Written by Parul |Published: October 5, 2019 1:03:11 pm
Verses of dissent
After 25 years of Apna Pash, a documentary on the celebrated poet Avtar Singh Sandhu ‘Pash’, director Rajeev Kumar looks to new audiences.
Sabse Khatarnak Hota Hai Hamare Sapnon Ka Mar Jana. This line from the revolutionary and celebrated poet Avtar Singh Sandhu ‘Pash’ is a constant source of both creative and personal inspiration for Punjabi filmmaker Rajeev Kumar, whose films tell the stories of today’s Punjab. Kumar goes down memory lane to celebrate 25 years of a documentary titled Apna Pash, he made on his favourite poet. His aim is to screen it across the country so that the youth grow aware of the ideologies, philosophies, thoughts and ideas of the activist poet. “Not much has changed in these 25 years in terms of inequality, injustice, caste and class differences, or subjugation of the poor by the powerful. These were issues that Pash wrote about fearlessly in his work. So, he remains as relevant today as he was decades ago, and that’s precisely why I want to revive and screen Apna Pash,” says Kumar
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