FILM FAKIRA - NARENDRA BANDABE


Email : narendrabandabe@gmail.com | Contact : +91 9820470072

Meet Narendra Bandabe: a world explorer, passionate reader & writer, proud father of Abeesh, and a CP angel. A cinephile, he's an aspiring storyteller, screenplay writer, and director. Join us as we explore the diverse dimensions of his life and creative pursuits.

Introduction:

Narendra Bandabe is a cinema researcher and critic, from Mumbai, India. He is a member of FIPRESCI and a Film studies teacher. He possesses expertise in both film criticism and the film market. Furthermore, he served on the Golden Globes Awards as an international voter, the FIPRESCI Jury for the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) 2022, as Head Jury member for the Flamingo International Film Festival, Mumbai, and as a jury member for the Prabodhan International Short Film Festival, Mumbai. He has written the book "KUBRICK" on acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Kubrick in Marathi. He is based in Mumbai

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Career in the Television Industry:

He worked as Editor, Input, Zee 24 Taas; News Editor, Yourstory.com; Associate Editor (Original Stories), Mi Marathi News (Broadcast Initiatives); Head Input Desk, News 18 Hindi (Previously IBN 7, part of Network 18), Mumbai; Producer, Zee Business, Mumbai



Career in Research and Academics :

  • Pursuing PhD from the University of Mumbai, Dept of Mass Communication and Journalism. Mafia in Hindi Cinema Post Liberalization - A Study


  • Presented paper at International Conference organized by Department of Political Science, University of Mumbai India’s Asian Order: Culture, Economy and Security on “Asian Film Culture – Diversity and Search for Asian Market”


  • Presented paper at International Conference organized by Department of Gujrati, University of Mumbai on “Transforming the philosophy from Literatures to Cinema with special reference to Stanly Kubrick’s Lolita”


  • Research Projects –
    * Harnessing cinema for social capital – Cinema as a tool for social-political integration and tourism.
    * Economics of Marathi Films, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of Maharashtra


  • Industry Research Surveyor:
    ‘Ease of doing business in Maharashtra’. The survey was conducted for the India Development Foundation at the request of the Government of Maharashtra to improve the ease of doing business in Maharashtra.