With a dream to meet APJ Abdul Kalam, Nandu goes to an interesting expedition. Nandu’s journey was showcased in a Hindi film ‘Nandu Ka Raja’. The movie was screened here on Wednesday at Bharat Bhavan.
Marking the sixth day of the Children’s Film Festival, the movie was screened. Directed by Shaleen Sharma, the movie features Manav Negi and Shivam Chaturvedi in lead roles.
It is to be noted that Shaleen is an architect by qualification. He has made many documentaries on architecture, anthropology, history and culture. Nandu Ka Raja is his first feature children film.
Nandu is a small boy growing up in the limitation of his village and fixed mindset of his grandmother. He cannot even dream of going to school, but is happy with his life till one day he gets the desire to meet the President of India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Nandu innocently thinks of him as the king of the country. In his pursuit, he meets a retired army man who inspires him to join the army.
However, Nandu soon realizes that he will have to study hard and become somebody important in life to achieve his dream.
Realizing this, Nandu tries hard in achieving his goal. Will Nandu, saddled by the limitation of his life and village, be able to achieve the impossibleIJ Thinking this, Nandu goes to a lifetime expedition of hardwork, perseverance filled with adventures.
Beautifully directed, the film was much enjoyed by the city’s filmy buffs.