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24 The Indian Eye | NORTH AmERIcAN Newsline | JUNE 12, 2020

meet the teAm of dArd-e-dil 2020

Our BureAu Narang who plays the Assistant
Director in the film, manages
New York the famous dance school Bol-

ARD-E-DIL 2020 is a lywood Axion, graciously ac-
film opens on a film set cepted to choreograph the song
Dwhere the film crew is through Zoom sessions. Mihir
arduously prepping to shoot a Beg, born and brought up in the
dramatic scene between the two US is a professional sound edi-
lead actors. When the director tor, American singer, and a mu-
calls for action, Binod strums sician. The youngest member of
his guitar in a vain hope that the this film project had seen some
familiar tune would take him of Irrfan’s work, but in no time,
back in time. Enters Teeshay, not only did he familiarize him-
who is intrigued by the same self with Rishi Kapoor’s Karz,
mysterious tune, and thus kick- he recreated the song from the
starts a somber and emotional scratch, and also sang for the
repartee between the two. The very first time in Hindi, the up-
mood is dramatically pushed beat, refreshing cover of Om
through the tangible layers of play was penned after the loss of ed and is indeed the soul of the Shanti Om in this film.
darkness to the point of no re- two legendary actors Rishi Ka- film, which turns this short dra- Binod D who plays the role
turn. That’s when Binod must poor and Irrfan Khan, while the ma into a ‘feel good’ film. of Rishi Kapoor is a singer, film,
act quickly and effectively to film idea of making a cellphone Nidhi Kathuria is a writer, and theater actor, passionate
save Teeshay and the rest of the film about shooting a scene was filmmaker based in New Jersey. about event management, film

film crew from the obvious dark conceived a week before the Her feature film ‘Prince of Bol- producing and novel writing.
clouds of the year 2020 looming tragedy. While we will forever lywood’ is currently streaming “At some point the movie be-
over their heads. feel the loss of the two beautiful on Amazon Prime. came bigger than what we start-
We can complain, grieve, get lives lost, we must learn to en- This film is a group produc- ed, when I realized the tribute
angry, or suffer in pain when we dure the pain and celebrate the tion of South Asian Artists in part of it,” stated Binod.
can’t control the things that we incredible works of the two con- the US and Canada. Initiated Sanjay Kumar with a vast
wish we could control. But as Pi summate actors, and the char- by Sonny Chatrath, who also theater background, plays the
Patel (played by Irrfan Khan) in acters they brought to life in the plays the role of a cinematogra- role of a producer in the film.
Life of Pi says, “I suppose in the form of Paan Singh Tomar, Ma- pher in the film, the film project According to Sanjay, “Quar-
end, the whole of life becomes qbool, or Monty played by both; came together when Chatrath antine is being exploited as an
an act of letting go,” this also be- Irrfan in Life in a Metro and Ri- formed a core group of film- opportunity to create OTT con-
comes the message given out in shi Kapoor in Karz. The iconic makers encouraging them to tent, which has kept our emo-
the end of the film. The screen- song ‘Om Shanti Om’ is recreat- make quarantine films. Pooja tional sanity.”

C O rri G endu M

“Cut red tApe 4 herOeS diStriButed
ppeS tO heAlthCAre wOrkerS”
Dear editor, oratory (which is the organiza-
The Indian eye published tion that paid for all the PPEs)
an article last month about the in partnership with Housing
distribution of free PPEs to Works. Super Health Pharmacy
hospital staff at Bellevue Hos- and the IBA have provided vol-
pital. The article was headlined unteer support.
“IBA brings PPEs and cheers The correct name and title for
to healthcare staff at Bellevue Ms. Shearer is Rhonda Roland
Hospital.” Shearer (all three names). Her
The organization that dis- title is founder of Cut Red Tape
tributed the free PPEs to 4 Heroes and director of Art
healthcare workers is Cut Red Science Research Laboratory.
Tape 4 Heroes NOT the Indi- Thank you.
an Business Association. Cut Sydney Smith
Red Tape 4 Heroes is a project ASRL
of Art Science Research Lab- The error is regretted – Editor

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