Footprints tells a story about five college friends who now moved away from each other and settled in their lives. Mohsin, the protagonist, loves to capture the natural beauty of Kashmir through his still camera as he is going to lose his eyesight in the next six months, which his non-Kashmiri friends are not aware of. So, he wishes to spend some time with his friends and invites them to Kashmir. Despite resentment of the families of the non-Kashmiri friends, they make it happen, and the friends start their journey, which somehow, from a charming expedition, turns out to be a mysterious and odiousone.
The World Premiere of Footprints is on June 17, 2022, at 7:30
pm
Central Parkway Cinemas at 377 Burnhamthorpe Rd E, Mississauga, ON L5A
3Y1
(The film will be rescreened on June 18th
and 19th same time and place. Get your tickets now!)
BOLLYWOOD actors SARFRAZ KHAN & UPPEKHA JAIN will
join the celebrations.
Sarfraz is the son of the late legendary actor KADER
KHAN and is known for his roles inblockbusters like Wanted, Tere Naam,
MilengeMilenge, and Once Upon a Time in MumbaaiDobara, to name a few.
Uppekha is a Former Miss India Worldwide, Miss
India-Canada Worldwide, and the first Canadian actor to land a starring role on
Star Plus prime-time Indian TV soap opera Saath Nibhana Saathiya.
In conversation with
the Javid Banday:
Please
tell me what inspired you to make FOOTPRINTS?
My
inspiration for making Footprints was to tell a well visceral story in the
backdrop of Kashmir. My first love is writing. I have written a few
award-winning scripts in the past. The writer always keeps victualing his
characters and scene while writing them. As a director, we get an opportunity
to bring our characters to life; we interact with the characters and have their
input about the characters; overall, that’s an inspiring and exciting
experience for a writer turned director.
What was
the biggest challenge in completing this film?
Location –
was the biggest challenge for our film. My base is in Canada, and arranging a
film shoot in another part of the world is a big challenge, especially for an
Indi filmmaker like me. However, since I was born and brought up there, I was
pretty fortunate to have a dedicated local team behind me to make it happen.
Fortunately, the challenge “Locations” turned out to be the USP of
our film. Kashmir is a character in our movie, and its mesmerizing and
breathtaking beauty will always leave its footprints in people’s memories.
ABOUT
THE WRITER, PRODUCER & DIRECTOR
While working in India, UAE, and
Canada, Javid Banday gained extensive experience in radio, television, and film
production.
He started his career as a
Transmission Executive (programs) from Indian Broadcasting Corporation (India)
and served in Dubai Television (UAE) for five years before migrating to Canada
in 2006.
Javid achieved his postgrad
diploma in film studies from Sheridan College, Canada. He then formed a media
production company,Mediamark International Corp., in 2010, which turned into a
trusted source in television and advertising and the film industry.
He has written, directed, and
produced about 40 Ad films, ten feature, and documentary films for independent
film houses.
Javid juggled
several production hats with various Bollywood movies that have traveled
worldwide to various film festivals, including Cannes Film Festival, Toronto
Film Festival, and UK Asian Film Festival.
List of achievements:
– He has several
associations with Bollywood projects as a Writer/Producer/Director. Two
particular projects, “Identity Card-Ek Lifeline” and “Side
A & Side B,” World premiered at Cannes Film Fest in 2017.
– He
scripted, produced, and directed the Feature Film “The Footprints,”
scheduled to be released in theaters in Canada this summer.
– “The
Million Dollar Nomad” is an Indo-Canadian project shot in France,
Holland, Switzerland & India that got backed by one of the top-notch
American Distribution Companies, House of Film, known for nine Award-winning
Academy films.
– He
scripted, directed & produced a short film, “The Stanger,”
that got into the Cannes Short Film Corner 2016.
– In 1994,
Javid bagged India’s prestigious National Award for Best Documentary of the Year for
“He was a Reality” (Who Ek SachTha).
– In 1994,
Javid earned yet another accolade for “One Day of Peace,” a
documentary based on the topic of the year, declared by UNESCO (UNO):
“Tolerance.” The documentary won nominations for “Prix
Italia International Awards.”
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