire ctor ab out his film
For m any ye ars I have be e n
m ak ing film s on various art
form s: dance , painting,
lite ra ture and m usic, through a
se rie s of film s on the work of
various artists.
The broad obje ctive was to find
appropriate cine m atic form s that
would not only conve y the sp irit
of the art form s and the
individual artists, but also m ak e
a ne w, diffe re nt form of cine m a,
valid as cine m a and not a m e re
'docum e ntation'.
VO LUME ZERO is o ne such film
that se arche s to find an
appropriate cine m atic form for
the work of one of wo rld's
le ading archite cts, who ha s d one
m uch to inve st archite cture with
m e taphysical m e aning through
diffe re nt m ode ls o f cosm os.
Distribution
Arun Khopk ar
212 A, Kalpataru Habitat C. H. S.,
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S. S.
R ao Roa d, Pare l,
Mum bai 400 012
T e l: +91 22 2413 7282
ce ll +91 98200 77763
E m ail:
a runk hopk ar@gm a il.com

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