Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Cinema in Srinagar
Himal magazine looks at the decline of cinema and nightlife in Kashmir as a result of fear generated by fundamentalist militants. As a region once rich in cinematic experience amongst a thriving film-making industry, attending a film festival now requires the presence of heavily-armed police behind barbed wire and sandbagged entrances. Hardly the experience most film-goers are looking for.
