Medha Patkar makes film debut by: Times News Network 03 Jul 2009 She’s made her presence felt in real life, fighting for people’s rights.
Now, she’s all set to do the same on-screen. Narmada Bachao Andolan’s Medha Patkar will be making her film debut in the Jayprad Desai-directed Marathi movie Swarajya. This story of real people in real situations (the director says the film is about greed and ambition, values and ideals, struggle and survival) deals with the conflict faced by a journalist who refuses to compromise on his values and finally launches his own newspaper. And the fiery Medha is playing herself, doing what she has been doing since years, only in front of the camera now! What’s more, the film also has two Oscar winners as part of its talented crew — Bhanu Athaiya, the first Indian to have won an Oscar for her costumes for the 1982 film Gandhi and Resul Pookutty who bagged an Oscar for his sound design for Slumdog Millionaire. “Working for Swarajya is my way of giving back to the city which has given me accolades. The script and the passion of the director struck me, here’s someone who wants to make a meaningful film in and about his motherland,” says Resul. Bhanu, too, is excited about working on a film in her own mother tongue. “It is a contemporary film set against the social and political background of Maharashtra,” she adds. Two Oscar winners behind the scenes and one real-life fiesty woman in front of it... well, here’s something to look out for! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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