Drishyam Films' Hosts Premiere of Its National Award Winning Film KADVI HAWA

Drishyam Films recently hosted the Premiere of its National Award winning film Kadvi Hawa which is directed by Nila Madhab Panda and stars Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Bhupesh Singh and Tillotama Shome. The film which is Presented by Eros International and produced by Akshay Parija, Nila Madhab Panda and Manish Mundra releases in cinemas across India today. The film is also supported by the Shakti Foundation, GAIL and Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker (Padmashree) Nila Madhab Panda (of I am Kalam fame), Kadvi Hawa is a powerful and heartrending drama that captures the very real threat of climate change. The film stars Ranvir Shorey as a young bank loan recovery agent and Sanjay Mishra as a blind old farmer, two ordinary people fighting for survival in two extreme weather conditions, not of their making.

The premiere which was held at Lightbox Preview Theatre, Santacruz, Mumbai saw director Nila Madhab Panda, actors Ranvir Shorey and Sanjay Mishra attending it. Also in attendance were actors Bhumi Pednekar, Sayani Gupta, Vrajesh Hirjee, Anup Soni and director Abhishek Chaubey.

On the occasion of the film's release, noted sand artist and Padmashree awardee Sudarshan Patnaik made a special sand art creation at Puri Beach, Odisha and conveyed his wishes for the film's release.

Nila Madhab Panda, the director of Kadvi Hawa on the occasion of the premiere said, "The early reviews have been really positive and encouraging. I am hoping that the positive word of mouth will motivate audiences to watch and appreciate the film."

Kadvi Hawa Synopsis Once famous for farming, the people of Mahua in Rajasthan have forgotten the scent of rainfall on their soil. Lack of rainfall has led many farmers into debt traps set out as bank loans. Unable to grow food grain anymore and to escape repayments, many farmers have committed suicides. Hedu, the blind father of a farmer finds his son's life threatened by the same pressure. Gunu Baba, a ruthless bank agent arrives with a growing list of suicides in his wake. But frequent cyclones threaten his family in a coastal village in Odisha. Each wanting to save their own family, they end up helping one another.

View the trailer of Kadvi Hawa here: bit.ly/KadviHawa_Trailer

About Drishyam Films: A company born out of love for cinema, Drishyam Films aims to build a platform for unique voices of Indian independent cinema and create global content with rich Indian. Their international award-winning films include Ankhon Dekhi, Masaan, Dhanak, Waiting, Umrika and Newton (which is now India's official entry to the Oscars 2018). Their recent release was Rukh which starred Manoj Bajpayee and was written and directed by Atanu Mukherjee. Drishyam Films partnered with the Sundance Institute, USA to organize a Screenwriters' lab for Indian writers for two successive years. They have also set up a VFX studio specializing in post-production and visual effects for feature films and commercials.

About the director: Nila Madhab Panda, an internationally acclaimed film-maker and social activist has produced and directed over 75 diverse and cutting edge films, documentaries and shorts. Most of his films have unique insights drawn from his own life, the metaphorical distance that he has traversed from a small obscure village to the globe. His first iconic feature film, the highly-acclaimed 'I am Kalam' has won 33 International & National awards. His second feature film "Jalpari", about female foeticide and gender equality, was also well received by the audience and was highly acclaimed. It received the prestigious, MIP Junior award at Cannes 2013. His third feature film 'Babloo Happy Hai', based on the youth and HIV/AIDS was also well appreciated by audience and critics in India. His fourth film 'Kaun Kitney Paani Main', a satire on the water crisis in India got released last year. His new feature length documentary is called "God's Own People" narrated by Mr. Bachchan. His new film 'Kadvi Hawa' won a National Award this year, is based on the economic and emotional impact of climate change/global warming. He has started shooting his new children's film called 'Halkaa' which is a sequel of "I am Kalam" based on a child growing up in the slums of Delhi. And Mr. Panda has been honoured with the fourth highest civilian award "PadmaShree" by the President of India in 2016.

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