C itizen Kane is a 1941 movie directed by iconic American auteur Orson Welles . Welles' magnum opus, Citizen Kane is touted in American movie circles as the greatest motion picture of all time. Over the last one hundred years, cinema has been a proud witness to some ingeniously gifted, uber-talented movie makers whose penchant for cinema seemed to transcend the love for their own existence, and whose avant garde, sui generis works not only delighted and enlightened generations of viewers worldwide, but also paved the way for evolution of cinema as the art form of the 20th century. If cinema were to write its own tale of glory then surely Welles' name would be engraved in golden letters for having suffered the most in order to make his art see the light of the day. Throughout his career, Welles suffered miserably at the hands of pesky Production Studios, but he fought till his last breath to keep his works free from any commercial sabotage and cheap gimmicks. However, as with any avenue of promise, it’s almost impossible to keep the moolah out, for it’s the very fuel on which the business runs. The only thing that concerns the investors is profit, and the since the creative lot mostly have to rely on the Production Studios for funding, they have to devise a framework that caters to the whims of these investors, and simultaneously fulfills their minimal creative requirements. The higher the stakes the greater is the say of the man with the moolah!



