Srinagar. 31 August 2021. In a joint effort between Indian Army and Onir, a renowned
Bollywood Director, the Kashmiri Youth have been introduced to Short Film Making through
a workshop conducted at Langate Army Camp from 27th to 31st August 2021. A total of
eleven local youths, including one girl, participated in the workshop. These participants
were selected after a rigorous selection process. The workshop was organised in two
phases. First phase was online interaction with participants, in which they were introduced
to the nuances of the film making and the second phase was physical interaction, which
took place from 27th to 31st August 2021.
The training team comprised of five members including Onir. Onir is an acclaimed,
award winning director and won the National Award for his film, "I Am". He is also well
known, for his highly acclaimed film, "My brother Nikhil", which won several national and
international awards, including for the best film and best director. Over the five days, the
participants learnt basics of film making. They were divided into three teams. The teams
selected different themes of their choice for the short films and went on to shoot at various
locations in North Kashmir. During the workshop, the participants were able to produce four
short films which were screened at Army Camp, Langate on 31 August 2021.
Onir highlighted, that the youth of Kashmir has got immense talent and he is
confident that all participants will be able to produce good results. All participants were
grateful to meet Onir and learn from him.
