Gopal Deuskar

Director: V.K.Wankhede Year: 1988 This film unfolds the career of Gopal Deuskar, the eminent portraitpainter, who has distinguished himself in the princely palacesbefore India's independence, and has also excelled himself in paintingfor posterity the portraits of great personalities of the freedommovement. luminaries of justice as also barons of industry. Whilecommenting on the present state of art education, the painter says,"The present education in art contributes nothing to give solidgrounding, that is required most to enter into the professionof an artist. I don't blame the teachers, neither the students.Today it is more or less a crime to paint academically orrealistically."