There was Rajnikanth, internationally-acclaimed actor receiving Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest in film industry. Also there was a team of youngsters of which three are from Nagpur which won National Film Award for their first ever production ‘Bardo’. This Marathi movie was adjudged the best among 475 entries. Bardo has won the 25th National Film Awards in the Marathi language category and hoisted the Nagpur flag at the national-level. The award was presented by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu at a function in the capital Delhi on Monday. Three Nagpurites have contributed a lot to the success of this film. It was produced by the famous young test-tube baby expert Embryologist Dr Nishad Natchandra Chimote’s Panchjanya Production.

 

 

 

The music is given by software engineer and composer Rohan Gokhale and the screenplay of ‘Bardo’ is written by actress Shweta Pendse. All the three are from Nagpur. According to the concept of Lord Buddha, Bardo is a state of ideological, material chaos or confusion that runs between the period of death and rebirth. Famous actors Anjali Patil, Makrand Deshpande, Ashok Samarth, Shweta Pendse played their roles while the movie was directed by Bhimrao Mudhe. Congratulations are pouring in for the first time that Nagpur-Vidarbha has bagged the National Film Award. Rohan Gokhale, a software engineer from Nagpur and a renowned musician, was also involved in the production. Actress and screenwriter Shweta Pendse has also made a great contribution.

 

The concept of the story was of Pendse and Bhimrao Mudhe. While talking to ‘The Hitavada’ from Delhi Nishad Chimote said bubbling, “I am so excited to get the award. This is my very first movie and in the first instance I got such a huge recognition is a very big thing. With the award the responsibility too has increased. Earlier I used to create videos and it used to give me immense please. I am embryologist who creates human being. In the same way I get pleasure in creating something.”