Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Special screening of ''Daayen Ya Baayen'' at Rajbhavan

Dehra Dun, Jan 11 (PTI) ''Daayen Ya Baayen'', which is being publicised as first Uttarakhandi film in Hindi, will have a special screening for Governor Margaret Alva in the state Rajbhavan tomorrow.

Set against the backdrop of an Uttarakhand village, the film would be shown tomorrow at an auditorium in the state Rajbhavan, director Bela Negi told reporters here.

Negi, who has also written the story, screen-play and dialogue of the film, said she made the film in Hindi instead of local dialects of Garhwali and Kumaon as she wanted to reach out the wider audiences of the country.

The film, made with a budget of Rs 2 cr, would be released in Uttarakhand on Jan 14. However, it has already hit the screens in New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune getting good critical response, she said.

Through the film, Negi said, she has touched various issues like unemployment, migration, education, environment and alcoholism, albeit in a light and humourous manner and claimed that the people of hills would be able to identify themselves with the characters.

The film has been shot in Chaukuri village and adjoining areas of Pithoragarh district and 97 percent of its cast is from Uttarakhand.

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