Today, producers are discarding celluloid as soon as films have been scanned, not realising that celluloid has depth and resolution that is still to be matched by digital scans, he added. It is still too early to know if we have the complete films, and also, how much can be salvaged and restored,” he said. “They will then work out a treatment and repair plan for each film, including dehydration and rehydration of each reel where required, that will have to be monitored on a daily basis. Conservators are preparing a detailed inspection and condition report of each reel, cataloguing the damage and deterioration. There’s a lot of work to be done, and it will be a long and painstaking process,” he said. The foundation has trained conservators who can work on the films in its archive. “This time, we will do the treatment and repair in-house. So much of this has been lost not just because of general apathy, but also thanks to the misconception that celluloid has become obsolete in the digital era.” The 300ft of the trailer was restored by L’Immagine Ritrovata, a film restoration lab in Bologna, Italy, where a 4K scan of the reel was retrieved after almost two years of intensive chemical treatment and repair. “This just underlines the importance of preserving our film heritage on celluloid. There are no digital copies,” said Dungarpur, who took the initiative to salvage the trailer of Mogacho Aunndo after he was handed the film few years ago. “This is precious celluloid material as this is all that seems to remain of both these Konkani films. These films are a very important part of Konkani history, he said. The reels were carefully packed and sent to Mumbai by road, and are currently in the foundation’s archive, being worked on by conservators. Along with the reels of both the films is a 16mm reel of film that still needs to be identified.
“Some of them looked sticky, warped and very brittle, and in many of the reels it seemed like the images were gone as Keshav described - the condition seemed dire,” he said. Dungarpur said that his heart sank to see the condition of the films on video call. It was Nachom-ia Kumpasar director Bardroy Barretto who managed to convince Sam, following which cinematographer Keshav Prakash, who lives in Goa, agreed to check the film reels. “Finally this year, Sam Braganza, the grand-nephew of Al Jerry Braganza, agreed to give us film material that had been stored all these years in his home,” Dungarpur told TOI. Since 2015, the foundation has been constantly following up with the Braganza family, asking them if they have any further film material they would like to give the foundation to salvage, to save the films. “The films are in terrible condition as a result of them being stored in hot and humid conditions for over 50 years,” said filmmaker, archivist and founder-director of the foundation, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur. The family has also parted with another six reels of Braganza’s second film, Sukhache Sopon (1966). Marketing partner of the song is Tru Supply Dubai, media partner is, and Radio partner is Radio Daijiworld.PANAJI: The long search for the last surviving reels of the first full-length Konkani film, Mogacho Aunndo (Love’s Craving), has ended, after six reels of the film directed by Al Jerry Braganza were recently handed over by his family to the film heritage foundation. Venue partnership of the song is Kingstar Beach, Lobo River View, and Camp 21 Beach Resort.
The poster design is done by Shawn D'Souza, make-up and hair by Usha Ajay and fashion designing by Sri Laxmi. Jyothi Alvares is the person behind the story and concept of the song. The hands on guitar is of Patson Pereira and the music is mixed and mastered by Loy Valentine Saldanha.
The music is recorded at Daijiworld Audio Visual Pvt Ltd which is produced and arranged by Sandesh Babanna. the song's lyrics, compose and singing is done by Melwyn Antony D'Souza. The videography and DOP is done by Jayanth Aithal while Vinayak Mallya will be doing the video editing. Mangaluru, Oct 16: Upcoming Konkani romantic video song 'Hem Kalliz' will feature Melwyn Antony D'Souza, Pragathi Amin, Roshan Pereira, Sweeny Maria D'Souza, Sherwin Maben, Michelle Anisha Crasta, Roshan Suraj and Vishma D’Cunha.
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