“Making paths for coming filmmakers of Kashmir”-Mir Sarwar
Under the banner of Seven Two Creations in Association with Safdar Arts, “Kashmir Daily-story of a journalist” is released this week in selected PVR cinemas.. The producer, director, writer, actor and editor Hussein Khan has presented the social issues of Kashmir through this movie. Kashmir Daily has not only the location of Kashmir but also the cast and crew.
Kashmir Daily is the story of a journalist who brings the social issue of the valley in the limelight and what struggles he has to face for this noble deed. It is starring Mir Sarwar, Neelam Singh, Sanam Ziya, Rajinder Tickoo, Hussein Khan and Zameer Ashai.Mir Sarwar, a Kashmir origin, is also a well known face in the Bollywood. He has acted in acclaimed films like Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Jolly LLB 2, Phantom, Itefaq: It happened one night etc.
Kashmir Daily revolves around the drugs abuses and unemployment in Kashmir. “Mir Sarwar is playing a role of a Journalist who wants to raise questions on these social issues and desire to get solutions for that. The valley is suffering from unemployment,lack of social life, qualification not recognized and other factors leading the youth to acquire wrong the path and addicted to unnecessary things ” Sarwar said.
Mir quoted “his entire crew is very excited with the release of the movie as it’s the first ever independent movie of Kashmir releasing outside J & K. Before Kashmir Daily also movies got release outside the valley but all had some Bollywood connection. It took almost 3 and half years to finish the shooting of the movie due to lack of funds. The Government and other private Organisation is also not very supportive over there as film fraternity of J & K is also sitting idle for past few years. To shoot in Kashmir is not very easy but also not impossible. He said patience pays and they are collaborating outside J & K.”
He had already acted in Bollywood as a supporting actor but in Kashmir Daily, he is the lead actor and has lots of responsibilities. Being an actor, he had experimented a lot in the movie. Besides being an actor he has experience in camera work, action sequel, direction, writing. Hussein Khan and he have both acted in the movie. When Hussein is in front of the camera, Sarwar is handling the directional part and vice-versa. They both have the zeal to establish Kashmir film industry.
He said mostly the people in Kashmir depends on doordarshan, and very few shows their interest in the filmmaking due to the lack and unfuctioning of cinema hall. But he believed that they have to potential to make good and inspiring movies and they should come forward. . He wants to make paths for the coming filmmakers of Kashmir to flourish the Kashmir Film Industry. They can’t compete with Bollywood and Hollywood but have the potential to produce movies. Unless and until the filmmakers do not come with their regional story we will not be able to get to know the story
Today there are a lot of open platforms like YouTube, National and International Film festival to present the regional films. PVR has also opened a door for upcoming filmmakers He said Friday onwards, the film would be screened at PVRs of different cities like Jammu, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Udaipur, and Bangalore. As it has limited release this week but they are looking forward for other cities also.
“The upcoming projects is “Bed number 17”, is also a movie on social issue, medicine mafia. He is the writer and director of the movie and Hussein khan is playing the lead role” Mir said.
