BHUPEN
HAZARIKA'S `DAWN' IN STAR PLUS CHANNEL [PTI:15-JUL-98]
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Forthcoming television serial `Dawn' in English jointly written, produced
and directed by Bhupen Hazarika along with Kalpana Lajmi, is
scheduled to be telecast on Star Plus channel of the Star TV Network every
Wednesday from July 22. Dr.Hazarika said the serial set in
Assam had English dialogues as English was more widely spoken in northeastern
States than any local language.
`The serial has been inspired by my dream to bring the Northeast into national
mainstream and the story unfolds how a small peaceful tea
town Tezpur on the banks of the Brahmaputra immersed in spiritual life preached
by Vaisnavite saint Shankardev for 500 years, was
engulfed by patriotic flames of the Freedom Movement,' he explained.
`Assam's role in the Indian national movement and struggle for freedom should
not be forgotten and I want to prove to the rest of my
countrymen that the State is not secessionist,' Hazarika said while briefing
reporters at Mumbai on Tuesday night about his serial Dawn.
(Source:
Assam On line, Vol.3, No.49 [*] July 17, 1998)
Dawn
of Independence
It's
Gaatha re-told in Assam. Dawn on Star Plus is the story of the freedom
struggle set in the picturesque town of Tezpur. Produced by well known
music composer Bhupen Hazarika and directed by Kalpana Lajmi is set against
Assam's bountiful wilderness highlighting the state's role in India's
freedom struggle.
It
is an unusual love story of a young couple and the awakening of their
conscience for their country.
Written
by Kalpana Lajmi and Sridhar Rangaihn, it stars Shahbaaz Khan, Mona Ambegonkar,
Arif Zakaria and Deepa Lagoo.
The
first 26 episodes are set against Assam's elephant catching operations
by the state's princedoms, tea plantations. It also tells the story of
the young revolutionaries and their sacrifices for freedom.
Dawn
is a very special serial as it educates the audience on Assam's role in
India's Indepen-dence. The serial brilliantly portrays the north-eastern
state's little known history vividly through this poignant story of struggle
and romance.
(source: Mukesh Khosla, Film & TV, Sunday Reading- The Tribune,
August 9, 1998)
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