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After getting critically acclaimed upon its release nationwide, Nakkash is ready to re-visit India on the popular demand with the 10th edition of Jagran Film Festival. Jff?2019 is all set to travel in India with their massive expected attendance of 55,000 people in 18 cities for more than 400 screening of most critically acclaimed films from around the world. Nakkash, Bulbul Can Sing, Hiroshima Carptheatre, Widows of Vrindavan, The Irish Prisoner are some of the gems among the list. Nakkash is directed by Zaigham Imam and produced by Pawan Tiwari, Govind Goyal, and Zaigham imam.

Nakkash, which was released in the last week of May this year, got excellent reviews from the critics and audience. Nakkash has the finest blend of commercial and off-beat cinema which attracts a lot of people. The team decided to show it in this festival because they know that the audience all over India is still craving to watch films like Nakkash,...

At times when we see humanity getting choked by selfish motives in the name of religion, Zaigham Imam?s Nakkash dipped in the divine Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb (fusion of Hindu and Muslim elements) is carved with hope and rightly deserves to be tax free across India, feels this author.

?Ya Allah, Kitne Aache Bhagwan Hai? says the 6 ? 7 year old Mohammed (Siddu ? very good) son of Alla Rakha Siddiqui (Inaamul Haq ? brilliant)) an artist, a pious soul who is following his family tradition of designing the interiors of Hindu temples. It?s a proven fact that Muslim artiste carved the interiors of temples ?a true depiction of the divine Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb practiced since centuries which is now almost forgotten.

Also read:?Nakkash Movie Review

Yes you hear that divine Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb in ?sufi? songs but the fact that ?Sufiyana? originated from the divine love of Meera for Krishna and it was Rakshan...

Nakkash

Starring Inaamulhaq, Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra

Written & Directed by Zaigham Imam

Varanasi has hosted many recent films. Nakkash takes us into the uncomfortable and ruinous realm of the communal divide. It steps in the thorny theme without prejudice and with complete awareness of going down a road that offers no solace from the harsh sun. There is a liberating sense of innocence in Zaigham Imam’s tale of worship and duplicity, of politicians and priests, and the uneasy alliance between politics and religion, of single parenthood and post middleage marriage.

Above all Nakkash is the tale of friendship between two men of lowly means Allahrakha (Inaamulhaq) , a craftsman who carves figures in gold on temple walls , is a single father who is raising his little son with the help of his best friend Samad (Sharib Hashmi). It’s heartwarming how the little boy refers to his father and his...

Nakkash, meaning engraver (one who designs on metal or wood), is a balanced faith film that does not preach any religion but opens your eyes as to where humanity is heading. The messages hit you straight, on target, when you hear, "Kaam aur mazhab ke beech kissi ek ko chun-na hai", which literally means, you need to choose any one, between your profession and religion.

At another instance, we are told, do you select the grains you eat depending on who harvests the crops? So why this discrimination? The messages are subtle and flow naturally in this social drama based in Varanasi.

A Muslim, Allah Rakha Siddiqui (Inaamulhaq) is a widower with a young son. He hails from a family of talented engravers who live in Varanasi and like his ancestors, under the patronage of "Vedantiji" (Kumud Mishra) the head priest of a Hindu temple, he too works in temples,...

Unveiling the poster of #Nakkash releasing 31st May. Directed by Zaigham Imam. Set in Benaras, struggle of a Muslim craftsman who believes in no religious boundaries and engraves in Hindu Temples. Starring talented Kumud Mishra, Inaamul Haq, Sharib Hashmi, Pawan Tiwari. A golden ratio films release. Unveiling the poster of #Nakkash releasing 31st May. Directed by Zaigham Imam. Set in Benaras, the struggle of a Muslim craftsman who believes in no religious boundaries and engraves in Hindu Temples. Starring talented Kumud Mishra, InaamulHaq, Sharib Hashmi, Pawan Tiwari. A golden ratio films release.

Singapore- and India-based global film and media production and distribution company is launching the First Look of their latest feature, Bhonsle now in post-production, starring Manoj Bajpayee an actor familiar with Cannes and Director’s Fortnight. The film’s directed by none another than Devashish Makhija who made waves with his multi-award winning short film Tandaav , as well as his feature film Ajji, whose world premiere was at the prestigious Busan International Film Festival 2017 and which just won a Prize at Beaune Film Festival in France.

Bhonsle was produced by Abhayanand Singh, Piiyush Singh, Saurabh Gupta, Shabana Raza, Sandiip Kapur (Promodome Motion Pictures) and Namita Lal (Nutzaboutme Productions).

Abhayanand Singh and Piiyush Singh are the founders of Muvizz , a media-tech venture which offers an online streaming platform with content from all over the world. It also produces content for itself such as iconic shorts like Kriti and Taandav , as well as,...