Apr 4, 2010

A movie with a social message that was made in 5 dollars..

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chhevaan&aq=f
We collected Rs 50 each.We were six people.Myself and five students.Rs
300 is about 5 or 6 dollars.I purchased the tape of the handicam for
Rs 90.The rest of the amount was spent in the refreshment.I have a
handicam.I narrated the theme.One of my students directed the movie by
consulting others.Lunch came from the house of two students.All the
shooting was done at a farm that belonged to one of my students.My
elder son held the camera.The younger son also took part by playing
Tabla in the opening scene.
Title-Chhevan Driaa(the sixth river of Punjab that is of drugs and a
craze to reach the foreign shores)
Theme-A farmer is not happy with his two sons as they are idlers.He
tells all this to a young player.The boys never listen to the father
and want to go abroad for playing Kabbadi and hence settling
there.They are taken in by the sweet talks of the village Numberdar
and a travel agent.The boys flatter their father and cajole him to
sell all his meagre land holding which is only two and a half
acres.The travel agent gives some injections to the boys to boost
their performance.The player who is father's friend warns that drugs
are harmful.The boys do not listen to him.Later they realise their
mistake.With the help of the well wisher they are some how able to get
their money back.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chhevaan&aq=f