Internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Padmashri Nila Madhav Panda held the premiere release of his upcoming film "Kadvi Hawa" here on Sunday.
The film is based on climate change and its impact on human life and survival. The movie ready for release on November 24 has in the cast renowned actor Sanjay Mishra in lead role. The other actors are Ranvir Sorey, Bhupesh Singh and Tilotama Shome.
The film has made UK based organization Sightsavers as its charity partner which works in more than 30 countries in the world on blindness and its impact on the people. Mishra has played role of a blind person in the movie and is fighting for his survival in his own village on account of the impact of climate change. The movie promotes the work of Sightsavers and its work around blindness which has strong linkage with the climate change.
The climate change impact has made eye care services inaccessible due to threatened livelihood for the poor population.
Director Panda said the film across its promos will promote the work of Sightsavers. The oragnisation works in a big way in Odisha and other seven States of India and helping the poor to access eye care services at affordable costs.