Indian short film selected for Italian fest
NEW DELHI: "Aakhiri Munadi", a 15-minute short film on the culture and tradition of Himalayas, has been selected for the River to River Italy Film
Festival, which will also be a tribute to Raj Kapoor.
Written and directed by NSD student Ahsan Bakhsh, the film has been completely shot in Uttarakhand. According to Bakhsh, the film's USP is that it presents the culture and tradition of Himalayas.
"Aakhiri Munadi" is the story of a messenger Puran Singh who prides on his voice and his 'nagara' or drum. People of his town have faith in announcements made by Puran and believe that whatever he says is true.
One day he came to know that the chairman of the municipal board misused him and his voice. At the end of his last announcement he revealed the reality of the chairman to the people of the town and thereafter, the chairman was nowhere to be seen.
Alok Kumar plays Puran's character. The film's music is scored by Aslam Kaily while Narendra Ghindyal has done the camera work.
The eighth River to River Italy film festival will be held from December 5-11 in Florence. According to many people of Italy and Europe, Raj Kapoor was the Charlie Chaplin of the 1950s.
The jury of the festival also boasts names from the Bollywood fraternity like directors Kunal Kohli, Indra Kumar, R Balki, and Rohit Shetty.
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