deswa ( english : country ) is an indian bhojpuri language film written and directed by nitin chandra .

the film is a social drama - crime thriller bhojpuri genre .

the first film to be produced by actress neetu chandra .

the film introduces new actors ajay kumar , deepak singh and kranti prakash jha in lead roles along with critically acclaimed actor pankaj jha and very known ashish vidyarthi .

in 2010 neetu chandra had expressed a hope that it would move beyond the limited release that is common for bhojpuri films and instead be seen throughout india and perhaps also abroad .

she intends that the film would employ multilingual dialogue - bhojpuri , english , telugu and hindi - as well as being dubbed into tamil and marathi in order to extend its appeal .

she believ that " with deswa , we would be redefining the very face of bhojpuri cinema . "

deswa is the first bhojpuri film in 50 years to get selected at indian panorama section of international film festival of india , which was enough to support the vision of neetu chandra .

deswa was also invited by iim - a and had selection at south asian film festival , habitat world film festival , montage film festival , international film festival of fiji , bhojpuri film festival and latest was international film festival of south asia ( iffsa ) , toronto , canada and it is still being invited at several national and international film festivals .

this film is a part of inaugural bhojpuri film festival 2017 at ahiri fort auditorium delhi .

director nitin chandra is also taking part in this festival .

the film was screened in patna , bihar on 20 november 2011 .

this was attended by the cast and by state luminaries such as nitish kumar , the chief minister of the state .

it received favourable reviews from critics at film festivals , such as the international film festival of india in goa .

it was also screened in south asian film festival of india , montage film festival , habitat world film festival and international film festival of fiji .

the hindi-language variant of this film was released in october 2015 under the name once upon a time in bihar .

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deswa <EOT> neetu chandra wants to break stereotypes in bhojpuri cinema with her debut production venture deswa .

she looks to break stereotypes in bhojpuri cinema with her debut production venture , deswa .

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' deswa ' , which is mostly shot in bihar , is slated to be released on november 25 .

the bihar and jharkhand association of canada organised the screening and " deswa " was like a breath of fresh air .

keeping the sad state of affairs in mind , chandra plunged into feature filmmaking with “deswa” in a bid to give the industry a facelift .

neetu chandra ' s bhojpuri production deswa has been chosen for the fiji film festival and the actress will visit the island country next month .

event : neetu chandra , sonu nigam , poonam dhillon and many other celebs were seen at the music launch of the bhojpuri film deswa .

he returned to mumbai in 2009 , enrolled in a filmmaking workshop , met people and developed his movie script further . this time around he also had the opportunity to assist movie maker nitin chandra on a movie called ‘deswa’ . the ‘deswa’ experience gave pawan the much needed confidence to work on his own movie .

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a live rock band show marked the launch of music and promos of bhojpuri film , ' deswa ' , at the p & m mall here on thursday .

in a bid to resurrect the lost glory of bhojpuri films , chandra decided to make " deswa " , a far cry from the current lot of distasteful bhojpuri cinema .

scripted by chandra , “deswa” , made on a budget of rs . 2 crore , was completed in 2011 and it was first screened at the bhojpuri film festival in patna .

selected for the indian panorama at the ongoing 43rd iffi , deswa , made on a shoestring budget , is the first bhojpuri film ever to make an entry into the festival .

patna : a live rock band show marked the launch of music and promos of bhojpuri film , ' deswa ' , at the p & m ; mall here on thursday .

deswa is a bhojpuri film starring ashish vidyarthi ( left ) . it has been produced by bollywood actor neetu chandra , and directed by her brother nitin n chandra ( right ) .

mumbai , june 29 ( ians ) neetu chandra ' s bhojpuri production " deswa " has been chosen for the fiji film festival and the actress will visit the island country next month .

actress neetu chandra rues that she has not been able to release her bhojpuri movie deswa as it is " high class " for her bihar market and " low budget " for hindi cinema .

' deswa ' is nitin ' s maiden venture as director , has already won accolades at various national and international film festivals , including the international film festival of india held recently in goa .

neetu also has a guest appearance in the film and went on to say deswa is not a hardcore bihari film . “it is a story which children can watch with the whole family together . ”

bihar - born actress neetu chandra wants to break stereotypes in bhojpuri cinema with her debut production venture deswa , which she says will show the eastern state in good light , drawing attention to migration issues .

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in fact , “deswa” was also screened at the international film festival of india ( iffi ) , south asian film festival of india , montage film festival , habitat world film festival and international film festival of fiji .

patna : chief minister nitish kumar on sunday joined the cast and crew of ' deswa ' at the regent theater in patna for a special screening of the film that is poised to reach major milestones in the world of bhojpuri films .

patna : the director and cast members of bhojpuri film ' deswa ' , at a function at the p & m mall in patna on thursday , released the songs and promotional items of the movie in the presence of a sizeable audience .

close on the heels of deputy chief minister tejashwi prasad yadav’s call to film - makers to resist portraying bihar in a poor light , the 132 - minute movie deswa , directed by chandra ' s brother nitin chandra , had both of its scheduled viewings cancelled .

deswa is a 2011 bhojpuri film directed by nitin chandra . it has been produced by the actress neetu chandra and the music is by ashutosh singh . the film introduces new actors ajay kumar , deepak singh and kranti prakash jha as protagonists and has ashish vidyarthi in a significant role .

can you imagine a bhojpuri film engrossing and entertaining audiences at an international film fest ? debutant nitin chandra ' s " deswa " has done just that , giving the bhojpuri film industry , reeling under distasteful content and lack of creativity , a much - needed facelift on the global platform .

sharing his experience on his facebook wall , chandra said that he subsequently found out that sp mishra , director , art and culture department of the bihar government , had sent him a brief mail the previous evening stating that deswa would not be shown during the festival ' due to unavoidable reasons ' .

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the actress , who has her roots in patna , is producing the film under the banner of champaran talkies . deswa will be hitting big screens on february 4 . meanwhile it had a curtain - raiser for delegates at the international film festival of india before the festival ended in panaji , goa .

i was hence , surprised , then shocked , and then awed when i watched deswa on an invitation from nitin chandra . even though i was tired after a hard day in office , the film came as a breath of fresh air … so much so that i was compelled to write on its behalf .

“frankly speaking , i don’t know when the film will be released because finding investor for a clean bhojpuri film is really tough . if i had item girls showing their skin and double - meaning crass dialogues , it was a cakewalk for me to release ‘deswa’ , ” he said and added : “i will wait” .

“the film focuses on bihar of 10 years ago and shows how youth , if not given opportunity , can be pushed into quagmire of crime . ninety percent of the film was shot in bihar , ” said chandra whose efforts were lauded when “deswa” was screened at the recently concluded international film festival of south asia in toronto .

the seven - day festival - organised by the art and culture department with support from the directorate of film festivals , union ministry of information and broadcasting , and the pune - based national archives of films - began on february 19 and concludes on thursday . it had listed deswa among various movies of different languages to be screened for cinema lovers .

" if my mother is not physically fit and if she can ' t walk , talk and her clothes are also torn , what do i do ? i will think about her and do the maximum i can ( to help her out ) . that is what i am doing with small little thing like ' deswa ' , " he added .

kumar , who arrived at the theater at around 6 : 15 pm with tourism minister sunil kumar pintu and janata dal - u legislator gyanendra singh gyanu , was greeted by film star and producer of ' deswa ' neetu chandra , her brother and the director of the film nitin chandra , co - stars kranti prakash jha and deepak singh , and music director ashutosh singh , among others .

the much awaited bhojpuri film " deswa " is set to be released in feb 2012 . this movie is directed by nitin chandra and produced by neetu chandra . the film revolves around the lives of three young men from bihar and various dead ends in their lives that lead them towards a life of crime . music exclusively only on t - series . subscribe here for more updates & see latest videos : urltoken

deswa is the story of rajiv , an idealist school teacher in a village in bihar , and shankar , a meritorious student from a poor family . rajiv has cleared the upsc exams but could not get the job . his family is in dire straits to arrange the 15 lakh rupees for the dowry of his younger sister . he is in love with seema , a colleague from the school but is unable to marry her because of his financial condition .

though we were told that the film was simultaneously made in two languages , this looks like a hindi dub of the original bhojpuri film called deswa ( 2011 ) . the social drama intends to make people across the country empathize with the bihari youth , because of the lack of opportunities in the state and the hurdles they must overcome to earn a dignified living . the idea is to tell why many end up migrating to other states and why the situation isn’t changing .

in just six years , neetu chandra has worked with some of the best directors in bollywood like madhur bhandarkar , dibakar banerjee , ram gopal varma , priyadarshan , jagmohan mundhra , etc . the dusky damsel recently has now donned the producer ' s hat for her first bhojpuri production " deswa " , directed by her brother nitin chandra , which released last month . neetu , who has also done an item song in the film , says she wants to change people ' e perception about bhojpuri cinema .

revolution , system , governance , change , these are not words which find mention in bhojpuri cinema with its choli , lahenga and bhauji ( sister - in - law ) fixation . it is against its peers that deswa comes up as a pleasant surprise . the film has its heart at the right place and the director manages to tell the story of the fall of bihar in an effective way . the helplessness of the bihari youth , their trials and tribulations , the frustration of not being able to secure a livelihood in their own homeland ; the compulsion to get insulted , beaten up and even killed when they try to earn their daily bread in other states is all so vividly captured . the desperation which drove thousands of youth towards crime and the rampant hooliganism and gradual rot in the society has been portrayed very honestly . for someone like me , who was unfortunate enough to grow up in the lost years of the lalu - rabri’s jungle raj , the film has many moments where one can’t help but get choked up . deswa effortlessly manages to touch all the right chords…

i thought of getting into production because i want to bring sensibility and sensitivity in bhojpuri films . i have invested all my savings in " deswa " . it ' s a revolutionary film . there is no violence or nudity , which is typically related to bhojpuri films , and when you make something which is not a part of the norm , not many people stand by you . but i believed in this film from day one and have done everything , including an item song , to promote the movie . the movie has been received very well in international film festivals .

coming to the drawbacks , the film has very few . the acting from the supporting cast could have been more polished . background score is a little loud at places and some dialogues sound clichéd . the ending could have been better . however , these trivialities do not take away from the makers of deswa , the credit they deserve . it is a powerful film , a brave effort which needs to be discussed , applauded and take inspiration from . at the very least , it should shame those so - called filmmakers of the bhojpuri cinema who are bringing a bad name to the region with the filth they are creating .

neetu , who has a guest appearance in the movie , says deswa is not a hardcore bihari film . " its a story that can be seen by kids and elders of the family together . " kranti jha , a well - known name in the world of theatre , plays the role of rajiv kumar in the film . along with him , deepak singh , a native of siwan , is essaying the role of sankar pandey . ajay kumar , a national school of drama graduate who is associated with a number of prominent national - international theatre groups , and arti puri too have a major role . it also stars ashish vidyarthi .

director nitin chandra says it is sad that despite a huge market in india and abroad , bhojpuri films , being frowned upon for its c - grade content , have not grown and that it’s time to revive it .

“i totally agree with bhojpuri cinema being b and c grade and i don’t mind that , ” he added .

chandra , elder brother of bollywood actress neetu chandra , says if the content is good , bhojpuri films can flourish in international market .

“so , far the kinds of films being made in bhojpuri are not even sold in bihar . bhojpuri has failed to create an inclusive audience for itself , ” chandra told ians .

“there are countries where bhojpuri is spoken . fiji , suriname , mauritius , trinidad and many other countries have millions of bhojpuri speaking people . market is created , it’s not god gifted . i am trying to create one , ” he said .

the content of films are being looked down upon , thanks to excessive skin show , raunchy item numbers and double meaning dialogues that titillate front - benchers and drive away family audiences .

“bhojpuri film industry is killing both cinema and language . it needs revival , ” chandra told ians in an interview .

“when i passed from the university in 2005 , i saw the plight of bhojpuri films . i was aghast at the kinds of films being made in my mother tongue . that time i decided that i would make a bhojpuri film someday and finally i could make it , ” he said .

“no , my film didn’t have a commercial release . it was released in just a token of five theatres for national award , ” he said .

the industry started on a high note in the early 1960s with family drama “ganga maiya tohe piyari chadhaibo” and later paved hits like “laagi nahi chhute ram” , “bidesiya” and all - time favourite “nadiya ke paar” .

but from the 1990s onwards , the quality of bhojpuri cinema went downhill and chandra says that now it is tough to find distributors for meaningful bhojpuri movies .

“there are a few hindi films and bhojpuri , i hope i find investor for them , ” he said .

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taking a short break from films neetu chandra has been exploring the actress in her by acting in the play umrao , based on the life of umrao jaan .

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in front of the mirror from childhood . i used to imitate them , and was always fascinated by them . then , during my school days , i was into dramatics . altogether , here i am now — in bollywood .

it’s a bhojpuri film and has been entirely shot in bihar . we made this film to change the face of the industry and for the love of the language — bhojpuri is my mother tongue . besides , when you think about bhojpuri cinema , you think of soft porn . the imaging is really bad , and i really don’t connect with any of the bhojpuri films . we have got

to sing for the film , and have made a quality film . it has been screened at eight international film festivals . it was also the first bhojpuri film that was screened at the indian panorama in five decades .

i do feel bad , as i don’t have thick skin . luckily , i haven’t been linked too much . i had been in a relationship with a guy for five years , and have mostly been linked with him .

i have been associated with cpa ( cancer patient association ) for about 7 - 8 years . i was also associated with unicef and for an organisation working for hiv patients . i do it not because they need me or my help , but because i feel good doing so .

i stay with my family . but , initially when i came here and was looking for a pg accommodation , nobody was ready to give me their flat . firstly , because i was a girl , and secondly because they thought that since i’m from bihar , i must be carrying a katta ( country - made revolver ) and will usurp their property . however , my family moved here soon .

when i get some free time , i love to cook for my mother . cooking is a great stress buster .

i drink a lot of fluids and work out everyday without fail . besides , i don’t eat anything that’s fattening . one must remember that if you can’t respect your body , you can respect anything . you need to be consistent .

and , of course , myself . i have a different body type though . mine is unlike those kiddie bodies .

wear what makes you comfortable and suits your body type . when it comes to fashion , i don’t follow trends , i set trends .

one should keep oneself down to earth . one must work hard to achieve success , and be positive and give 100 % to everything . i believe that 99 % is equal to 0 % .

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enjoying some popcorn and coffee at the interval , the chief minister mingled with the cast and crew members of the film and congratulated them for making a meaningful movie that dealt with issues facing today ' s youths .

later , at the end of the film , kumar said that he really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to others because of the fine storyline , acting , crisp dialog , and the music in it .

" all the actors have done justice with their roles and this shows that bihari artists are in no way inferior to artists from other states . they have tremendous amount of talent and if given the chance , they could bring laurels to the state , " he said .

nitin chandra , the director of the film , said that he had no interest in politics but being a bihari ; he has drawn upon his personal experience and has tried to portray them in this film .

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a bhojpuri film produced by bollywood star neetu chandra and starring ashish vidyarthi has allegedly been pulled from the ongoing patna film festival over its controversial political content .

the 2011 movie , which has been shown at different film festivals in india and abroad , revolves around the theme of lawlessness in bihar in the years before chief minister nitish kumar took over the state government , and was due to be shown on tuesday and thursday .

a fictional account , it depicts bihar’s turnaround over a period of six years through its protagonists , who take to law - breaking during the rjd regime in 2003 when there was a spurt in crime .

according to sources , the organisers of the film festival realised too late that the content of the film was not suitable for screening under the changed political circumstances at a time when the rjd was part of the grand alliance government in bihar .

as per the original schedule , it was scheduled to be screened at 6pm at elphinstone theatre on tuesday and 10am on thursday at mona cinema , but was unceremoniously dropped at the last minute .

in fact , the organisers had already booked the flight tickets and arranged accommodation for the movie’s director nitin chandra after inviting him to attend the festival .

chandra had the shock of his life when he reached the mumbai airport on tuesday only to be told by the airline staff that his ticket had been cancelled .

' inconvenience caused to you is regretted , ' the two - sentence letter said .

' i do not know what mistake have i committed ? after all , i had not asked them to show the film at patna film festival ' he said .

' my bhojpuri film has been shown in eight countries , ' he said .

' the government of india has also honoured the film . even chief minister nitish kumar applauded it . '

' i am still in shock , ' she posted on her facebook wall .

' i do not know whom to ask . we are so sad and disappointed . who is answerable ? '

art and culture officials said the screening had been dropped because of ‘technical reasons’ . they said that since the film had already been screened in the past , it was decided not to repeat it .

however , sources said the film had to be pulled because of its theme .

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the story revolves around a district in a state bihar , india . bihar was suffering from hooliganism , corruption , unemployment , naxalism and poor governance till 2005 . three youths whose life was severely affected due to unemployment , took the path of crime to get out of their situation . all three needed money to survive and take care of their family needs . with the help of articles they tried to execute a perfect crime , but unfortunately fate had something else for them . the aftermath of the crime has a twisting plot in their life ' s , which changed their live forever .

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screened at the recently concluded international film festival of south asia in toronto , " the topical film with a strong message on the youth and the opportunities in bihar " bowled over indians residing in toronto .

rohit ranjan , an nri from ranchi , went to see the film with his friends and family and enjoyed the " very strong , free flowing and well - made movie that doesn ' t drag even once " .

asked about the experience of watching a movie in his own dialect in a foreign land , rohit said : " got the goose bumps . "

" watching a bhojpuri movie in a theatre in foreign land was an incredible experience . it was even better to catch up with a lot of people after the movie and listen to them speaking in chaste bhojpuri , " he added .

with 75 percent occupancy in the theatre , most of the people were from bihar or eastern uttar pradesh , but not necessarily bhojpuri speaking .

" i did notice two to three small groups inside the theatre that were non - hindi speaking , " said rohit .

" people were warm and most importantly , they know good cinema and appreciate it . as a filmmaker , what else do i want ? toronto is a world city and getting rave reviews from the audience here really made me proud , i want to come again and again here , " he told ians in an e - mail interview .

the bhojpuri film industry came into existence in the early 1960s after india ' s first president , rajendra prasad , asked bollywood actor nazir hussain why no films were being made in the language .

he mulled over it and the result was " ganga maiya tohe piyari chadhaibo " that hit the cinemas in 1963 and created history by becoming a blockbuster . directed by kundan kumar and produced by bishwanath prasad shahabadi , it starred nazir , kumkum and ashim kumar and paved way for many notable films like " laagi nahi chhute ram " , " bidesiya " and all time favourite " nadiya ke paar " .

but from the 1990s onwards , the quality of bhojupuri cinema went downhill and a filmdom that once entertained family audiences started catering to the front benchers by focusing on titilation and wishy - washy content .

" i totally agree with bhojpuri cinema being b and c grade , and i don ' t mind saying that , " chandra said .

" bhojpuri is my mother tongue , it ' s my identity , it ' s what i am or would be , " he said .

his endeavour has yielded desired results with the film being screened and lauded at international film festival of india ( iffi ) , south asian film festival of india , montage film festival , habitat world film festival and international film festival of fiji .

at most of the fests , " responses have been really great , " said chandra , adding : " people are shocked and in awe too because they never expected anything like this in a bhojpuri film . "

if made well , the bhojpuri films can have takers in far off places like " fiji , surinam , mauritius , trinadad and more , " said the director who made documentaries before plunging into feature film making .

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crowdfunding has given wings to many dreams and it also came to the rescue of debutant director pawan shrivastava . pawan is the director of hindi movie ‘naya pata’ , which portrays the life of an immigrant person who is originally from bihar and moves to delhi in search of a livelihood .

the story revolves around the life of the protagonist and his experiences in the city and the subsequent life he leads after retirement back in his home town . ‘naya pata’ has been made through crowdfunding which raised rs 10 lakhs . it was released recently under the pvr director’s rare platform .

pawan says ‘naya pata’ started taking shape in his mind during his college days when he listened to ghazals and watched serious cinema such as the ones made by satyajit ray . “the movies and songs i heard led to the formation of some stories , dialogues , characters and visuals even in my head . these characters , visuals , stories were mine and it was my duty to tell them , ” says pawan .

those stories and dreams moved to the background as pawan went about living his routine life . he completed his degree in computer science and got a job in mumbai . the mumbai stint helped him revive his passion for movie - making , as pawan started visiting prithvi theatre and making contacts there . he worked for five years in mumbai , but then quit his job in 2005 to return to bihar . while in bihar , he made three documentaries on social issues for different clients .

pawan says he penned down the story of ‘naya pata’ in just 15 pages . when he met some people to discuss the story and seek financing , he did not meet with much enthusiasm . “people told me there is not much plot in my story . but i thought a movie can also be made without a plot . in one evening nothing special happens in our lives , there is no plot but still there is a story , ” he reasons .

once pawan realised that raising money through film financers would be tough he started approaching friends he had made in the industry who could work for him for free . and thus he put together his team of art director , cinematographer , director of photography and the rest of the crew .

the first corpus of funds came from pawan’s brother and ex - colleagues who were encouraging of his passion for film making . “what i was making was rural cinema , it is independent cinema , which is evolving day by day . there are independent movies coming up these days , but those are still urban centric . in fact , in a debate on tv , prasoon joshi asked independent moviemakers like anurag kashyap and srijit mukherjee that though they are rebellious why aren’t they making rural - centric content ? urban content is safe ; it has a market in the multiplexes . whereas ‘naya pata’ was not like that , it didn’t have any good visuals to look at , nor were things flashy , ” says pawan .

pawan nevertheless embarked upon his journey . he brought down his crew to patna , they did a recce of the shoot location and uploaded pictures on the facebook page created for ‘naya pata’ . pawan sent mails and reached out to people – known and unkown explaining the concept of the movie and the need for funds . he sent mails to 1 , 500 people of which 30 - 35 people responded and he managed to collect rs 2 lakh before the film went on the floor .

while crowdfunding helped pawan take care of the finances for the film , he was also lucky to have met people who encouraged him at different steps through the journey . one such person was his friend from bihar who let him shoot the first schedule of his film in his house for free . another friend from mumbai gave him lenses for shooting at over 50 % discount from the market rate . people from faraway lands like australia and finland sent money to help pawan fulfill his dream .

“within a few days of shooting the funds would get over , i used to talk to friends , post on fb and people would send money . then i would send my friend to the city with the atm card to bring the money and we continued shooting this way . people were contributing from rs 500 to rs 35 , 000 . because i was shooting simultaneously , it helped me raise funds because people were seeing online the progress of the film and how the funds were being utilized , ” says pawan .

generosity continued touching pawan when pawan sharma , an old contact for whom he had made short films , met him in mumbai . pawan had completed shooting the movie , but had to wait again to raise funds for post - production . he met several corporate organizations requesting them to be co - presenters for ‘naya pata’ , but it did not yield any result . for four months after shooting nothing much happened until pawan sharma came along . “he was very inspired seeing the short films that i had made and he knew about ‘naya pata’ and how things were moving . so when i told him that i am still waiting for funds to do post production work , he very generously gave me rs 2 . 5 lakhs and helped me complete the film , ” says pawan .

luck smiled again when india habitat centre in delhi let out their auditorium for free to ‘naya pata’ to do the preview screening . pawan invited more than 500 people to the screening and among them was the top boss at pvr director’s rare who told pawan they were willing to release his movie .

the entire ‘naya pata’ movie has been made on a lot of goodwill and pawan does consider it to be a blessing . “my music director , sound engineer , and everyone worked on goodwill basis , they supported me . i have not paid them anything . as an individual i was doing many things , making the film , collecting money , setting up catering and everything for my film . so you need to have lots of patience , be ready to do anything and yes raising funds is always tough , ” shares pawan .

from the time he put down his idea on paper to the completion of his film , it has been a long journey of four years . this is , however , less than the 17 years that filmmaker imitiaz ali took , and 13 years that anurag kashyap took to make their first movies , and that motivates pawan to do better . “things have been comparatively easier for me , but yes there are still many hurdles that i have to overcome as an director , ” says pawan .

unlike a startup where there is continuity in what an entrepreneur does , pawan’s maiden venture has reached fruition . but as a director , ‘naya pata’ was only his first step . pawan says he has already written the synopsis for his second movie and will start work on it soon . while crowdfunding will continue to be a source of funds , pawan has decided that for the next movie he will seek at least 60 % funding from financers , and he is optimistic that ‘naya pata’ will help lend him the credibility that institutional financers are looking for .

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now look here <EOT> this is the british english definition of look here ! . view american english definition of look here ! .

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the future is likely to look similar . the existing pattern will intensify , eventually spill over in a short , sharp direct clash , and then sink back down again to the level of proxy wars in other people’s territories .

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and yet , 16 years on , our mary — will she ever shake that title ? — seems to be on top of the world . with four gorgeous kids ( check out their most gorgeous moments here ) and 12 years of marriage under her belt , she ' s beloved by the danish public , her royal family and , as always , the country she left behind . here , we ' re looking back at 12 pivotal moments mary has had since meeting frederik , crown prince of denmark , at the slip inn in sydney all those years ago .

arsenal fan sam foulkes now works in the import and export industry , while re - teaming with some of his bandmates for the odd blazin ' squad show . he also correctly tweeted that wispa is the best chocolate bar on the market .

in this sequel to the comedy series , no , that’s me over here ! , bachelor ronnie lived in the suburban town of bramley and was seen off by his mother every morning to his job in an office where he railed against everything in sight , while at the same time pretending to be liberal - minded .

fortinbras the young prince of norway , whose father the king ( also named fortinbras ) was killed by hamlet’s father ( also named hamlet ) . now fortinbras wishes to attack denmark to avenge his father’s honor , making him another foil for prince hamlet . hamlet admires fortinbras for his willingness to fight for no good reason .

easily the most high - profile member of the band after their split , little kenzie transformed into a beefcake after his stint on celebrity big brother in 2005 . more recently in 2013 , he gave the pop game another shot by teaming up with adam rickitt , gareth gates , dane bowers and kavana for itv2 ' s the big reunion for new manband 5th story . he ' s also now a father to two daughters , wynter and wyllow .

the former squad member has also gone under the aliases primetime pro - juice , plat ' num and bezzle ( to his friends ) in recent years . immediately after his time in the group , marcel somerville had a run of reality show stints on celebair , the games and the weakest link – and he ' s back on reality telly now as a cast member on love island . he also founded his own label called dillingergang , but it ' s not put much out recently .

in iraq the iranian - backed militias have been provided with iranian air support , artillery , electronic warfare equipment and medical support . badr , the main shiite militia in iraq , fought as a military division in the iranian order of battle during the iran - iraq war . badr now leads iraq’s largest security institution , the half - million ministry of interior , and the shia militias are being formed into a proto - ministry that resembles their patron , iran’s islamic revolutionary guard corps ( irgc ) .

now iran seems to have provided its shiite houthi allies with c - 802 missiles , which have been used in a number of attacks on united arab emirates ( uae ) warships in the saudi - led war in yemen . the houthis are inflicting heavy damage on the saudi military , destroying scores of u . s . - supplied main battle tanks and other armoured vehicles using iranian - provided anti - tank guided missiles . iran’s proxies are seizing terrain in southern saudi arabia and lobbing scud missiles at military bases deep within the kingdom .

the next stage in the saudi arabian war with iran will be an intensification of the proxy war in syria . this is where riyadh plans to fight its main battle against iran . then saudi arabian foreign minister prince saud al - faisal signaled as far back as march 2012 that “the arming of the [ syrian ] opposition is a duty . ” already saudi , qatari and turkish support has allowed rebels in northwestern syria to inflict severe armor losses on pro - assad forces using anti - tank guided missiles . the provision of anti - aircraft missiles may be next . the u . s . - led coalition seems to be backing away from the morally - ambiguous war west of the euphrates in syria , where the main opposition to the islamic state and assad are radical salafists that western nations cannot engage . but saudi arabia and its allies have been doing exactly this in yemen for half a decade and are now likely to take over the war west of the euphrates in syria . riyadh now seems to view al qaeda in the arabian peninsula as a lesser evil to the iranian - backed houthis in yemen : how soon before it views “moderate splinters” of the islamic state and jabhat al - nusra the same way in western syria ?

at some point in the coming years we are likely to see both sides miscalculate and unleash a very short , very sharp burst of military force against each other . this will be a wake - up call . both iran and the gulf states are far more powerfully armed than they were during the iran - iraq war . the advanced air forces of the saudis and their key ally the uae are now capable of destroying practically all iran’s port facilities , oil loading terminals and key industries using stand - off precision - guided munitions . iran can shower the gulf coastline with multitudinous unguided rockets and a higher concentration of guided long - range missiles than ever before . in 1988 the iranian navy was destroyed by the united states in a single day of combat — operation praying mantis . even a day or two of such “push - button warfare” would serve as a reminder to both sides of their overriding imperative to avoid direct conflict and to keep their conflict limited to the territories of unfortunate third - parties .

long before the current hullabaloo saudi arabia and the other sunni gulf states have been slowly cultivating their own network of military proxies . the first major recipient of gulf military support was the saudi - supported lebanese government . the uae sent nine fully - armed and crewed sa - 342l gazelle helicopters to help the lebanese government crush al - qaeda - linked fatah al - islam at tripoli’s nahr al - bared refugee camp in may 2007 . in 2009 , a year after saudi’s king abdullah called for the u . s . to “cut the head off the snake” by bombing iran , riyadh launched a nine - week military campaign against the houthi rebels in northern yemen , losing 137 troops . this triggered a major intensification of saudi arabian , jordanian and uae provision of training , salaries , armored vehicles , and weapons to anti - houthi militias in northern yemen . now the gulf states and other allies like pakistan and somalia are building up new proxy forces in yemen to assist in the saudi - led military campaign against the houthis .

“kaleidoscope have been a loyal and active supporter of the rnli since 1994 . over the past 20 years , their members have not only raised over £20 , 000 for the lifeboat service and its volunteer crews , but they have helped to raise awareness of the work undertaken by the institution to a wide audience both at events and online . more recently , they have worked with the rnli’s films and images and archive departments supplying footage and tracing material previously believed wiped . none of this would have been possible without them . whilst kaleidoscope are based in land - locked west midlands , the “shouts” on the coast could not take place without their help and support – we are so grateful to them for their continued support as are those whose lives have been saved thanks to them . ”

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you may have been watching love island this year and thought… where do i know that guy from ? from blazin ' squad , that ' s where . assuming it was marcel .

even music snobs were hard - pressed to resist the pop charm of the teen band ' s chart - topping debut single ' crossroads ' when it was released back in 2002 .

the 10 - piece boyband from london went on to achieve seven top 10 hits in various flip - reversed line - ups ( remember the friday hill reboot circa 2005 / 2006 ? ) , but we haven ' t heard a peep from them on the chart since 2009 .

are they okay ? keeping well ? eating their greens ? fret no more . digital spy has sought out every member of the group who put the # squad into # squadgoals long before taylor swift came along .

they ' ve had considerable success working on sam smith ' s hits ' la la la ' and ' like i can ' , as well as songs for emeli sandé and naughty boy .

they also joined kenzie , rocky b and freek to form a five - piece blazin ' squad reunion in 2009 . their comeback single ' let ' s start again ' peaked at no . 51 in the uk and basically ended it again .

stuart baker has continued to appear on stage with some of his former bandmates for blazin ' squad shows over the past few years , while juggling his proper job as a media manager for the bbc .

while melo - d – real name chris mckeckney – has worked as a window fitter in recent years , he ' s also kept one foot in the music biz . he ' s uploaded a handful of original rap tracks to his official soundcloud page , and still tours nightclubs with half of the blazin ' squad crew .

after the short - lived comeback in 2009 , freek – known as oliver georgiou to family and friends – founded his own music management company . he ' s currently helping 19 - year - old singer - songwriter miller blue break through into the industry .

we ' ve not heard much from lee bailey after his solo musical effort the lee bailey project failed to take off .

also known as tom beasley , the former boyband member is still working the decks up and down the country as a dj .

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it’s been 14 years since s club juniors formed and singalong favourites such as one step closer and automatic high – but a lot has changed since then .

and while rochelle humes and frankie bridge are still very much in the public eye thanks to their successful careers in the saturdays and their famous husbands , other members of the band haven’t been spotted in the limelight recently .

she also hit headlines when she got drunk at her wedding and fell out with her groom .

stacey was among the eight hopefuls chosen to be in s club juniors , also known as s club 8 , during the television show search for s club in 2001 .

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just a teen when the group formed , stacey went on to perform with the other seven on their two commercially successful albums together ( 2002 ) and sundown ( 2003 ) .

since leaving the group when it disbanded in 2004 , stacey appeared on x factor in 2009 – making it into the top 6 girls .

speaking to the sun about her new work with epilepsy action , stacey said : “our lives changed forever when my mum was diagnosed with epilepsy . it came out of the blue – we had no warning or history of the condition in the family . ”

the oldest member of s club 8 , aaron had to miss some of the band’s filming days for their comedy programme i dream back in the day as he was studying for his gcses .

since finding fame with the band , aaron went on to join dance company tk , who work at pineapple dance studios in london .

a dancer and choreographer , aaron has appeared as a backing dancer on both the x factor and the voice and even heads out with the saturdays to join his old bandmates frankie and rochelle as a dancer on occasion .

aaron has also appeared on the west end in flashdance : the muscial and we will rock you .

aaron runs an organisation offering street dance classes and has even signed up to run the london marathon on behalf of make a difference this year .

calvin was just 12 when he auditioned for his role in s club juniors and he’s since appeared in the only season of life is wild for the cw network in 2007 .

the star moved to la in 2007 to work on a solo career and was even managed by ashlee and jessica simpson’s dad joe .

calvin played james middleton in 2011 film william and kate that aired on american tv .

since parting ways with manager joe simpson in 2013 , the same year he released his debut single idgaf , aaron has moved back to the uk , released his first ep titled the lemon tree and is even engaged .

no longer the squeaky clean 12 - year - old , these days calvin is looking a little rough and ready with a fuzzy beard .

after leaving s club juniors , daisy went on to join a five - piece girl group , from above , in 2007 .

the group toured the uk and went through a series of line up changes before being signed by mathew knowles ( aka beyonce’s dad ) and music world records in 2008 .

the band moved to the us and appeared on a reality show called breaking from above , which documented them making their first album .

their first single and album , breaking from above , was released in 2011 and the band appeared on the boot camp stages of x factor before being rejected .

in 2015 , daisy married her footballer beau jonjo evans and the pair have two daughters .

jay didn’t appear at the auditions for s club juniors and instead sent in a video of himself , which the members of the original s club liked so much that they put him straight through to the final auditions .

these days , jay goes by the stage name jay perry and has toured the uk in musicals including save the last dance for me and hairspray .

he was involved in a reunion of the s club juniors and most recently appeared in beautiful – the carole king story on the west end .

like his ex bandmate aaron , jay is no stranger to a six - pack baring instagram or two either .

hannah , who wasn’t originally chosen for s club juniors but joined the band two days later , was the youngest of the group .

while she was never given any solos while in the group , she did go on to release a solo song in 2006 after the band split up .

these days , hannah works in barclays bank and has two adorable children , who she shares sweet photos of on her twitter account .

known as frankie sandford during her time in s club juniors , frankie went on to be a member of the successful girl group the saturdays in 2007 .

alongside her fellow s club juniors bandmate rochelle , the saturdays have had numerous top ten hits and albums .

since 2014 , the saturdays have been on hiatus and the members have been working on solo projects , with frankie appearing on strictly come dancing in 2014 and finishing second .

born rochelle wiseman , rochelle is also well known for her work with the saturdays since leaving s club juniors .

rochelle married jls member marvin humes in 2011 and the pair have one daughter together and rochelle is currently pregnant with their second child .

most recently , rochelle has turned her hand to presenting , fronting ninja warrior uk with ben shephard and chris kamara .

recently , bradley mcintosh from s club 7 spoke out on the future of the band , while frankie bridge has been showing of her enviable figure in bikini snaps .

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in the second and last series , ronnie finally fled the nest – though not entirely his mother’s attentions – by marrying a girl called laura ( rosemary leach ) .

the story resumed in a spin - off series called the prince of denmark ( 1974 ) , in which ronnie and his new wife ran a pub she had inherited .

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the preferred method of conflict between these states has for a long time been proxy warfare . since its devastating eight - year war against iraq , the leadership in tehran has demonstrated a strong preference for acting through proxies like lebanese hezbollah , the iraqi shiite militias , and hamas . lacking a strong military for most of its existence , the state of saudi arabia has likewise used proxy warfare to strike painful blows against its enemies , notably against egypt’s occupation forces in the 1962 - 1970 yemeni civil war and against the soviets in afghanistan . both these players try to get others to do most of their fighting and dying for them .

iran’s powerful support for shiite militias is well - documented . lebanese hezbollah has evolved into a central pillar of iran’s retaliatory capability against israel , and more recently has answered iran’s call to provide reliable ground forces to prop up the assad regime in syria . lebanese hezbollah is no militia : it has zelzal - 1 missiles capable of hitting tel aviv . hezbollah has large stocks of advanced anti - tank guided missiles and explosively - formed penetrator ( efp ) roadside bombs capable of penetrating any israeli tank . iran as also supplied hezbollah with advanced c - 802 anti - shipping missiles , which crippled an israeli warship in 2006 , and most recently with even more advanced yakhont anti - ship missiles .

most worryingly for saudi arabia the iranian bloc is demonstrating a disregard for long - lasting “red lines” over bahrain and saudi arabia’s oil - rich eastern province , which has a majority shiite population . in 2011 saudi arabia and the uae deployed scores of main battle tanks and armoured personnel carriers to directly safeguard the bahraini royal family in the face of arab spring uprisings . this robust move seemed to deeply shake tehran , triggering the hapless iranian plot to assassinate adel jubeir , the saudi arabian ambassador to the united states . in the last year iran seems to have been acting increasoingly recklessly in bahrain and saudi arabia’s eastern province . iraqi shiite militias like badr spin - off kataib hezbollah have worked with iranian - backed cells in bahrain and eastern province to import advanced efp munitions in large numbers with the evident intent of giving shia communities the ability to self - defend against future saudi military crackdowns . this kind of game - changing behaviour by tehran is undoubtedly one reason the saudi government chose to recently execute eastern province shia dissident sheikh nimr al - nimr .

so what happens next ? saudi and iran will want to test and hurt each other , signal limits , but not suffer mutual destruction .

iran will begin to stir violence in eastern province and bahrain , and it may try harder to fight supplies through to yemen by sea by bolstering houthi coastal missile batteries .

though neither saudi arabian nor iran envisage an open conventional war between them — a result that saudi arabia’s crown price and defence minister prince mohammed bin salman recently called “a major catastrophe” — there is always the potential for frontier skirmishes on their shared littoral borders and in the neutral space of the gulf . shared gas fields and disputed islands are obvious touchpoints . iran might test missiles closer and closer to gulf sea - lanes and coasts . aerial patrols might begin to test each other : this happened during the iran - iraq war along the so - called “fahd line” until a saudi interceptor shot down two iranian fighter aircraft in 1984 . iran ( or the gulf states ) could undertake tit - for - tat harassment , boarding or even deniable use of naval mines against each other’s trade routes . ( iran also used this tactic in the 1980s ) . cyberwarfare is a likely deniable weapon of choice for both sides also .

michael knights is the lafer fellow at the washington institute for near east policy . he has worked on the military balance between iran and the gulf states for over twenty years .

thomas e . ricks covered the u . s . military from 1991 to 2008 for the wall street journal and then the washington post . he can be reached at ricksblogcomment @ gmail . com .

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hamlet the prince of denmark , and a student at the university of wittenberg . at the beginning of the play , hamlet’s father , king hamlet , has recently died , and his mother , queen gertrude , has married the new king , hamlet’s uncle claudius . hamlet is melancholy , bitter , and cynical , full of hatred for his uncle and disgust at his mother for marrying him . when the ghost of hamlet’s father appears and claims to have been murdered by claudius , hamlet becomes obsessed with avenging his father’s death but keeps thinking of reasons why he should wait before killing claudius—then chastizes himself for failing to act boldly . hamlet is a character of contradictions . he admires characters like fortinbras and the player king , who behave passionately and even violently for no good reason , but is himself thoughtful , reflective , and philosophical . at times hamlet is indecisive and hesitant , but at other times he is prone to rash and impulsive acts of violence .

claudius the king of denmark , hamlet’s uncle . the villain of the play , claudius is a calculating , ambitious politician , adept at manipulating others for his own ends and willing to execute , assassinate , or murder to stay in power . he doesn’t understand hamlet or hamlet’s motives , but he is quick to perceive hamlet as a threat and take decisive action against him . claudius does occasionally show signs of remorse and human feeling—his affection for gertrude , for instance , seems sincere .

gertrude the queen of denmark , hamlet’s mother , recently married to claudius . we never get to observe gertrude on her own , so we know much more about how hamlet feels about her than about how she sees herself . she seems clearly to love hamlet , but hamlet sees her as a weak , even depraved , woman motivated wholly by lust . hamlet has such strong feelings about her sex life that he becomes momentarily distracted from his revenge quest , urging her toward a life of chastity .

polonius the lord chamberlain of claudius’s court , and the father of laertes and ophelia . polonius has good intentions , but he tends to be somewhat conniving and underhanded . he frequently leaps to the wrong conclusions , and his speeches are comically pompous and long - winded . he is completely incapable of figuring out what hamlet is up to .

horatio hamlet’s close friend , who studied with the prince at the university of wittenberg . hamlet trusts horatio above any of the other characters , valuing him for his even temper and equanimity—qualities that hamlet seems to despise in himself . horatio is loyal and helpful to hamlet throughout the play . after hamlet’s death , horatio remains alive to tell hamlet’s story .

ophelia polonius’s daughter , a beautiful young woman with whom hamlet has been in love . a sweet and innocent young girl , ophelia dutifully strives to obey her father and her brother , laertes , allowing polonius to use her in his scheme to spy on hamlet . when her father dies , her sanity unravels , and in her madness she paints a scathing picture of young men as sexually exploitative and unfaithful , and her mad speeches about flowers conceal implied condemnations of claudius and gertrude .

laertes polonius’s son and ophelia’s brother , a young man who spends much of the play in france . passionate and quick to action , laertes is a foil for the reflective and agonized hamlet .

the ghost the specter of hamlet’s recently deceased father . the ghost , who claims to have been murdered by claudius , calls upon hamlet to avenge him . however , it is not entirely certain whether the ghost is what it appears to be . hamlet speculates that the ghost might be a devil sent to deceive him and tempt him into murder , and the question of what the ghost is or where it comes from is never definitively resolved .

rosencrantz and guildenstern two slightly bumbling courtiers , former friends of hamlet from wittenberg , who are summoned by claudius and gertrude to discover the cause of hamlet’s strange behavior .

osric the foolish courtier who summons hamlet to his duel with laertes . his speeches are pretentious and difficult to understand .

voltimand and cornelius courtiers whom claudius sends to norway to persuade the king to prevent fortinbras from attacking .

marcellus and barnardo the officers who first see the ghost walking the ramparts of elsinore and who summon horatio to witness it . marcellus is present when hamlet first encounters the ghost .

reynaldo polonius’s servant , sent to france by polonius to check up on and spy on laertes .

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not so , my lord ; i am too much i ' the sun .

seems , madam ! nay it is ; i know not ' seems . '

though all the earth o ' erwhelm them , to men ' s eyes .

and you are stay ' d for . there ; my blessing with thee !

where wilt thou lead me ? speak ; i ' ll go no further .

to ears of flesh and blood . list , list , o , list !

[ aside ] nay , then , i have an eye of you . - - if you

ay , that they do , my lord ; hercules and his load too .

ring . masters , you are all welcome . we ' ll e ' en

' tis well : i ' ll have thee speak out the rest soon .

follow him , friends : we ' ll hear a play to - morrow .

we ' ll ha ' t to - morrow night . you could , for a need ,

as i do thee . - - something too much of this . - -

enter a king and a queen very lovingly ; the queen embracing him , and he her . she kneels , and makes show of protestation unto him . he takes her up , and declines his head upon her neck : lays him down upon a bank of flowers : she , seeing him asleep , leaves him . anon comes in a fellow , takes off his crown , kisses it , and pours poison in the king ' s ears , and exit . the queen returns ; finds the king dead , and makes passionate action . the poisoner , with some two or three mutes , comes in again , seeming to lament with her . the dead body is carried away . the poisoner wooes the queen with gifts : she seems loath and unwilling awhile , but in the end accepts his love

ashamed to show , he ' ll not shame to tell you what it means .

you are naught , you are naught : i ' ll mark the play .

me to the top of my bent . i will come by and by .

and - - would it were not so ! - - you are my mother .

nay , then , i ' ll set those to you that can speak .

of nothing : bring me to him . hide fox , and all after .

and wife is one flesh ; and so , my mother . come , for england !

love , remember : and there is pansies . that ' s for thoughts .

and of all christian souls , i pray god . god be wi ' ye .

he shall , sir , an ' t please him . there ' s a letter for

did ; i am to do a good turn for them . let the king

i ' m lost in it , my lord . but let him come ;

that hurts by easing . but , to the quick o ' the ulcer : - -

we ' ll make a solemn wager on your cunnings : i ha ' t .

so fast they follow ; your sister ' s drown ' d , laertes .

the gallows may do well to thee . to ' t again , come .

but to play at loggats with ' em ? mine ache to think on ' t .

i think it be thine , indeed ; for thou liest in ' t .

yours : for my part , i do not lie in ' t , and yet it is mine .

' tis for the dead , not for the quick ; therefore thou liest .

one that was a woman , sir ; but , rest her soul , she ' s dead .

there ; or , if he do not , it ' s no great matter there .

enter priest , & c . in procession ; the corpse of ophelia , laertes and mourners following ; king claudius , queen gertrude , their trains , & c

and a man ' s life ' s no more than to say ' one . '

spirit . put your bonnet to his right use ; ' tis for the head .

' twere , - - i cannot tell how . but , my lord , his

if not , i will gain nothing but my shame and the odd hits .

i ' ll play this bout first ; set it by awhile . come .

[ aside ] it is the poison ' d cup : it is too late .

i can no more : the king , the king ' s to blame .

give me the cup : let go ; by heaven , i ' ll have ' t .

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if you tuned in to mary : the making of a princess on network ten a couple of years ago , you ' d have been struck by the same things we were . one , we never realised just how romantic mary donaldson and crown prince frederik of denmark ' s courtship was . from the secret rendezvous in australia to the long - distance phone calls , to the asking of her hand in marriage , fred was the perfect prince charming to mary ' s humble " girl from tassie " vibe .

two , we had never really thought about how difficult mary ' s decision to become royalty would have been . she left her family and friends and everything she ' s ever known , to move across the world into a formal , protocol - driven family who didn ' t exactly make it easy for her — all at the age of 30 . not only was she there to be judged by frederik ' s mum , margrethe ii , queen of denmark , she also had to face a discerning , patriotic public , skeptical of this fresh - faced woman from australia .

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