Bimba (film)
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| Directed by | Kavitha Lankesh |
| Written by | Kavitha Lankesh |
| Produced by | Kavitha Lankesh |
| Starring | Baby Raksha Daisy Bopanna Prakash Raj Sampath Kumar |
| Cinematography | H. M. Ramachandra |
| Edited by | M. N. Swamy |
| Music by | Isaac Thomas Kottukapally |
Production company | Chinni Creations |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Bimba (The Image) is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language children's drama film directed by Kavitha Lankesh and starring Baby Raksha, Daisy Bopanna, Prakash Raj and Sampath Kumar.
The film follows a rising child artiste Indu, who gets exploited into the glamorous world of cinema.[1][2][3] This film won two Karnataka State Film Awards: Best Female Child Actor for Raksha and Best Screenplay for Lankesh.[4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Baby Raksha as Indu
- Daisy Bopanna as Saroja
- Prakash Raj as Raj
- Sampath Kumar as Arvind
- Rekha as Bindu
- Damini as a mother[6]
- Master Shreyas as Arjun
- Joe Simon as Film Director
- Rajendrakumar Arya as Director
- Sudha Rani as Dolly
Production and release
[edit]The film began production in 2002 with Raksha playing the lead role of a child actor.[7] This film marked the debut of Daisy Bopanna and Sampath Kumar, who play Raksha's parents.[8] Jayasri Devi was to produce the film before Lankesh herself decided to produce it.[7][2] Prakash Raj, Ramesh Aravind and Prema were to play guest roles in the film although Ramesh and Prema did not feature.[8][6] Hamsalekha was originally supposed to compose the music but he was replaced by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally.[7] Despite being Lankesh's third film, it ended up releasing after her fourth film Preethi Prema Pranaya (2003).[2]
Reception
[edit]A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "There are also many films earlier which focus on the darker side of filmdom. But, Kavitha Lankesh’s Bimba stands out among them as it focuses on child artists in cinema. Perhaps, it may be the first Kannada film to do so".[9] A critic from indiainfo wrote that "Overall BIMBA is a film that makes one ponder about the problems faced by child artists".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Raghavendra, M. K. (1 January 2011). Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908843-0.
- ^ a b c "Kavitha Lankesh's 'Bimba' to compete in Bangkok film festival". Viggy.
- ^ "New Film this week - Bimba of Kavitha Lankesh". Viggy.
- ^ Mass Media in India - 2004. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2338-0.
- ^ "Karnataka State Film Awards 2002-03". Viggy.
- ^ a b "Damini as mother in Bimba". The Times of India. 9 August 2002.
- ^ a b c "A take on Bimba". Deccan Herald. 8 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ^ a b "A movie about movies". The Times of India. 15 July 2002.
- ^ Deepak, S N (16 May 2004). "Bimba". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Indiainfo: Kannada: BIMBA". Archived from the original on 9 June 2004.