Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 7: Srinagar born actor-director Aamir Bashir’s film “Winter Within” will be premiered next month at Busan International Film Festival in Seoul South Korea.
The film portrays suffering of a Kashmiri woman ‘Nargis’ in a militancy hit area. In Srinagar, Nargis works as a domestic helper for a middle-class family. Her husband, Manzoor, has disappeared after joining the armed rebellion against the Indian State. When her employer discovers that Nargis’ husband is a militant, she is fired from her job and is left with no choice but to return to her village.
There, Nargis weaves the shawl that Manzoor had begun, in the hope that he will return. Yaseen, a handicrafts trader, supports Nargis by giving her work. One day Manzoor reappears. Nargis devotes herself to rehabilitating Manzoor back to health even as he battles his demons.
“Winter Within” will be one of two films selected from India highlighting at this Film Festival which will be opened on October 5 and run through October 14. His first film “Harud” (Autumn) won him the National Film Award and it was also screened at some international film festivals round the world.
Aamir is rated as emerging film directors from India and is followed by many for his new wave cinema. Born in Srinagar (J&K), Aamir Bashir is a professional actor and filmmaker based in Mumbai. After his schooling in Kashmir, Aamir graduated in History from St Stephen’s College, Delhi and went on to read Law at the University of Delhi.
After working in television as a news correspondent and a travel show host, Aamir moved to Mumbai in 1998 to pursue a career in acting, with several credits in independent as well as mainstream films to his name. ‘Harud’ (Autumn) was his maiden venture as a writer, director and producer. ‘Harud’ won the Don Quixote Award at the Fribourg International Film Festival 2011 and the prestigious National Award for Best Film in Urdu in 2013.
Aamir Bashir is currently working on postproduction of ‘Maagh’ (The Winter Within).
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