Eros International collaborates with Drishyam Films’ to present and distribute their next film Kadvi Hawa, starring Sanjay Mishra, Tillotama Shome and Ranvir Shorey

Drishyam Films’ National Award winning Kadvi Hawa, directed by Nila Madhab

Panda is slated for a Pan-India theatrical release on November 24th, 2017~
Kadvi Hawa features among the Official Selection for the Indian Panorama Section of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2017

Eros International has joined hands with Drishyam Films to present and distribute their latest film Kadvi Hawa. The National Award winning film is slated for a Pan India theatrical release on 24th November 2017.
The film also features among the Official Selection for the Indian Panorama Section of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2017.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker (Padmashree) Nila Madhab Panda (of I Am Kalam fame), Kadvi Hawa is a powerful and heartrending drama that captures the very real threat of climate change. The film stars Ranvir Shorey as a young bank loan recovery agent and Sanjay Mishra as a blind old farmer, two ordinary people fighting for survival in two extreme weather conditions, not of their making. The film also stars Tillotama Shome (Death In The Gunj, Hindi Medium) and Bhupesh Singh (Hum Tum, Masaan).

Manish Mundra, the founder of Drishyam Films and producer of Kadvi Hawa, said “We are extremely glad to collaborate with Eros International once again after Newton and Rukh. Having them on board will help us take Kadvi Hawa to a larger audience.”

The film was also screened recently for Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan who was very impressed with the film.

Presented by Eros International, Kadvi Hawa which is produced by Akshay Parija, Nila Madhab Panda and Manish Mundra and supported by the Shakti Foundation, GAILand Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change is slated for a Pan-India release on 24th November, 2017.

Kadvi Hawa Synopsis
Once famous for farming, the people of Mahua in Rajasthan have forgotten the scent of rainfall on their soil. Lack of rainfall has led many farmers into debt traps set out as bank loans. Unable to grow food grain anymore and to escape repayments, many farmers have committed suicides. Hedu, the blind father of a farmer finds his son’s life threatened by the same pressure. Gunu Baba, a ruthless bank agent arrives with a growing list of suicides in his wake. But frequent cyclones threaten his family in a coastal village in Odisha. Each wanting to save their own family, they end up helping one another.

About the director:
Nila Madhab Panda, an internationally acclaimed film-maker and social activist has produced and directed over 75 diverse and cutting edge films, documentaries and shorts. Most of his films have unique insights drawn from his own life, the metaphorical distance that he has traversed from a small obscure village to the globe. His first iconic feature film, the highly-acclaimed ‘I am Kalam’ has won 33 International & National awards. His second feature film “Jalpari”, about female foeticide and gender equality, was also well received by the audience and was highly acclaimed. It received the prestigious, MIP Junior award at Cannes 2013. His third feature film ‘Babloo Happy Hai’, based on the youth and HIV/AIDS was also well appreciated by audience and critics in India. His fourth film ‘Kaun Kitney Paani Main’, a satire on the water crisis in India got released last year. His new feature length documentary is called “God’s Own People” narrated by Mr. Bachchan. His new film ‘Kadvi Hawa’ won a National Award this year, is based on the economic and emotional impact of climate change/global warming. He has started shooting his new children’s film called ‘Halkaa’ which is a sequel of “I am Kalam” based on a child growing up in the slums of Delhi. And Mr. Panda has been honoured with the fourth highest civilian award “PadmaShree” by the President of India in 2016.