Rajeeve Gupta
rajeeve gupta december – january film actor film critic film programmer born calcuta died new york matriculated university washington moved new york city gupta first worked actor film pather panchali infant gupta said chosen role satyajit ray said looked like particularly gruesome baby gupta also appeared student film aparajito appeared six satyajit ray film guptas first writing satyajit ray published india reviewer film uw daily news starting film review komo tv seattle gupta took programming asuw major film series university washington time programmed seattle premiere louis malles phantom india peter brook king lear charle chaplin king new york john hartl film critic seattle time said four year ago phantom india offered seattle theater took sold screening guptas asuw major film series prove commercial use first appeared seattle theater selling show movie house moved larger seven gable theater asuw major film series continues innovative film programming around letter seattle time richard jameson editor movietone news later film comment wrote asuw major film series invaluable feature local culture current management rajeeve gupta previously major film series bad joke melange recent box office hit negligible worth notable classic sabotaged inaptinept double billing guptas programming innovative diverse imaginative yet homogenous cofeaturing startling veteran many failed film series he managed reach big enough share colossally apathetic u w student body sustain economically gupta involved first seattle international film festival unpaid consultant first director third festival masthead listed director dan ireland darryl macdonald listed coowners coowners greg kachel listed consultant gupta remained director festival shocking event festival held moore egyptian theatre last night third festival werner herzog person film heart glass screening heart glass consultant gred kachel asked dan ireland kachel could introduce herzog stage audience ireland told gupta would introducing herzog audience lobby moore theatre extra large kachel could see gupta waiting around corner herzog herzog unable see gupta kachel went concession stand poured coca cola largest cup walked gupta stood dumped coca cola left gupta gasping shock walked around corner led herzog onstage introduced crowd dan ireland director festival moved hollywood become producer made first hollywood motion picture director whole wide world credit film special thanks greg kachel year seattle international film festival give lifetime achievement award award called minky nickname gupta minky chosen honor seattle international film festival dedicated gupta hitchcock