Archive · 28 Sep 2025
River Culture Films Highlighted at Annual Nadi Utsav
The Nadi Utsav is a film festival that shows movies about rivers and the people who live near them.
Some films are about how people live along rivers, like catching fish.
Other movies tell stories about problems like pollution and how people are trying to fix them.
The festival includes many films made using regular cameras.
It shows the importance of rivers in our world, the issues around them and how they impact peoples lives.
The films aim to educate people and promote environmental awareness.
The 6th Nadi Utsav film festival showcased films about rivers and their impact on cultures and landscapes.
Saroj Kumar Sahu's film, 'Jibnar Jaal,' documents life on the banks of the Mahanadi River in Kusmuda village.
Abdul Rashid Bhat's 'Hokarsar — Queen of Wetland' details the degradation and restoration of a wetland in Srinagar.
Rajesh Amrohi's film 'Pani' depicts a dystopian future where water resources are depleted.
The festival emphasized content quality over the technology used for filmmaking.
- Who
- Filmmakers, including Saroj Kumar Sahu, Abdul Rashid Bhat and Rajesh Amrohi
- What
- Documentary film festival featuring films about river cultures and environmental issues
- When
- The 6th Nadi Utsav concluded on Saturday
- Where
- Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
- Why
- To showcase films about river systems, cultures and to promote collaboration between puppeteers and filmmakers.
- Event
- 6th Nadi Utsav
- Location
- Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
- Focus
- River cultures, landscapes and lives
- Featured Film 1
- Jibnar Jaal (The Net of Life)
- Featured Film 2
- Hokarsar — Queen of Wetland
- Featured Film 3
- Pani