Jalandhar, October 13 The People’s voice, a Jalandhar-based organisation, held the 9th edition of film meet in Dalhousie. The event that had commenced on October 11 concluded today. People from all walks of life joined the meet and saw documentaries and short films in Punjabi and Hindi. Also, world classic ‘The Pianist’ was shown today. The films showcased included ‘Awazzan’, ‘Brainwash centre’, ‘Taapar (scorched)’, ‘Banaras Pink’, ‘Sent away boys’ and ‘landless’. Detailed discussions and analysis of the films would happen wherein directors of both documentaries and short films explained their work, participants shared their views and a question-answer session would take place. Ishita Sharma, a resident of Jalandhar, said, “It was a great experience. The great thing was that directors would address our queries directly there and then. Also, we got to know about the hard work that went behind the making of the movies.” Anuja Sharma, hailing from Jalandhar, said the meet helped one become familiar with various viewpoints. “I would love to attend it again”, she said. The organisation formed in 2001 has been showing real cinema without charging a single penny. Members of the organization said they found that people here were devoid of good and thought-provoking cinema. Kulwinder Kumar, convener of the organisation, said: “We started because nobody witnessed meaningful cinema as same kinds of films were being produced. Art movies or parallel cinema was dying.” Dr Sailesh, who is associated with the organisation said: “We wanted everyone to believe that it is an art to see good films and how these films impact the thought process of an individual,” he said. Talking about the journey, the members said they used to borrow projectors on rent and take those to schools so that the students could learn from such films. On the last Sunday of every month, films are shown at Desh Bhagat Yadgar Hall at 5 pm, where both Indian and international films are showcased. It is also followed by a healthy discussion with the audience. The members comprised doctors, servicemen and businessmen, among others.

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