By Pradeep Kumar

NAHARLAGUN, Dec 8: Keen observation would help realize that young Arunachal Pradesh generations are passing through a transitional phase to adopt modernity by changing their traditional lifestyles.

       This perhaps had drawn attention of superintending engineer N L Kamin, whose hidden creativity steered his psyche to produce film Khwahish that truly justifies the fast changing social spectrum of indigenous tribals still leading traditional life in far-flung and remote areas to sustain on nature's mercy as gatherers and hunters.  

       After listening from Kamin, Nilam Talo wrote the story and script. Kamin on learning about this, decided to translate it to silver screen, named it Khwahish and turned its producer. His beloved life partner Likha Nap pitched in to be the executive producer.

       As there is no dearth of talented actors and actresses, their search zeroed down to Heri Sonu (heroine), Neelam Abhey (hero), Neelam Kapa, Yangfo Kapa, Tar Yajo and Licha Aka, while support poured in from many quarters including by former home minister Neelam Taram, RWD SE T K Tagin, APSCS chairman Toko Kach, to name  a few.

 The film's premier show in a hotel at Naharlagun on Thursday evening not only proved the talents of the actors, story writer and director but showcased as to how Arunachalee young generations were caught in present Whatsaap and Twitter mania. 

Sonu belongs to a middle class family while Abhey to rich parents of Deed village of Lower Subansiri district, but both were sent to Itanagar for higher education when they fall in love. Interestingly, mobile was the medium of their love which they continued to make best use while returning to their remote village. Sonu's little read parents still leading traditional life were oblivious that their daughter was bitten by love bug.  Abhey's parents were no exception either.  

Contrary to the age-old tradition of giving away daughter for a price through numerous rituals, to which the bride and groom are totally unaware, Sonu and Abhey had crossed the traditional barrier to see dream of a golden future as husband and wife! 

Will they succeed to marry each other will be known to the viewers as the film releases here on Saturday. 

Addressing the gathering including the film crew, IPR Parliamentary Secretary Mama Natung said that film, a part of media, is a unique medium having tremendous capacity to influence minds to bring sweeping changes and reform in society.      

Arunachalees from Longding to Tawang are ‘kisise kum nehi’ and doing wonderfully in their respective fields. However, the need of the hour is to respect the works by realizing their value, he said to underscore the dignity of labour.  "Do whatever you are doing in the best possible capacity with commitment and success will embrace you tomorrow, if not today," he made a fervent appeal to the GenNext. 

Responding to pleas of Arunachal Pradesh Film Federation president Chopa Cheda and senior journalist Pradeep Kumar that the GoAP was yet to extend any financial help to film makers except promises, Natung said that the GoAP is well aware of problems confronting the film makers and media.

That is why the upcoming Film Institute at Jote is an initiative of the GoAP, he said and sought a proposal highlighting demands for the GoAP to consider allocating fund in the next budget, he assured.     

Cheda earlier said that former CMs Nabam Tuki and late Kalikho Pul had promised fund on many occasions which proved to be lip-service only. The local film producers spent huge fund to develop a film but get discouraged due to loss because of only two film halls in the state and no help of the GoAP, he pinpointed. There is no dearth of talented artists but lack of financers and sponsors, state's filmdom has failed to grow, he added. 

Reverberating Chopa's views, Kamin suggested short films in local dialects with sub-titles for cost effectiveness and higher chance of profitability. 

Numerous video halls showing Bollywood films is the main cause of loss of local films makers, senior journalist Pradeep Kumar said and urged the GoAP to regulate all video halls which run with license by permitting few Bollywood films in a week but making local films mandatory daily.

 

---

Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
Email: kenterjoyaz@easternsentinel.in / editoreasternsentinel@gmail.com
Phone: 0360-2212313

<< Back to News List