Bidyut Kotoky director of the film 'Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare, now started
a new project. Bidyut has also a National Award in his kitty
[ http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1
<http://www.sentinelassam.com/mainnews/story.php?sec=1&subsec=0&id=132869&dt
P=2012-09-23&ppr=1#132869> &subsec=0&id=132869&dtP=2012-09-23&ppr=1#132869 ]
It is a film covering the seven sisters and one brother of the North East.
He is now trying the raise funds through "cloud financing". I received the
following information from him:
Quote:
It was indeed an eye opening and enriching experience to know about the rare
and shocking instance in the world history where a country (India) air
bombed its own citizen (1966 IAF bombing of Aizwal, Mizoram). about how the
govt. is trying to fight one of oldest insurgency in the world (insurgency
of Nagaland) literally with guitars, via the formation of the only ministry
in our country that is dedicated to music ('music task force').about the
music band members who spend overnight in the queue in Manipur to buy petrol
so that they can run the generator - they require the generator to use their
plug in instruments to practice music ; because, on an average, they don't
get more than 3 hours electricity in their area. about the village in the
midst of nowhere in Meghalaya, that practices an wonderful custom of
dedicating an individual 'tune' to every child instead of giving them a pet
name.
http://bidyutkotoky.com/notes-from-bidyut/
Unquote:
In his above blog you will find more information about this film project. It
is called Guns & Guitars. With the help of eight music bands from north east
the film is set to highlight the positiveness of North east. For that he has
chosen music as the remedy for peace. Bidyut has inscripted how the youth of
the region have taken the guitars on their hand and not the guns. How they
have expressed their feeling for the nation through their song. How they can
change the society for better with their music
Wahid Saleh
The Netherlands
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