The
term
‘HIV’
itself is faced with strong stigma in India and those
diagnosed with it often find it difficult to be a part of a social
set up. So the possibility of HIV positive people being able to give
birth to uninfected babies is one not many consider. But it is this
very possibility that caught
the attention of Bhushan Gaur,
who went on to
direct the 30-minute
film, ‘There will be Tomorrow’,
which will be screened today at the HIV Congress in Goa.
At the event, the cast
and crew of the film will be felicitated by the Governor of Goa,
Mridula Sinha,
and the
HIV Congress
for its contribution to society.
The
son of an army officer, Bhushan Gaur had
to move a lot while growing up. He
speaks five Indian languages fluently other than Hindi and English.
An alumni of the
New York Film
Academy, he started his directorial journey making fashion films and
later moved to directing a series of documentaries with ‘There will
be Tomorrow’ being his first fiction film. “I started working on
the conceptualisation
the story in October 2014 after I read a story by a journalist about
the need to educate
people about
the possibility of HIV victims having their own uninfected babies. I
realised that
the film had to be prompt and factual,
with authentication from different prominent bodies about this
socially provoking story,” says Bhushan.
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The
cast of the film comprises Sahil Salathia, Nimisha Mehta, Shishir
Sharma, Mangal Kenkre and Priti Mamgai in the lead roles. “The film
deals with how HIV Is a stigma and people hardly talk about it openly
and it goes undetected for years. The story revolves around a young
couple and how the husband finds out he is HIV positive when he has
to do his medical check up. Though fiction, the story is inspired by
true lives and drama is added to make the message more relatable to
the audience. The
longing
a married couple feels
to have a baby
is very natural, and it is this emotion that drives this film,”
he explains.
The
screening will be held in the presence of doctors from across India
and abroad and more than three hundred people who
contribute to
fields
related to
HIV. “This was the right
platform for
the first screening of this film which needed several researches in
terms of content and many authentications from knowledgeable and
dependable sources. The feature length of the film was cut down
consciously, to be factual and to the point,”
he says.
Revealing
his expectations
from the first public screening of his film,
he says, “The
film is
beautifully made with interesting cameras and locations and supported
by different organisations.
Keeping the cause of the film in mind, people want to help create
awareness to reach out to wider audience. The film was made with
our hearts and we hope it touches the hearts of the audience,” says
Bhushan.
The
film has
been shot in a
very innovative style,
using natural light on Ronin device and hand held camera. After the
screening here, the film,
aims to making it to various film festivals internationally.
(‘There
will be Tomorrow’ will be screened at the HIV Congress today, March
19, 2016 at Goa Marriott Resort and Spa from 12:30pm
onwards)
