Acclaimed cinematographer Rajen Kothari died of a heart attack, on September 26, 2012. He was 60. Kothari had been at Whistling Woods Inter...
Acclaimed cinematographer Rajen Kothari died of a heart attack, on September 26, 2012. He was 60. Kothari had been at Whistling Woods International in Mumbai when he collapsed. He had served as the head of the cinematography department for years, and continued to be associated with the school even as he shot films.
Kothari left behind a heartbroken family, scores of stunned associates, friends and students – and a movie. Kothari and Dayal Nihalani had been directing a film titled Das Capital for much of 2011. Based on a short story and screenplay by Hindi writer Shaiwal, the movie was a pet project for Kothari, his son Pratik Kothari told Scroll.in.
Unreleased since Kothari’s passing, the film is finally being streamed on the Cinemapreneur streaming platform from November 20. Starring Yashpal Sharma in the lead role, Das Capital explores issues that have plagued rural Bihar then and now – low income, poor medical facilities and deeply entrenched corruption.
“He was determined to make a film on the story,” Pratik Kothari said. Rajen Kothari and the writer Shaiwal had gone back on forth on the adaptation for years. Sometime in 2010, Shaiwal told Kothari that a producer had finally been found.
While Kothari put together the crew, lead actor Yashpal Sharma assembled the...
