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Aashi Manohar presenting his first film,         Aashi Manohar desiging the first shot of I
Suraj ke Ansh, to Mrs. Indira Gandhi,             film, Suraj ke Ansh.
Prime Minister of India.

   
Still photographs of first film, Suraj ke Ansh by Aashi Manohar.

1.   Suraj ke Ansh
2.   Karkash
3.   Dances of Gujarat
4.   Rudrasandhan

 
Rudrasandhan, experimental film of 30 minutes. in 16mm was on the world famous Sculpture & Painter Lt. Shri Rudrahan ji. This film was based on his life, work and memories.
Shri Prabhat Ganguli, Gulvardhan, Shishir Kumar Rai, Vishvamitra, Waswani, Bansi Kaul, Smt. Jacob, Shri Jhavar, Madan Bhatnagar, Rajula Bhandari, Ramprakash, Prashant Khirwarkar, Sucheta Raout, Shantichandra Dwivedi, Dr. Kamal Vashishth, Vijay Shinde, Virendra, Prabhunath Singh Azmi, Nitin Bharadwaj, Kalyan Acharya, Vijay & Ezaz acted and interviewed in the short film shot at Gwalior.

This film was scripted, produced & directed by Shri Aashi Manohar. The Cinematographer was Ravji Sondarwa & recording dubbing was by S Vinod Kumar. The job of assistance & coordination was done by Shri Kalyan Acharya & Nitin Bhardwaj. The technical equipments were borrowed by National Film Development Corporation, Bombay.

5.   Langdi Tang
6.   The Sacred Earth



Review by Mrinalini V. Sarabhai :

The Prithvi Sukta of the Atharva Veda is a prayer to preserve out Mother Earth from the earliest Vedic Times, Indian thought focused on the relationship of nature & the human being.
In the villages
In the aranyas (forests)
In the assemblies
In all places
Oh Earth may our expression be always in accordance with your wishes.

Manohar Aashi has been inspired by a great poem of an American Indian chief, A Heartrending plea to the white conquerors not to destroy their land. His delicate poetic yet powerful depiction of the thoughts in the poem and illustrated through film in superb visualisation.
The words of a great poet come to mind,
Be there a man with soul
so dead
Who never to himself has said this is my own,
my native land
I hope all who see it will be inspired to say
This is my own
My planet earth
Give me the courage
To cherish it
forever.

Mrinalini V. Sarabhai
Chidambaram, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad

Review by Jim Hughes :

As a European,
Irish by birth I was impressed by this moving film by Aashi Manohar, All over the world the same cry is heard "Save nature take care of the environment."
The film is one of the most poetic statements I have ever seen on this subject. The film is direct simple, but not simplistic.
The wonderful images of the people at the beginning are beautifully woven into various visual narratives which unfold throughout the film.
The editing is carefully executed to support the narration. "The rivers are, our children …The waters murmur is the voice of my father's father." There is very little narration, just enough to remind us of our responsibility to nature which is there for our use and not abuse. The land is part of our history and the history of humankind. When we hurt nature we hurt ourselves I am reminded of the poetry of the great Irish poet W.B Yeats "Tread softly, you are treading on my bones". The Earth contains the bones of our ancestors as the waters murmur is "the voice of my father's father".
The seductive beauty of the Indian landscape is nicely captured. The exotic colours, and the natural habitat of each animal gives us glimpses of nature rarely. I believe this film is very special and deserves to be seen in all countries of the world.
I join with my brother Aashi and his concerns for the future of the planet, It is a message significant for all of us.
Thank you for your courage in making this film.

Jim Hughes
(Artist/ Choreographer)
106, Third Ave. mt Lawley, 6050 W Australia

7.   The Tigress/ Baghin



8.   Pandvani
9.   Ramcharit Chitram
10. Nehru Charit Chitram
11. Sachet
12. Four Films on Independence
13. Tribal & Nature
14. Pandvani, The Tribal Music

Films in the process of completion :

1.   Legends of Pandvani
2.   Jhadu Ram Devangan
3.   Teejan Bai
4.   Ritu Verma
5.   Poonaram Nishad
6.   Laxmi Banjare
7.   Ramkatha. Part. 1. 2
8.   Mask & Costumes of Ramayan
9.   Queen of Rewa. Baghela Museum. Venkat Bhawan & Rewa
10. Khajuraho
11. Bhopalnama
12. Guru Shishya Parampara of Music
13. Music of Gwalior
14. Tribal Paintings