deely said:The film Channa suchi muchi whose
production started in 2005 is finally ready for release.
roducer Ijaz Bajwa is successfully running a production
house called IB Entertainment. In the last seven years he
has made at least 28 hit TV serials including Yaad to ain
ge,Khata, Kisay awaz doon,Shahzadi,Malangi,Zewar,Bint-e-
Adam,Roshni and Mirch masala. These plays have been aired
on different TV channels.
Unlike other local films Channa suchi muchi 80 percent
shooting of the film has been done outdoors at original
locations. Sets have been used only for indoor shoots.
The film has seven songs including an item song, which
the attraction of international star Mehr Hassans dance
performance. Khalil ur Rehman is the lyricist of five of
these songs while Riaz Ur Rehman Sagar and Altaf Bajwa
have written one song each. Wajid Saeed has composed the
music. Indian singers HarshDeep and Babul Saperio and
Pakistani playbacks Saima Jahan, Azra Jahan and Naseebo
Lal have rendered their voices for the film. Flute player
Bakar Abbas has given the background music.
This is the first Pakistani film, which has digital
intermediate treatment and postproduction from Adlab,
Mumbai. Chana suchi muchi aimed at providing audiences
with good entertainment sans the violence often seen in
Lollywood movies. Khalilur Rehman Qamar was the director
while actor Shan played the male lead. Other artistes in
the cast included Saima, Baber Ali, Hina Shaheen, Shafqat
Cheema, Sardar Kamal, Babbu Baral and Iftikhar Thakur. 50
percent shooting of the film had been completed when the
first problem hit it. ?There was a fight between Khalilur
Qamar and Shan. The shooting was postponed for an
indefinite period. A lot of money had been spent on the
shooting. I was in a fix at what to do. Either I had to
back the director or support the hero. I decided to stand
by the director. Shan was out of the film project.
Moammer Rana replaced Shan. The film had to be shot
again. Interestingly only 20 percent additional shooting
had been done when it again had to be stopped. This time
the differences were between the director and myself. He
was not paying proper attention towards the film project
and had a lot of attitude problems. I was left with no
option but either to wrap up the project or lead it
myself,Bajwa said while narrating how he became a film
director.
In 2007 I had to take the tough decision. I was the
producer and was facing great loss. I had become fed up
with the director who was not paying attention to the
film. Becoming a director was a new experience. I have
been engaged in making plays but had never ever been
behind the camera.
I always strive to give free hand to my team including
assistant directors, musicians, artistes and technical
staff. I did never make an effort to venture into their
working but I was so much fed up when director was not
paying attention to complete the shooting of this movie.
I came in the field of direction without any experience.
God almighty helped me. I wasn't a qualified director. I
took it as a challenge. People associated with the
industry have appreciated my work. Now it is up to the
people to accept or reject it, Bajwa was of the view.
During the shooting I learnt that the script of the film
wasn't complete. I had to complete it including the
ending. The prolonged filming has increased the cost of
the project three times what had been anticipated. The
film industry is not dead and never will, Bajwa
maintained.
He will release the film by the end of this year. Earlier
he had planned to release the film in Indian Punjab and
UAE as well. Now he says it all depends on the film's
success. The repute of our films is not good. If the film
does well at the box office here we will definitely be
releasing it worldwide, he maintained.
Bajwa says he had to go to Mumbai for the postproduction.
It is unfortunate that we do not have the facilities
available here in Pakistan. I am planning to establish my
own digital audio studio and lab here, he said.
Chana sachi muchi may prove to be a small ray of hope for
the failing local film industry. It is a period film
depicting a love story between a Muslim young man and a
Hindu girl in the backdrop of the road to independence.
The film, however, has no scenes showing the violence of
partition. But one must understand that one project alone
cannot revive the industry. There is need for starting
more film projects. The federal and provincial ministries
of culture need to evolve strategy to revive the film
industry and one such step could be encouraging new film
producers.
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deely said:majajan was the first... some may argue that
koi tujh sa kahan was tooo... am i wrong??
I have seen this movie It's awesome...................
