Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Film on Poet Jayanta Mahapatra Celebrates a Simple Life
There's a new movie called 'A Tale to Begin With' about Jayanta Mahapatra, a famous poet.
It shows how he spent his last few years.
He lived alone in Cuttack, enjoying simple things like nature and poetry.
The movie shows him laughing, writing, and finding peace.
It also shares memories and poems from friends like Gulzar.
The film won an award and is being shown in different places.
The poet enjoyed life with happiness and love and embraced silence as his greatest poem.
The film shows his health declining yet his love for people was radiant.
Documentary 'A Tale to Begin With' showcases the life of poet Jayanta Mahapatra.
The film captures Mahapatra's last years, living alone in Cuttack after his wife and son died.
The documentary highlights his simplicity, love for life, and embrace of solitude.
'A Tale to Begin With' won the Best Documentary Award at the 7th Bioscope Global Film Festival 2025.
The film includes recollections from contemporaries like Gulzar and depicts moments of joy and connection.
- Who
- Jayanta Mahapatra, a poet, and the filmmaker Bishweshwar Das.
- What
- Documentary film about the life of poet Jayanta Mahapatra.
- When
- Jayanta Mahapatra's last years, screened recently in New Delhi and won the Best Documentary Award at the 7th Bioscope Global Film Festival 2025.
- Where
- Cuttack, India.
- Why
- To document the life and celebrate the legacy of poet Jayanta Mahapatra, and to portray his simple yet profound approach to life.
- Film Title
- 'A Tale to Begin With'
- Subject
- Jayanta Mahapatra
- Filmmaker
- Bishweshwar Das
- Award
- Best Documentary Award at 7th Bioscope Global Film Festival 2025
- Notable Friends
- Gulzar, Pratibha Ray, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
- Death Year
- 2023
- Age at Death
- 95