Bhubaneswar, Sept 30: Dilshad Ayubi, an information technology (IT) professional who makes short movies on spreading social awareness, is ready with his latest production. The short film, Dui Eke Dui, narrates the tale of a good Samaritan.
The film revolves around a tea seller, who spends a share of his earning on underprivileged children. The 10-minute film shows how the poor man puts aside a portion of his meagre earnings every month to spend on the slum children.
Based on the concept of Dilshad's colleague Utsa Chakraborty, it is a feel-good film. "I want the film to inspire youngsters to come forward and help the underprivileged people in whichever way they can," said the 30-year-old director.
There are two lead actors in the film, Jyoti Prakash Mahapatra and Nitish Bajaj. While both are IT professionals, Jyoti has earlier worked in a few Odia films and TV serials.
The children participating in the film reside in a slum in the city. Speaking of his experiences of working with the kids, Dilshad said: "The children had smiles on their faces when we left after the shoot. They were very excited to face the camera, and we had become good friends. Many of them are quite talented, and we would try to give them exposure in our future projects as well."
The film has already been screened at a number of colleges in the city and will be released on YouTube on October 2. Since the release of the film's teaser last week, it has been garnering good response on various social networking sites.
Dilshad's debut film Sanjeeda wanted to raise passenger awareness about drug abuse in trains and on platforms. It was screened at a number of railway stations across the country. He has also made films on eye donation, differently-abled people working in coffee shops and active commuting.
The techie, however, affirms that he does not make films for festivals or for commercial purpose.
"All of us should garner our talents to do our bit for the society. My passion is film-making. So, I have chosen this path to create awareness among people on various issues," he said.
His only offbeat venture, French Cut, was released on Valentine's Day this year. It dealt with the complexities in relationships between lovers these days.
