The shooting of children’s feature film Pinti Ka Sabun, produced by the Children’s Film Society of India (Government of India) will kick off from coming October 6 in Chakrata. Over 50 crew members from Mumbai have arrived in Chakrata and are giving final touches to the preparation for the filming. Dehradun boy Sandeep Kothari will play the lead role in the film.
local boy Sandeep Kothari, a student of Jaswant Modern School, managed to overcome various odds including the financially weak condition of his family to grab the lead role in the children’s feature film. Hailing from a farmer’s family Sandeep stays in the government upper primary school on Rajpur Road. The Kothari family is thrilled at the development.
In fact five boys playing parts in the feature film are from the government upper primary school, Rajpur Road, one of the oldest government schools in Dehradun which will complete the 200th year of its existence next year.
Besides Sandeep, Rahul Kumar, Mayank Nautiyal, Kanishk Tomar, Vansh Negi and Ayusman Rawat from the same school will feature in the feature film.
The children’s feature film is being directed by Pramod Pathak with Arif Zakaria as its executive producer and local company Himalayan Films being roped in as the line producer.
Managing director of Himalayan Film, Mohan lakhera says, “ The shooting will take place at Mongad, Korba, Nagthath, Sahiya- all located near Chakrata. The shooting is slated to begin on October 6 and conclude on October 28. All the artistes are from Uttarakhand and the film will provide a big platform to the budding artists,” he added.