IGNOU MHV-10 Assignment 2026-27
Cinema Lekhan
Last updated by IGNOU: 30 Sept 2026. Guide written from the official PDF on 19 Oct 2026, 02:47 pm.
| Course code | MHV-10 |
|---|---|
| Course title | Cinema Lekhan |
| Programme | M.A. Hindi Vyavsayik Lekhan (MAHV)MAHV |
| School | School of Humanities |
| Assignment code | MHV-10/TMA/2026-2027 |
| Session | July 2026 and January 2027 |
| Maximum marks | 100 |
| Weightage | 30% |
| Last date (June exam) | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Last date (December exam) | 30 Sept 2027 |
| Medium | Hindi |
About the MHV-10 assignment
The MHV-10 Cinema Lekhan assignment covers film history, cinema and society, academic writing about films, and practical screenwriting. Topics include Italian neorealism, Dadasaheb Phalke, popular and art cinema, pre-production, screenplay elements, literary adaptation and major filmmakers.
This tutor-marked assignment has two parts containing ten compulsory questions worth 10 marks each. Questions 5 and 10 each contain two short notes worth 5 marks apiece, with approximately 400-word responses specified. Part 2 gives a general answer length of approximately 800 words; its dialogue-writing task also specifies a scene lasting 3–4 minutes.
What the assignment asks
| Question | Marks | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 10 | Explain the influence of neorealism on Italian cinema using examples. |
| Q2 | 10 | Discuss Dadasaheb Phalke’s contribution to Hindi cinema. |
| Q3 | 10 | Compare popular cinema with art cinema. |
| Q4 | 10 | Explain academic writing about cinema and identify its principal areas. |
| Q5 | 2×5=10 | Write short notes on Madhuri magazine and the relationship between cinema and society. |
| Q6 | 10 | Discuss the different aspects of film pre-production. |
| Q7 | 10 | Explain the fundamental elements of a screenplay. |
| Q8 | 10 | Imagine a 3–4-minute reunion scene between two brothers separated in childhood for about twenty years and write its dialogue. |
| Q9 | 10 | Compare the portrayal of Devdas in Bimal Roy’s film with the character in Sharatchandra’s literary work and discuss any differences. |
| Q10 |
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