Films Division's landmark release this month

KOLKATA: In a landmark in the history of Films Division, the government''s film wing would release its first ever commercial production on July 25 as a step towards earning revenue from celluloid ventures.
Dukhi Ram, a saga of human exploitation, based on a Bengali novel by Kapil Krishna Thakur, would be released at the West Bengal government owned film complex Nandan as the first movie by Films Division (FD) with priced tickets.
Directed by FD''s Eastern Region Production Centre director K G Das, the 1998 production in Bengali has already been screened at the Dhaka International Film Festival in 2000 as part of the Indian package of four films.
"While making the film I had never imagined that it would be selected by the Films Division for such a historic release," Das said.
Made on a budget of Rs 12 lakh, the 35 mm feature film captures the agony of a scheduled caste youth, who despite being the first graduate from his village falls prey to red-tapism and finally ends up in jail in pursuit of a job.
"The film is shot completely on location in a village in Barasat sub-division of North 24 Parganas district with about 40 people in the cast," Das said.