In Pics: Christopher Nolan Meets SRK & Kamal Hassan on India Visit

Christopher Nolan is also expected to meet the others in Bollywood.

Christopher Nolan meets Shah Rukh Khan and Kamal Hassan.

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Hollywood director Christopher Nolan, along with visual artist Tacita Dean, is in India on a three-day visit with his wife Emma Thomas. The Interstellar director is here to be a part of debates that involve talking about the importance of celluloid in the digital era, along with film preservation and restoration. Nolan has been invited by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, the founder of the Film Heritage Foundation.

Fanboy moment for Shah Rukh Khan as he meets the Dunkirk director Christopher Nolan on his visit to India. 

Kamal Hassan met Hollywood director Christopher Nolan at the ‘Reframing the Future of Film’event.

Nolan talked about how the celluloid medium can co-exist with the digital mode.

Christopher Nolan and with wife Emma Thomas.

Nolan and Dean will be a part of a round table conversation, alongside iconic Indian film personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Kamal Hassan, Shah Rukh Khan, Santosh Sivan, Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap and Farhan Akhtar.

Christopher Nolan is in India to draw attention to the importance of celluloid in the digital age

Nolan is also set to present his films Dunkrik in IMAX 70 mm format and Interstellar in 35 mm format. The projectors have been especially been brought from the US to screen these two films. 

Christopher talked about preserving photo chemical film in the digital age at the ‘Reframing The Future Of Film 4’ event.

The ace Hollywood director has been invited by filmmaker and archivist Shivrendra Singh Dungapur. 

Christopher Nolan, along with Tacita Dean, and Shivrendra Singh Dungapur at an event in Mumbai.