Cinemaazi is a pioneering initiative dedicated to building a comprehensive digital archive of Indian cinema, founded on the extensive 15-year collection of Asha and Sumant Batra. This unique repository spans physical filmmaking tools—from cameras and editing equipment to projectors—and an unparalleled array of printed and publicity material. This includes posters, lobby cards, press kits, scripts, still photographs, trophies, and rare publications like out-of-print books and trade journals. To bring this collection to life, the Cinemaazi Research Centre employs a dynamic team of film historians, researchers, and writers. Their mission is to catalog, research, and digitize these artefacts, ensuring the preservation and accessibility of India’s cinematic heritage for future generations.
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Sumant Batra is the Founder and Managing Trustee of Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation. Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation is a public charitable trust set up to establish and operate Indian cinema heritage museum, archive, library, research and resource centre, and cultural spaces. The Foundation undertakes preservation, restoration and conservation of cinema and related memorabilia, artefacts, equipment, books, magazines, other material related to cinema history and heritage. It also undertakes research and documentation of the history and heritage of Indian cinema and its people, and preserve the legacy of the people who have contributed to Indian cinema. The Foundation is documenting the contribution of artists and technicians from Goa to Indian cinema.
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