As part of its proactive public diplomacy outreach, the external affairs ministry has decided to don the mantle of filmmaker. It has done so with the recent premiere of a special documentary, entitled 'A Brush With Life', on the life of master artist Satish Gujral who overcame various physical challenges to emerge as a stalwart of his era with immense contribution to contemporary Indian art.
The movie is commissioned by the union ministry with support of History TV 18. It’s conceived by Sujata Kulshrestha associated with Wide Angle Films. It traces the evens in this internationally famed sculptor-painter’s life - as a young boy in Lahore to his attaining glory as a multi-faceted artist, having worked with a vast range of mediums and material.
It captures the artist and the person hit enduring a tough phase having been robbed of his power of hearing, through his freewheeling expressions on canvas, interviews with family members, admirers, critics and footage of India’s freedom struggle and subsequent partition that greatly influenced his practice.
Elaborating on the venture, the joint secretary (public diplomacy) in the external affairs ministry, Navdeep Suri, was reported in the media as saying: “"The ministry has been making films for the last three decades or so to project India in various interesting and diverse ways. But very few are actually aware of it. We are making special efforts now to dub them in all the UNESCO languages and hosting clips on YouTube."
The movie also brings to the screen the colors, grandeur, perfection and lyricism associated with his art and grand architectural design. It subtly explores his evolution as a rebellious young artist with immense affinity for dark paintings to a matured practitioner after his marriage. He has been quoted as saying in the movie, "My marriage to Kiran changed my whole outlook toward life."
Incidentally, the ministry has forged a partnership with the Public Service Broadcasting Trust for making films, which will reflect the spirit and ethos of India abroad.
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