Norway Film Festival 2014
Boxing Babylon to be screened at Norway Film Festival
Boxing Babylon to be screened at Norway Film Festival
A documentary on boxer V. Devarajan who was the first Indian
to win a World Cup medal abroad, Boxing Babylon , made by Alfredo De Braganza of Spain, has been
selected for screening in the Norway Film Festival.
De Braganza, who has been living in India for nearly 12 years, and is based in Jaipur at the moment, had stumbled upon a newspaper advertisement about boxing classes at the Nehru Stadium during his stay in Chennai.
He was charmed by the simplicity of boxer Devarajan, a Railway employee, who had competed in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and had gone on to win the bronze medal in the World Cup in 1994.
De Braganza, who has been living in India for nearly 12 years, and is based in Jaipur at the moment, had stumbled upon a newspaper advertisement about boxing classes at the Nehru Stadium during his stay in Chennai.
He was charmed by the simplicity of boxer Devarajan, a Railway employee, who had competed in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and had gone on to win the bronze medal in the World Cup in 1994.
