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Ranjit S. Ruprai

@ranjitsruprai.bsky.social
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Curator supakino.com / Founder @the-cloud-door.bsky.social / Former Chair riocinema.org.uk

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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’ll be at Widescreen Weekend for Omar’s brilliant curation of dacoit movies… and I’m very pleased to be introducing OMKARA tomorrow to start the programme
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The Rio Cinema @riocinema.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Howden, our film programmer, after a short illness. Peter dedicated 25 years of his career to the Rio, first as Projectionist and then as Programmer, his unparalleled instinct for what the Rio audience(cont in image)
PETER HOWDEN 27TH MARCH 1945-18TH JANUARY 2026It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of
Peter Howden, our film programmer, after a short illness.
Peter dedicated 25 years of his career to the Rio, first as Projectionist and then as Programmer, his unparalleled instinct for what the Rio audience wanted, kept our unique
cinema going through thick and thin.

Peter programmed the legendary Electric Cinema Notting Hill, in the heady days of the late 60s and the 70s, where he established a much-imitated style of repertory programming. He later managed and programmed the original Hampstead Everyman, as well as establishing The Roxie, London's first gay arthouse.

We have been honoured to call him a colleague and a friend, and will miss his wry sense of humour and kindness. We know there will be many who wish to send condolences.
Please email rosie@riocinema.org.uk and we will collect them all
and send to his partner and family.

Details of a memorial to celebrate Peter's incredible contribution to London's film culture will follow soon.
With love from the Rio team x
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year!
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Nicol’s Hamlet is my fav Hamlet
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Having binge-watched 3 seasons of Taggart (1983-2010) so far, I am now regularly and unexpectedly exclaiming the word dunderhead in a Glaswegian accent… dunderrrrrheeeed!
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RANJIT REWINDS @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Happy Xmas to all my film and TV loving punks out there William Shatner in T.J. Hooker S03 E12 “Slay Ride” (1983)
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Ben Turner @bturnerinfo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Tomorrow is the final SUPAKINO #bombaymix of the year. And it’s a corker! Join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social, @bressonian.bsky.social and @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social for a double bill of BLOW-UP (1966) and JAANE BHI DO YAARO (1983) SAT SEPT 27th 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...
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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Really looking (or 'leica-ing' - sorry 😞) forward to this photographic double bill this Saturday, programmed with panache by @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social
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Omar Ahmed 🍉 @bressonian.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The splendidly programmed final double bill from @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social in the new series of Bombay Mix. Unfortunately unable to attend in person now but have recorded an intro for Kundan Shah's JBDY, and which will be a very rare UK screening. Unmissable!
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
📷 Counterculture On Camera 📸 Join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social, @bressonian.bsky.social (recorded intro) + film historian @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social for a double bill of JAANE BHI DO YAARO & BLOW-UP at Close-Up Cinema on SAT 27 SEP 2025 tinyurl.com/yc4m69ys Cool art by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
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Tony Paley @tpaleyfilm.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
#bestfilminlondontoday Sep 20 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to London films. Supakino screening: 'This rarely screened British film is a marvellous curio' Jack Clayton’s strange, gothic OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Cinema capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2025/08/capi...
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Capital Celluloid 2025 — Day 261: Sat Sep 20
Our Mother’s House (Clayton, 1967): Close-Up Cinema, 8pm This screening is introduced by Ranjit S. Ruprai and followed by discussion with f...
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Phuong Le @phuonghhle.com · 17/09/2025
This Saturday @ Close-Up Cinema: A Bombay Mix double bill of BABUL/FATHER'S HOUSE (S.U. Sunny, 1950) and OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE (Jack Clayton, 1967). I'm very excited to join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for post-screening conversations on these two rarely screened gems. Book here! tinyurl.com/mtv4mbw2
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Ben Turner @bturnerinfo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Another fantastic double bill w/ SUPAKINO Here’s my poster for the screening of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967). Join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social & film critic @phuonghhle.com at the CLOSE-UP CENTRE on SAT 20 SEP 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program...
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
🏠 The Parental Home 🏡 Join me and my special guest, film critic @phuonghhle.com, for a double bill of BABUL aka FATHER’S HOUSE (1950) & OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE (1967) at Close-Up Film Centre on SAT 20 SEP 2025 www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program... Stunning artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🇮🇳 Revolutionary Cinema 🇨🇺 Join me and special guest Dr Kulraj Phullar, film studies teacher and researcher, for a double bill of MOTHER INDIA (1957) & I AM CUBA (1964) at Close-Up Cinema on SAT 13 SEP 2025 🎟️ www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_program... Amazing artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Bombay Mix is back! A new season of double bills at Close-Up Film Centre on 13, 20 & 27 Sep 2025 with Dr. Kulraj Phullar, @phuonghhle.com & @bressonian.bsky.social 🇮🇳 MOTHER INDIA + 🇨🇺 I AM CUBA 🏠 BABUL + 🏡 OUR MOTHER’S HOUSE 📷 JAANE BHI DO YAARO + 📸 BLOW-UP Info: supakino.com/events
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Thank you so much for believing in us! These are our next steps... Watch this space! @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social & @bressonian.bsky.social Founders of The Cloud Door
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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
A smart and thoughtful plan for the future being offered here — will happily continue to support their goals!
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
We're truly heartened by the support for our home video label venture. Messages have come in from all over the world. Thank you! ❤️ We're nearly 25% funded, but we still need your help. Please keep spreading the word, pre-order, or pledge today! 🎞️ 👇 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...
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OM DAR-B-DAR (1988) - Limited Edition Blu-ray & Extras
THE CLOUD DOOR, a new boutique label, presents one of Indian cinema's most influential cult films on Blu-ray.
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
By the way, I am also introducing the marvellously fun and silly film BHOOT BUNGLA (1965) directed by Mehmood and starring himself + R D Burman. Join me and @tokenhomo.bsky.social at Genesis Cinema, London, on 23 July 2025 genesiscinema.co.uk/event/99644
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Jeff Billington @facesofjeff.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
If you want to see classics of South Asian cinema issued in beautiful new editions - which you obviously do - then make sure you are backing this brilliant project!
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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I have just learned about this excellent new boutique Bluray house with a focus on South Asian cinema -- their initial Kickstarter for their first release will run for another two weeks and a half, but they're only at 20%. Spread the word! This really looks like the start of a beautiful effort here.
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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Lovely to see this plan! Again, check out their feed and their current Kickstarter to get things up and running for them. It's a striking looking first film to start with, and having this kind of open range for the future is a delight.
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Latest newsletter just landed in your inbox… please keep spreading the word about our new label and this first amazing film release… and keep making those pledges! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...
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David Hudson @dwhdaily.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Parallel Days/Bollywood Nights opens @newyork.asiasociety.org on Friday, @bressonian.bsky.social and @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social are launching @the-cloud-door.bsky.social, and Guru Dutt turned 100 this week! www.criterion.com/current/post...
Suhasini Mulay in Mrinal Sen’s BHUVAN SHOME (1969)
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🐸🎞️ We are so delighted and honoured to have filmmaker Kamal Swaroop support us in getting his film out on Blu-ray for the first time - OM DAR-B-DAR deserves its cult status to extend worldwide and you can help make this happen: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...
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R. Emmet Sweeney @robert-emmet.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Omar Ahmed & Ranjit S. Ruprai are launching The Cloud Door: a boutique UK home video label for South Asian films. I spoke with them for Old New about their Kickstarter campaign, the lack of Indian movies on Blu-ray, and the underground influence of their previously banned first release Om Dar-B-Dar:
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Opening The Cloud Door: An Interview with Omar Ahmed and Ranjit S. Ruprai
Launching a Home Video Label for South Asian cinema
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Had a fun interview with oldnew.substack.com, about the new blu-ray label @the-cloud-door.bsky.social, in which Rob asked for an Indian film he should watch from @bressonian.bsky.social and myself… can you guess which ones we suggested (clues below)?
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
We're 15% funded! 👏 Back us. Share. Spread the word. We need all the support we can get. 👇 kickstarter.com/projects/tcd... #PhysicalMedia #IndianCinema #HomeVideo
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Totally Filmi 🌻 @totallyfilmi.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
For a long time, I said what Indian cinema needs is a kind of alternative to Criterion for Indian movies. And then, THIS happened! It's so exciting, and it really NEEDS us to step up and join the Kickstarter (I did!) #DesiWatch #Filmsky
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Thank you to everyone who has backed us so far! Our first milestone achieved! 🎉 10% funded! ☁️🚪
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a man with a beard is wearing a watch and clapping his hands
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a watch and clapping his hands
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We're so close -- nearly at 10% funded on Kickstarter! Every single pledge counts right now. If you've been thinking about backing us, now's the time to jump in and help push us over this first big milestone www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...
still image from Kamal Swaroop's Om Dar-B-Dar (1988)
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
☁️🚪The day has arrived! We are live with the Kickstarter and so are pre-orders for Om Dar-B-Dar. We are very excited to share with you details of the first release! ☁️🚪 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd...
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OM DAR-B-DAR (1988) - Limited Edition Blu-ray & Extras
THE CLOUD DOOR, a new boutique label, presents one of Indian cinema's most influential cult films on Blu-ray.
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Josh @hatefuljosh.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Hey everyone! The Cloud Door is an upstart UK boutique home video label focused on South Asian cinema. They need some support to get their first release - cult classic OM DAR-B-DAR - off the ground. Let's give them a hand
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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcd... This campaign is to fund their first release, Kamal Swaroop's #Om #DarBDar (1988)! Kamal Swaroop's Om Dar-B-Dar is one of Indian cinema's most influential cult films of the modern era, celebrated for its strange storytelling and surrealist style.
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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
***FUNDRAISER*** @the-cloud-door.bsky.social has finally launched their #Kickstarter! @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social and @bressonian.bsky.social have been working very hard to make The Cloud Door a reality and the day has finally come for everyone to show their support for this endeavor!
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Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
***VIDEO*** New interview up on the channel today with new boutique Blu-ray label, #TheCloudDoor! They have a kickstarter campaign launching tomorrow for their first tile #OmDarBDar (1988), but you can get ready for that RIGHT NOW by listening to the interview!
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
☁️🚪 1 DAY TO GO - our kickstarter starts tomorrow! In this clip, @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social talks about the new label - check out the full interview by Disc-Conmected to learn more about us: youtu.be/jrHu6nds2ek
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
📢 3 DAYS TO GO! Please support us! We can't wait to share everything we've been working on with you!
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Omar Ahmed 🍉 @bressonian.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Help us spread the word! We're aiming for 1,000 pre-orders of our first release to build a sustainable, long-term label dedicated to South Asian cinema.
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
☁️🚪 Pre-orders for the influential cult film OM DAR-B-DAR on blu-ray for the first time in a specially designed edition with new extras ☁️🚪 01 JULY 2025
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
📣 7 DAYS TO GO! We’ve been talking about this for years but we need your support. Spread the word. Be there on Day 1. 👋 📽️ On 1 July at 2 PM UK time, we launch the Kickstarter campaign and with it, our new boutique label: The Cloud Door from @bressonian.bsky.social & @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social.
Still frame from Om Dar-B-Dar
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The Cloud Door @the-cloud-door.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
One of Indian Cinema's greatest Cult films is coming to Blu-ray for the first time with special features. Kamal Swaroop's Om Dar-B-Dar (1988, India) is our first release. Sign up here for more info & latest news: the-cloud-door.com
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Company set up ✅ Collaborators lined up ✅ Kickstarter verified ✅ Super excited to launch pre-orders for our first release OM DAR-B-DAR on blu-ray very soon
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Omar Ahmed 🍉 @bressonian.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Additional screening BADNAM BASTI on Fri 25 July at 7pm as the first one has sold out @cineredis.bsky.social. Tickets & more info here: www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1331...
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Badnam Basti (Neighbourhood of Ill Repute)
This daring and progressive account of a complex love triangle broke all manner of taboos to emerge as India’s first queer film and an icon of Parallel Cinema.
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Phuong Le @phuonghhle.com · 27/04/2025
Saw FRENZY for the first time at the BFI and this reverse tracking shot is one of the most viscerally upsetting sequences I've ever experienced in a cinema, like some kind of sickness crawling under my skin.
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Phuong Le @phuonghhle.com · 25/04/2025
Coming up on May 11: A special screening of Paul Mazursky's BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (1969) to accompany our @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social podcast series on Robert Culp. Looking forward to introducing this swinging gem with @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social! www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/supakin...
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SUPAKINO presents: BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE / The Garden Cinema
“First we'll have an orgy and then we'll go see Tony Bennett.” Naked meditation, primal screaming, gestalt therapy and swinging… film curator Ranjit S. Ruprai and film critic Phuong Le introduce Paul ...
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RANJIT REWINDS @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Film critic @phuonghhle.com joins @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for ep 5 about actor, writer & filmmaker Robert Culp. We have a long chat about Culp’s career from theatre to television to cinema inc. the wonderful film BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (1969) and his many wives inc. France Nuyen.
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Ranjit S. Ruprai @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
We’ve reached over 100 listens across 9 countries!!! Thanks for supporting my new podcast and watch this space for the final Robert Culp episode with @phuonghhle.com out very soon
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Phuong Le @phuonghhle.com · 27/03/2025
ICYMI, our Robert Culp deep dive @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social goes sci-fi in our last two episodes, which focus on his work in the classic TV series THE OUTER LIMITS and other fascinating intergalactic adventures. Catch up here! shows.acast.com/ranjitrewinds
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