Nirmal Chander Dhandriyal

6-A Akash Ganga

Can a musician exist without an audience?

Year:

2023

Length:

80 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi/English

Director:

Nirmal Chander Dhandriyal

SYNOPSIS

Can a musician exist without an audience? To find an answer, the film enters 6-Akash Ganga, where resides one of India’s most renowned classical musicians, a matchless guru—Annapurna Devi. Maestros waited for years for her to accept them as disciples. George Harrison, of the Beatles fame, sought special permission to listen to her musical practice. But in the mid-1950s, she vowed never to perform in an effort to save her marriage to the world-renowned musician, Ravi Shankar, who had grown insecure with the acclaim she was receiving. Her disciple, Nityanand Haldipur, cuts through the myths to tell her story

about the director

Nirmal Chander has worked in the field of non-fiction for last three decades as an editor, director and producer. He has directed more than 10 documentaries and has over thirty editing credits. His films have travelled to many international festivals, winning multiple awards. Some of his films have been telecast on BBC Online and Indian TV channels such as NDTV and Doordarshan. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards from the President of India for excellence in cinema and his documentary MOTI BAGH was an Oscar entry from India in 2019.