Veteran film archivist PK Nair passes away
PK Nair, the founder-director of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI), passed away on Friday in Pune at the age of 82, following prolonged illness. Born in Kerala in 1933, Nair, a film archivist and scholar, preserved several major Indian films. 'Celluloid Man', a documentary film based on Nair's life and work was directed in 2012.