Title of film : Dhumkkudiya
Director Name : Nandlal Nayak
Cast & crew :
Producer : Sumit Agarwal . Nandlal Nayak
Editor : PRAKAH JHA
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Synopsis : Budhwa - a native tribal realizes his true identity while serving to his rich masters. Despite being an integral part of the Tribal Community, Budhwa sabotaged its own people, culture, Identity, and beliefs in pursuit of his greed. Budhwa being the antagonist and Rishu being the protagonist of this story, are not just the main characters of this film, but are the characters which is often witnessed in these tribes. Tribals neither ask questions, nor raise voice, because their trust is as pure and natural as their religious path ‘SARNA’. Film 'Dhumkkudiya' is based on the true events, where a family was devastated by the human trafficking. It is the tale of one such tribal Girl – Reshu, who aspires to be a hockey player, but instead became the scapegoat of Human Trafficking. For little amount of money the teenage Rishu was trafficked to Delhi for Domestic help. Film 'Dhumkkudiya' encompasses the journey of this innocent girl from her serene forest & pious village to the industrial ghetto and mediocre urban society, just to remain as an object and slave for their service. World knows that Indians have been the victim of slavery for centuries, but the Indian tribal are still being sabotaged by their own people. A bit of Budhwa and Rishu are still a certain code in their social fabric, by default Dhumkkudiya (Dhum-kku-di-ya) is the sole social institution in local indigenous culture of Jharkhand, where tribal youths gathers, on daily basis, not only to discuss their culture, politics, ethics and life lessons; but also for conflict resolutions, entertainment and fun. The tribal culture never required any other institutions like Jail, Court, Polish etc.
Director Bio : Born in the lineage of traditional Jharkhandi fork artist family, Son of Padmashri Mukund Nayak – Nandlal Nayak grew up surrounded by the rhythms and melodies of tribal folklore of Jharkhand. Ford Scholar Nandlal Nayak travelled across globe, not only to spread the fragrance of tribal folk music of Jharkhand to the world, but also to collaborate with the musicians and film-makers from USA, Japan, Ghana, Germany, Italy, Austria, Great Britain etc. Films and music of Nandlal showcases his global exposure, yet grounded in his folk tradition. Nayak has been an ambassador of Jharkhandi music, dance, film and culture for over a decade. • Music Direction for the critically acclaimed feature film PHULMANIA (Nagpuri language), Directed by Lal Vijay Shahdeo, 2019. • Music Direction Short film 30 mint – (Hindi language) THE LAST SUPPER, Directed by Sanjeev Mohapatra, 2019. • Music Direction for the critically –acclaimed feature film (Hindi language) LOHARDAGA, Directed by Lal Vijay Shahdeo, 2018. • Composed Sound Track for the feature film (Nagpuri language) BAHA, Directed by National Award winner Director Sriprakash, 2007. • Music Direction for the Critically-acclamied feature film (English language) AMU, Directed by National award winner director Shonali Bose, 2005. • Recorded percussion for the internationally critically-acclaimed feature film (English language) IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, Directed by Wong kar wai, 2000. Awards • Creative Award from the National Endowments for the Arts, USA, 2005. • Senior Performing Artist Fellowship Award from the American Institute of Indian Studies, 2004. • Creative Artist Award form the Japan-US friendship Commission/National Endowment for the arts, 2003. • Award and Citation from the Massachusetts Legislature for contribution to the cultural life of Massachusetts, 1996. • INDROADS award from the Institute for International Education/Ford Foundation, 1996. • Selected Awards for Amu: FIPRESCI Critics Award, January, 2005. • Jury Award, Torino, Italy (Cine Donne Film Festival) October, 2005. • Star Screen Award – Best English Film (India) January. 2006. • National Award, India, Best English Language Film, October, 2005.
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