If Bollywood film watchers are having a surge of feel-good hormones due to hearty laughter, it is mostly because of ace director Priyadarshan, the man behind several hilarious Bollywood flicks that appeal to audiences throughout the nation. Priyadarshan is not only a commercial cinema director, he also makes profound films like Kanchipuram, which has been selected for the Toronto Film Festival, where it will be screened in the special presentation section on September 12th. The film follows the life of a silk weaver in Kanchipuram in at a time when silk weavers were treated like bonded labourers. The film is based on real-life incidents, where a few weavers spur a revolution unable to bear the atrocities heaped upon them and this revolution results in the formation of a cooperative society that is functional to this day. Prakashraj plays the protagonist and Shriya Reddy plays his wife. Music is by M.G. Sree Kumar.
Priyadarshan said, �It is an analysis of Communism, which emerged in India in the early 1920s.� The director added that he has done extensive research for this film to give a graphic representation of what exactly transpired with a little imagination thrown in. After its special premiere at Toronto Film Festival, the film will be released in October.
Meanwhile, Priyadarshan is busy filming Shahrukh Khan's Billoo Barbe, the Hindi version of Kuselan�s source � Katha Parayumbol.
Priyadarshan is also producing his first Tamil film, Poi Solla Porom, which is a hilarious take on a timid man�s battle when a nefarious real estate mogul swindles his property. The film�s audio was released in July and has been doing good business. M.G. Sreekumar has composed the music of this film too.
Check out the links below: http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Priyadarshan%E2%80%99sflickin_Toronto_Fest_17879.html
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Dear Mr Khan,
ReplyDeleteI am writing this letter for a special request. Before you label this letter as 'just another one of those mails' and throw this in trash, request you to please spare a few minutes to go through the contents.
I am the president of a Not For Profit organisation – Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy India (PPMD India). I am also a mother of a 5 year old boy who has a rare incurable genetic disorder – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). His muscles lack a critical protein called Dystrophin which is required for maintenance of muscles and also for regeneration of muscles that wear out during normal day to day activities. This results in progressive weakening of muscles causing our boys to be on a wheel chair before they turn 10. The normal progression of this order gradually affects the heart and respiratory muscles causing children to be on critical life support system by the time they are in their teens and many don't even survive to see the third decade of their lives. For those who do get to see their twenties, life is restricted to the bed with life support systems assisting every moment of their day.
DMD is rare and according to best known statistics, occurs one in every 3500 boys. It does not favour any ethnicity or race and is global in its occurrence. Our boys are born normal and so they seem till their diagnosis between 3 to 5 years. Most of them have an intelligence that is much above average. However practical difficulties and later medical complications force them to abort normal education.
My son was diagnosed a little over 2 years back when he was not even 3 years old. Naturally our world collapsed. I had only two options – to accept my fate and live a life full of 'ifs' and 'why me' Or fight back. I chose the latter.
I initiated the formation of a parents group wherein the parents could have access to information on advanced care and management of DMD which is so lacking in our country. I dedicated myself to finding inroads into international research circles and ensure that I was equipped with the latest information on both – care protocol as well as on leading research strategies. I made it my business to share the information and their implications with the group.
Only recently I along with a group of likeminded parents who prefer to fight out DMD rather than wait for things to happen have formed a Not For Profit Organisation – Parent project Muscular Dystrophy India (PPMD India). As president of this organisation I was invited for a 3 day conference in the US to attend the conference that brought all the stalwarts of the research industry who are working towards bringing an end to DMD. The experience was truly enriching and filled me with a lot of hope for the future.
I have come to realise that parent education and empowerment can move mountains and ensure that our boys lead a much better life than what is predicted. Globally parents have organised themselves and are pushing researchers to work harder and get a cure. Amazing amount of dedication is shown towards raising funds that ensure development of newer and more robust 'care protocols'. They have funded research and have ensured that many lead products are now on their way to being ready for clinical trials or are already there.
A similar momentum need to be started here in India to ensure that our boys have a chance to live. Over a period of time I have managed to bring a few Muscular Dystrophy (MD) organisations together and think of a common goal.
I have been assured support from organisations in the US, Europe and Australia. We are now working towards a parent and doctor education conference in India in Feb 2008. We are also trying to ensure that we are able to plot India on the map for global clinical trials. All this is to ensure that our children have the same benefits as children living in other developed countries.
Mr Khan, I request you to please help us in our endeavour. We need your support to help reach out to parents so that they start know the importance of early intervention and progressive monitoring. We seek your partnership to influence parents to have hope and not fall prey to touts promising fake cures. We also need your charisma to drive fund raising campaigns.
For starters, all I am requesting for is an audience with you so that I could take you through the broad outline of our efforts.
Your support and influence will be really appreciated by the tens of thousands of parents who are living a life of complete despair.
Looking forward to a favourable response from your end.
Dear SRK ,
ReplyDeleteAll the members of my family are fond of you. we watch all your films. My daughter is your biggest fan. Name is vaishnavi. She is just 8 years old.
Her suggestion to you is : please do not sport a pony tail. You look ugly with it.
hi...
ReplyDeletewatched OSO recently....
i thnk dis has been ur best performance.. till date...
u looked really awesum...in the movie...
hi...
ReplyDeletewatched OSO recently....
i thnk dis has been ur best performance.. till date...
u looked really awesum...in the movie...