Attend this Olympic-themed festival of films and photographs at NCPA in Mumbai

The spirit of Milkha Singh streaking through Romersquos Olympic stadium in grainy black and white The glory of Indian hockeyrsquos golden years recalled through rare footage YouTube does not justify the blood sweat and tears that went into these achievementsA still from the film Olimpiad en Mexico from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico which earned an Academy Award nominationThe Olympics In Reel Life mdash A Festival of Films and Photographs organised by the Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland will showcase rare footage from archival films and photographs in a weeklong festival at the NCPA starting October 1 The fest will then move to Delhi from October 7 to 14A moment from Carlos Saurarsquos iconic film Marathon on the 1992 Olympics in BarcelonaThe series is a prelude to the International Olympic Committee IOC session hosted by India later this month Shivendra Singh Dungarpur founderdirector of the foundation tells us Having been approached by the Olympic Museum in early February Dungarpur and his team curated a final list of 33 filmsA behind the scenes moment from Leni Riefenstahlrsquos documentary Olympia on the 1936 Olympics in Munich Pics CourtesyInternational Olympic CommitteeldquoThe films have been made by some of the greatest filmmakers of their times Carlos Saura Miloscaron Forman Kon Ichikawa John Schlesinger among them They capture the human drama and marvel of sportrdquo he remarksMilkha Singh second from left misses the bronze in the 400m menrsquos final at the 1960 Olympics in RomeIn addition the festival has also tied up with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC to highlight the achievements of Indians in the Olympic Games by showcasing iconic moments from the Games across 15 locations in the city on the same dayA moment from La Grande Olimpiade by Romolo Marcellini on the 1960 Olympics in Rome which was nominated for an Academy awardThe festival will also host a photography exhibition Olympism Made Visible led by the Olympic Museum featuring the works of acclaimed photographers Dana Lixenberg Lorenzo Vitturi and Poulomi Basu documenting their works on sports and the human condition around the worldHarbans Lal Suri competes in the marathon at the 1964 Olympics in TokyoLixenberg and Vitturi will also be hosting workshops shares Dungarpur For all its cinematic beauty the festival is a reminder of the greats of the past and might inspire a new generation to future gloryThe Indian delegation celebrates the gold medal after defeating Pakistan in the menrsquos hockey finals at the 1964 Olympics in TokyoFrom October 2 to 7 10 am onwardsAt Little Theatre Godrej Dance Theatre Open Air Plaza NCPA Nariman PointLog on to filmheritagefoundationOn InstagramPV Sindhu at the 2020 Olympics in TokyoCatch the photo exhibition on Indians at the Olympics heregtgt Colaba Woods Garden Colabagtgt Tulsidas Kilachand Garden Malabar Hillgtgt Priyadarshini Park Napean Sea Roadgtgt August Kranti Maidan Gowalia Tank gtgt Maharshi Karve Park Wadalagtgt Muktananda Park Santacruz West gtgt Rao Saheb Patwardhan Udyan Khar Westgtgt Girgaon Chowpatty Viewing Deck Chowpattygtgt Dadar Chowpatty Viewing Deck Dadargtgt Bhakti Park Garden Wadalagtgt Garden Plot at Hiranandani Complex Powaigtgt Lala Tulsiram Udyan Mulundgtgt Gen Arunkumar Vaidya Garden Borivali Westgtgt Vaikunth ParkRamesh More Park Andheri Westgtgt Krishna Rao Rane Maidan JVPD Juhu