Kaun Kitne Paani Mein’, a film on the biggest issue facing mankind in the coming years - water - was premiered at the 7th World Water Forum that took place at Daegu, Korea from April 13 to 17.
This is the biggest world water summit and the film directed by national award winner Nilamadhab Panda of ‘I am Kalam’ and ‘Jalpari’ fame stars Saurabh Shukla, Gulshan Grover, Kunal Kapoor and Radhika Apte in stellar roles. The film has been produced by the international NGO - One Drop Foundation.
‘Kaun Kitne Paani Mein’ aims at raising awareness about the issue of water and sanitation in India’s rural areas where 70 per cent of the population lives and where the problem is most pressing and is a story about two villages, Upri and Bairi. Upri is a village nestled in the hills and Bairi is at the base of the hill range although close to each other in proximity, are poles apart in every other measure as of water access and economic development.
The movie will be released initially in Hindi. Dubbed versions will be made initially in Odia and Bengali. An English subtitled version will also be released for the international market.