Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 15: Blockbuster Dogri film ‘Geetiyan’ which was released in the month of February, 2014 has brought yet another laurel to Dogri film industry by adding to its credit a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ at 4th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-14 held recently in New Delhi.
The film ‘Geetiyan’ had beyond any doubt proved to be renaissance for Dogri cinema because it was due to the credence of this film that this regional filmdom sprouted from infancy to mainstream.
Directed by Raahul Sharma, ‘Geetiyan’ inspired the Jury of Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-14 to an extent that helmsmen decided to confer a ‘Certificate of Appreciation’ to the film which otherwise did not conform to category of languages for which this award was conventionally conferred.
Speaking to media persons, Raahul Sharma said that organisers traditionally confer awards to films under 3 categories including Hindi, Punjabi and Southern Indian languages but this time considering the effort and worth of ‘Geetiyan’ conceived and realized in Dogri adopted a special resolution to befittingly decorate the spectacular endeavour put in the making of ‘Geetiyan’.
Recalling the making of Geetiyan, Raahul said that the venture could have never been realized without the synergetic support of film’s technical crew and extraordinary zest of artists belonging to the ‘City of Temples’.
He further said that this recognition will go a long way in boosting the morale of people connected with Dogri film industry and more of such ventures which are in offing here shall definitely get inspiration and stimulus to add colours into their projects.
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