Bollywood film shot in Sikkim to be released in Nepali

PTI, Gangtok October 21, 2013: 'Everyday is Sunday', the first Bollywood film to be shot entirely in Sikkim with most of its cast from the state, is drawing packed audiences here and will be released in Nepali too. 

The film, which was released last weekend, will also be screened in Darjeeling and Kalimpong in neighbouring West Bengal, Pabi Ratna Sakhya, owner of production house Deorali Varieties (DV Studios), which produced 'Everyday is Sunday', said today. 

The entire cast would promote 'Everyday is Sunday' in Nepal where it would be screened in 80 theatres. Gopi Krishna Movies has taken the distribution rights of the film there, Sakhya told PTI. 

The film is inspired by the Ben Stiller-Drew Barrymore starrer Hollywood flick '51 First Dates' and was shot extensively in the picturesque locales of north and east districts of Sikkim. 

It has local girl Trishala Tamang (a class XII student of Deorali Girls Senior Secondary School) in the lead role along with Siddartt Roy Choudhary. Sunil Chettri, another actor in the film, is a student of Government College at Tadong. 

The story of the film revolves around Trishala, an amnesiac patient, with whom a non-Sikkimese boy falls in love. 

The local actors were chosen after an audition and were trained at a month-long workshop, said the film's director Subhendu Ghosh of Tollygunj fame and a student of famous Bollywood director Yash Chopra. 

Deependra Mohora of DV Studios has worked as the associate director. 

The film was shot from March 15 to 29, which is spring time in Sikkim, and has only one theme song composed by renowned mandolin player Snashis Majumdar and written by Sudhakar Sharma. Anwesha of 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' fame and Prantik of 'Voice of India' have sung the song. 

"The film has not only given a good platform to local artistes but has also been able to showcase the beauty and serenity of Sikkim. This effort will surely help the state government promote tourism widely," Sakhya said. 

Another local talent Anita Mohra has debuted as costume designer with this film.