Panda comes from a very humble family background, where he is the youngest of seven children. There was only one studio in Mumbai which could help with the processing of the movie, 'and even they seemed like they were going to shut down soon because nobody makes movies on celluloid anymore.' And as he concedes that the editing was difficult, he remains unsure if any other movie in the future will be made on celluloid. This did lend the visuals a grain, which Panda desired to establish the look of Chambal, Rajasthan, the region where they were shooting, but it brought along challenges when it came to editing. Interestingly, Kadvi Hawa is a film shot on celluloid in the world of digital cameras - on a Super 16 mm Kodak to be exact. Sands of time: A moving still from the movie, Kadvi Hawa The photographs used to make him marvel at the fact that he could keep them for life. He vaguely recalls an uncle who used to click black and white photos. It isВ a film about the panchayat and gram sabha's involvement in community-based work in villages, which he shot for the Odisha governmentДЄnd before the conversation turns more serious, just like the movie, we ask him about his earliest memories with the camera. One of several of Panda's works includes Boondh.

'When man loses his harmony with nature, there can only be a serious disaster which reflects on our health, economy and everything else,' says the director. All this is the result of climate change, he concludes. And though he grew up near River Mahanadi, there was no looming threat of dengue, viral infections or other such diseases which come with the monsoon nowadays. 'We were experiencing the best of seasons then,' he recalls. When it rained, it rained for four months and they were well-equipped to make the best of it and grow seasonal fruits and vegetables. 'I have been lucky to have grown up when the ecosystem and the cycles of nature were still intact,' he says wistfully. Born to a farmer in Sonepur, Panda can go on for days if asked about his childhood memories. Group op: The director with the cast and producers at the trailer launchД«ut Panda grew up in a time when the relationship between man and nature had not degraded to the level it has now. They are struggling to survive against nature,' he says, sadly adding that, 'nature is doing to us today what we did to nature in the past.' 'It is all about survival of the fittest and it's no longer about money or career. It is when both their universe collide that the story takes an interesting turn. With him is Ranvir Shorey, a rural bank's debt collector who is battling his own issues.

He wanted to tell a real story where Sanjay Mishra, an old and blind farmer who is waging his own war against the dire state nature has left him in. It has bagged the the National Film Award in the Special Jury Award (feature film) categoryДЄnd that is exactly what he tried to depict in this movie, which is based on true stories from drought-prone areas in India. Produced by Drishyam Films, the movie Kadvi Hawa runs for a duration of 99 minutes. So, we get it when he says, 'In many ways, this is a story I have been living with for many years.' Many other gritty and hard-hitting films followed and that's when he decided that he needed to tell real stories. 'I saw that even after two years, the effects of the cyclone were still alive,' he recalls. Two years after the super cyclone of 1999, which has been one of the most destructive ones in the North Indian Ocean, Panda made Hope Again, which was about the rehabilitation of the victims of the cyclone. People have understood the importance of the film Nila Madhab Panda, directorД«est known for his film I am Kalam, Panda is not new to the havoc wreaked by nature as he has many documentaries to his credit, some of which he has shot for the Odisha government too. The reaction to the movie has been sterling, both from the critics and the audience.

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