The state has withdrawn all support of serious cinema: Adoor Gopalakrishnan

As he turns 80, the celebrated filmmaker talks of censorship and the dilution of cinema seen on a phone screen

Iconic filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan turned 80 years on July 3. His oeuvre spans five decades in which he has created powerful cinema of great aesthetic vigour and political vision. He is also a pioneer of the film society movement, and has always championed the cause of art cinema in India. Excerpts from an interview: As a citizen, I have been feeling guilty about having even the bare minimum comforts I am blessed with. My heart goes out to those innumerable families, the children and the sick fleeing cities like Delhi on foot to their distant homes. I have spent most of my time reading books and periodicals and doing a bit of writing (not any scripts as yet) on cinema. I’m also devoting a considerable amount of time to the affairs of the K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science & Arts as its chairman.