Ram Negi: A Garhwali Television Serial, Garhwali Album and Garhwali Film Director

Review of Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Films -2

                                  Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Garhwali Television Serial, Garhwali Album and Garhwali Film Directors; Uttarakhandi Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Kumauni Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Mid Himalayan regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Himalayan regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; North Indian regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Indian regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Indian subcontinent regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; SAARC countries regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Asian regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Oriental regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors]

                   When this author contacted Ram Negi to know about him for writing write up he became surprised. The reason for his surprise was that apart from Uttarakhand government the intellectuals, writers, journalists and social workers don’t promote Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film creative (barring the creative of Narendra Singh Negi Ji) too. Ram Negi feels frustrated that the Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Films and Albums and its creative are the main or could said that only source of taking our culture to foreign countries but Uttarakhand government  never pays attention as it should pay attention to protect Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and Album industry.

          Ram Negi is famous Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and album artist, director and TV serial director. Negi was born on31/5/1969 in village Bhagauti (Narayan Bagad), Chamoli Garhwal.

  After passing his graduation from Dehradun, Ram Negi came in filmdom. His elder brother Balraj Negi was already famous by Gharjanvain and now Balraj Negi is officer in Uttarakhand cultural department. Ram Negi came in contact with Pathan Preet (Kathgodam) and learnt the finer points of film creation. He produced, directed Garhwali Albums Jwani ku Nasha, Dhakdyandi Jikudi, Junyali Rat, Pyaru Gairsain and Hiya Bhareenge and acted too.  

  Ram Negi from Chamoli Garhwal directed film ‘Sanjog’ a love based Garhwali film (VCD/DVD).

          Ram Negi became famous for directing Garhwali Television serial broadcasted by Doordarshan in 2009-2010. The sixteen episode Garhwali television serial is about the pain and problems of migration from rural Garhwal and Kumaun.

 One of witness for his creativity is Garhwali film (VCD/DVD) ‘Dharti Myara Garhwal ki’ (2008). Ram Negi produced and directed ‘Dharti Myara Garhwal ki’. The music director of Garhwali film (VCD/DV) ‘Dharti Myara Garhwal ki’ is Sanjay Kumola. Devi Prasad Semwal wrote lyric for the film. The film takes the issue of migration, no infrastructure for education, no employment opportunities in rural Garhwal and the struggle of mother to provide best education to her sons.

           Ram Negi is sad to state that due to heavy losses in producing Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Films and albums the Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and album industry is in very bad conditions. The investors are pulling off their hands and new investors are not seen for months in Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and album industry. The state government is indifferent to promote Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and album industry. When was asked, ram Negi answered that the so called Uttarakhand film Association is also not active to take the matter aggressively the cause of Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and album industry to the state government.

              No doubt, Uttarakhand government is unresponsive, unsympathetic, uninterested, indifferent, unconcerned to  Garhwali and Kumauni (Uttarakhandi) Film and album industry but personalities as ram Negi is busy in struggling and his next  venture is ‘Gauri Mai’ based on the subject of making girl/woman as Mai.

Copyright@   Bhishma Kukreti 28/2/2013

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Notes on Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Garhwali Television Serial, Garhwali Album and Garhwali Film Directors; Uttarakhandi Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Kumauni Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Mid Himalayan regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Himalayan regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; North Indian regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Indian regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Indian subcontinent regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; SAARC countries regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Asian regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors; Oriental regional language Television Serial, Album and Film Directors to be continued…