Kashmiri-Kannada feature film ‘Harmukh’ launched in Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Kashmiri-Kannada feature film ‘Harmukh’ was unveiled in Srinagar on Monday. The trailer and songs of the film ‘Harmukh’, blending Kashmiri and Kannada languages, were officially released at Srinagar’s iconic Tagore Hall to promote film culture in Kashmir.

#WATCH | Srinagar, J&K | The trailer and songs of the film ‘Harmukh’, the first-ever film, blending Kashmiri and Kannada languages, were officially released at Srinagar’s iconic Tagore Hall to promote film culture in Kashmir.

The event drew an enthusiastic audience of artists,… pic.twitter.com/l5uyKzhKs7

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‘Harmukh’ is produced by and features Ayash Arif in the lead role. Speaking about the film, Ayash Arif said, “It is our objective to promote the film culture. We want to give a status to the regional cinema. We brought our cast and technicians from outside to promote it…Karnataka and Kashmir are poles apart in culture but we tried to include both the cultures in our film…The premiere of this film will be held on June 18”.

#WATCH | Srinagar, J&K | Producer of the film ‘Harmukh’, Dr Ayash Arif says, “It is our objective to promote the film culture. We want to give a status to the regional cinema. We brought our cast and technicians from outside to promote it…Karnataka and Kashmir are poles apart… pic.twitter.com/DDSYbpZNA1

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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s adviser Nasir Aslam Wani also attended the launch. He said, “It is a big thing to make a complete feature film. It requires a lot of effort and money. The cast of this movie is very talented…It will attract more people here. We have a lot of talent here in this sector…We need to develop infrastructure for the filmmakers here. No one can stop the film industry from coming here if we can develop the infrastructure.” (ANI)