04 September 2008
MUSCAT -- Under the patronage Anil Wadhwa, Indian Ambassador to Oman, the Hindi version of The Awakening, a post-partition movie produced by Koshi Lalvani, will premiere at Al Nasr Theatre, in Muscat on September 6. The movie, directed by Dharambir Kumar, traces the lineage of the Sindhis from the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation, though it is not a documentary on the community. Based on a fictitious story written by Vinod Raman Nayar, it is about a New York-based girl called Sindhu and how, while doing her research on the Indus Valley civilisation, she discovers her Sindhi roots...
Produced by Koshi Lalvani, a well-known Sindhi composer, lyricist and singer, wife of Dubai-based businessman Lal Lalvani, and daughter of noted Sindhi poet Kavi Naraindas Malkani, makes her debut with this film as a film producer. Koshi's creative expression first found its way into the medium of words and sound, as a lyricist, music composer and singer. Her body of work includes several successful albums like Surhaan, Lado Laadi Aneedo, Shraddhanjali, Bhakti Dhara and a truly unique collection of Sindhi nursery rhymes, Gulran Ja Geet, which has been now picturised and released in DVD format.
She has given live performances all over the world, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore and in all major Indian cities. Not one to rest on her laurels, Koshi forayed into the medium of theatre with a musical ballet called Jaag Sindhi Jaag which gave expression to Koshi's undying need to revive the Sindhi culture. The ballet, which takes us through the various important events in the lifetime of Sindhi community, has been hailed as the best Sindhi programme ever. The Ballet was received with standing ovation in Dubai, Delhi and Mumbai. The film reminds the viewers of the trauma of partition and the tragic plight of Sindhis in its aftermath.
Bereaved and bereft of all their possessions with no home, no money and no land to call their own, the Sindhis were cursed to live life like refugees. But they rose like the phoenix from the ashes. They worked hard and lived to tell their success stories. "Encouraged by the success of the ballet and in compliance with the wishes of eminent members of the Sindhi community, I decided to incorporate the songs from the ballet and weave a story around it and present it to a larger audience" she said.
MUSCAT -- Under the patronage Anil Wadhwa, Indian Ambassador to Oman, the Hindi version of The Awakening, a post-partition movie produced by Koshi Lalvani, will premiere at Al Nasr Theatre, in Muscat on September 6. The movie, directed by Dharambir Kumar, traces the lineage of the Sindhis from the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation, though it is not a documentary on the community. Based on a fictitious story written by Vinod Raman Nayar, it is about a New York-based girl called Sindhu and how, while doing her research on the Indus Valley civilisation, she discovers her Sindhi roots...
Produced by Koshi Lalvani, a well-known Sindhi composer, lyricist and singer, wife of Dubai-based businessman Lal Lalvani, and daughter of noted Sindhi poet Kavi Naraindas Malkani, makes her debut with this film as a film producer. Koshi's creative expression first found its way into the medium of words and sound, as a lyricist, music composer and singer. Her body of work includes several successful albums like Surhaan, Lado Laadi Aneedo, Shraddhanjali, Bhakti Dhara and a truly unique collection of Sindhi nursery rhymes, Gulran Ja Geet, which has been now picturised and released in DVD format.
She has given live performances all over the world, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore and in all major Indian cities. Not one to rest on her laurels, Koshi forayed into the medium of theatre with a musical ballet called Jaag Sindhi Jaag which gave expression to Koshi's undying need to revive the Sindhi culture. The ballet, which takes us through the various important events in the lifetime of Sindhi community, has been hailed as the best Sindhi programme ever. The Ballet was received with standing ovation in Dubai, Delhi and Mumbai. The film reminds the viewers of the trauma of partition and the tragic plight of Sindhis in its aftermath.
Bereaved and bereft of all their possessions with no home, no money and no land to call their own, the Sindhis were cursed to live life like refugees. But they rose like the phoenix from the ashes. They worked hard and lived to tell their success stories. "Encouraged by the success of the ballet and in compliance with the wishes of eminent members of the Sindhi community, I decided to incorporate the songs from the ballet and weave a story around it and present it to a larger audience" she said.
By Staff Reporter
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