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    National Award winning director Priyadarshan, whose Tamil film 'Kanchivaram' won the award for the Best Film at the National awards for 2007 announced last month, has described Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa as one of his 'major gurus' in the field of cinema. "I am very much influenced by Japanese fimmaker Akira Kurosawa. Though I have lots of 'Gurus' in the field of cinema, Akira Kurosawa is one of my major gurus" Priyadarshan said yesterday after inaugrating the Akira Kurosawa film festival at the Delhi International Arts Festival here. Full Article at Webindia123
    I am very much influenced by Japanese fimmaker Akira Kurosawa. Though I have lots of 'Gurus' in the field of cinema, Akira Kurosawa is one of my major gurus
    SOURCE: Webindia123 1 month ago
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