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Shot that Leopard’ film to be screen at historic Gaiety Theatre

This capital town living in the horror of prowling leopards after hunting of two kits in span of last three months, would witness screening of ‘ Shot that Leopard during three days international film festival at historic gaiety theatre.
The Director of the festival Pushp Raj Thakur said that seventh edition of Intl Film Festival being held at Gaiety Theatre here from 26  to 28 November would mark the screening of Shoot That Leopard , when people of town were living under the its terror. 
52 Minutes documentary film shoot in Shimla and Uttarakhand by Mumbai based director Sohail and Shabnam Jaaferi revealed the ongoing struggle between leopards and human being. Two characters were portrayed in the film in which one shot the leopard with his gun and second shot it with his camera.  
Interestingly this town hosting the Film Festival also witnessing similar real drama these days, as State Wild life officials also battling similar situations in struggle of existence of Leopard and safety of human being.
There is struggle for existence of wild animals and human, Director of the festival said that when the state human rights commission have issued the directive to capture or shoot leopards with help of Camera traps or issued death warrant to eliminate it if not shoot by the Camera
Apart from this a short film ‘T-shop at Narkanda’ on the Novel of Sumit, Raj, Vashisht by Kullu based Film producers Nachiketa Das would be screened in the festival. 
A film on  the issue of child labour and educational disadvanaged to village children,  under the aegis of Himachal Pradesh Language Arts & Culture Department, A life story of an young , engineer turned film director, Vabhav ‘five point three’ who decided to quit his profession after realizing his true self while traveling in the hills of Himachal would also be screened in the film festival
Director Pinaki Singh’s Feature Film Cinnamon, is a story of a young who in quest for his
companion while living in a big city of Orissa.
 West Bengal’s director, Maurya Sharma’s film ‘Seapad’ is beautiful experiment of an ‘artistic aestheticism which a woman explains her sexuality and heart through her art. Viju Topi, who is  National film award winner  Ranchi based film maker of Jharkhand’s  would screen his culture enrich film ‘Saroi Jharkhand’ based upon the festival of Santhal tribe being celebrate in the month of  ‘Kartik’.
The famous filmmaker and social activist of Jarhkhand ‘Meghnath”s one animation film ‘Munda’, is based upon the prevalent culture of tribe folk, this story is about Mundari, Srishti Katha.  

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