'Dam 999' film screening based on 1975 Banqiao Dam disaster in China at CMS, Research House, Saket Community Centre, Saket > 3pm on 14th February 2014

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Time : 3:00 pm

Duration : 90 min.

Entry : Please confirm your interest to Ms Indira, Mobile No. 9899979161, Email: indira@cmsindia.org latest by Wednesday, February 12, 2014 as there is limited seating.

Place : CMS, Research House, Saket Community Centre, Saket, New Delhi - 110017
Landmark : near PVR Anupam Complex and about 500 metres from both Saket and Malviya Nagar Metro Stations
Venue Info : cmsindia.org | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Malviya Nagar (Yellow Line)'
Area : Saket

Event Description : In the recently concluded 7th CMS VATAVARAN – International Film Festival and Forum on Environment and Wildlife, there were premiere of four feature films. One of these was Dam 999, based on 1975 Banqiao Dam disaster in China.
Release of this film was blocked in Tamil Nadu last November due to protest from top politicians who felt that the film has “obvious inference” to the longstanding disputed Mullaperiyar dam and that the screening will incite the feeling of animosity between people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
CMS is truly intrigued as to why such a futuristic film should be deprived of screening in India for larger public even after heated discussion in the Parliament? 
This unique film, nominated for Oscar, is being screened for select invitees.

Plot: A corrupt mayor builds a new dam for political gains and personal glory endangering millions of innocent lives; A mariner desperate to save his sister from evil; Two not-so-young lovers challenging destiny in a bid to unite; A woman on a mission to win her family back; A little boy battling a deadly disease; A devoted wife wants to be with her husband even in death; And the astrologer who has foreseen their ominous fate - Nine lives entwined by the impending disaster. Take the journey of a lifetime - Nine characters, Nine moods and a crumbling dam of emotions... DAM999 - experience it in 3D!

Director- The Debut Feature Film by Sohan Roy, the Director of Umpteen Award Winning Documentary ‘Dams – The Lethal Water Bombs’ & the mastermind behind Marine Biz TV - The World's first Global Maritime Television channel. The movie is a revelation of various Indian age old myths and scientific facts which were and still considered superstitious. DAM999 is the effort of 16 International & National award winners.

CREDENTIALS:
·  Oscar Selections 2012 for DAM999 - ‘’Best Picture’’, ‘’Original Score”, ‘’Original Soundtracks’’ – ‘Dakkanaga’,’DAM999 Theme song’, ‘Mujhe Chodke’
·  Official selection at Golden Rooster awards 2012
·  'Very First Indian Movie to be qualified for the National film event of Mainland China'
·  A screenplay penned by Sohan Roy recently added to Core collection of the Oscar Library.
·  Global Music Awards 2012 (GMA) - ‘Award of Excellence’ & ‘Award of Merit’ For Music & Original Score

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