If all goes as planned, then, very soon Uttarakhand will play host to Big-B or aka Amitabh Bachchan who might shoot in the hill-state for his first bilingual movie, coming March.

Renowned Director turned actor, SJ Suryah and Amitabh Bachchan will share the screen for Big-B’s first Tamil-Hindi movie. The unit was in the hill-state for a three-day marathon recee of possible locations in Dehradun, and if finalized, will begin shooting in March 2019.

Produced by Uttarakhand born Om Prakash Bhatt, South superstar SJ Suryah, Director T Tamilvannan, Sujay Shankarwar who along with Dr. Anjali Nauriyal met Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat to consider shooting in the State.

Telling us more about his project, an elated Bhatt said, “This is going to be the first time that Bollywood superstar Amitabh ji would act in a South Indian bilingual movie and if all goes well, we will shoot for about 40 days at a stretch in my home state Uttarakhand.”

Satish Sharma, who has been promoting the hill state as a film destination for decades now said, “The State Government has to be more proactive if this film is to be shot here. A crew of 250 members along with Big B and South superstar SJ Suryah for over a month, is sure to bring a lot of good publicity to the hill-state.”

For once, the onus lies squarely on the State Government to provide the requisite support system so that the big banner film can consider Uttarakhand as their ultimate shooting destination and the State too can benefit from an initiative of this mega scale.

With the likes of Marathi blockbuster ‘Ye Re Ye Re Paisa‘ and ‘Crime Patrol‘ on Sony to his credit. OP Bhatt upcoming film ‘Milan Talkies‘ Directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia is slated for a February 2019 release, post which he will begin work on this untitled project.

Dehradun, In January this year JSR film unit worked on war footing in Uttarakhand, shooting for a movie based on the life of Dehradun born war-hero Jaswant Singh Rawat.

Today Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat with a galaxy of eminent people launched ‘72 hours,’ A Martyr who never died film poster and trailer.

Talking about the movie Chief Minister said, “The trailer shows how well the movie is made. I have had the good fortune of meeting Jaswant Singh’s late mother on a few occasions and I am sure the movie will do well.”

The trailer showcases how precisely historic war scenes were recreated in the hills of Jaunsar, shot in the most scenic and untouched region of Bairat-khaee, Tapovan and Forest Research Institute in Dehradun.

Made under the JSR banner, written and directed by Avinash Dhyani who also plays the lead role in the movie said, “being from an army background, I grew up listening to tales of this great man. When I joined the film industry I was inspired to do my bit and put Uttarakhand and its heroes on the silver screen. 72 hours,’ A Martyr who never died is the result of that dream.”

Produced by JS Rawat, Tarun Rawat and Prashil Rawat, the team has been successful in recreating the forgotten legend of Jaswant Singh Rawat of the 4 Garhwal Rifles who singlehandedly took on the Chinese in the 1962 Indo-China war.

Talking about Avinash’s role, Prashil informs us , “after putting in four years of research into the character of Jaswant Singh Rawat, when we met Avinash who had just returned from Arunanchal retracing the legend’s footsteps. He got so engrossed in the character, that we as a team could think of no one but Avinash to play the lead role.“

Singers Shaan, Mohit Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh have leant their soulful voice to the movie, while a motley of local artists have made their debut in the upcoming movie.

‘72 hours,’ A Martyr who never died will be released on 18^th January 2019, a must-watch for all movie-goers!

Dehradun, Earlier this year, in the month of January, a film unit worked on war footing in the interiors of Uttarakhand, shooting for a movie about an unsung war-hero from the hill-state, Jaswant Singh Rawat.

Fast forward to 24^th of December. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, will launch the one minute long trailer of the movie entitled ‘72 hours,’ A Martyr who never died, in Dehradun.

The trailer shows glimpses of the war scenes recreated in the hills of Jaunsar region. Shot on location in one of Uttarakhand’s most scenic  and untouched region of Bairat-khaee, the unit then moved closer to Dehradun and shot in Tapovan, Rishikesh and Forest Research Institute as well.

Made under the JSR banner, written and directed by Avinash Dhyani, Produced by JS Rawat, Tarun Rawat and Prashil Rawat, the team has been success in recreating the forgotten legend of Jaswant Singh Rawat of the 4 Garhwal Rifles who singlehandedly took on the Chinese in the 1962 Indo-China war.

Actor Virendra Saxena, Mukesh Tiwari, Alka Ameen, Girish Sehdev, Shishir Sharma, Ishtaq Khan play lead role in 72 Hours. An entourage of local artists was handpicked for smaller roles.

Dehradun’s Satish Sharma who plays the role of an Army Officer in the movie says, “though I play a small role, I feel privileged to be part of this historic movie.  I must add that I admire the fact that Avinash Dhyani put in ten years of research into this topic and has done full justice to it. The movie is well made, and I am sure the youth of India will be inspired by a legend whose untold story is being brought alive on the silver screen thanks to the efforts of Avinash Dhyani.”

With the likes of Pan Singh Tomar and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag to his credit, Avinash Dhyani hopes to recreate the same magic with his latest endeavour, set to hit the silver screen on 18^th January 2019.