Pawan Nagpal's Bal Naren gets a new release date

Bal Naren, a movie by Pawan Nagpal, will be released on November 11, which also happens to be National Education Day and the beginning of Children's Day week.

The movie, which was inspired by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, depicts the tale of Naren, a little boy who loses his father to dengue and is inspired to start a cleaning campaign in his hamlet. The effects of the coronavirus outbreak are discussed in this, too.

Producer Deepak Mukut explains the change in release date as follows, “We pushed the date to November 11 as the film aims to educate children, the future of our nation. We want to release it on the occasion of Children's Day week. This is more than just a movie.”

Helmed by director Pawan Nagpal, Bal Naren features Yagya Bhasin, Bidita Bag, Rajniesh Duggall, Govind Namdev, Vindu Dara Singh and Lokesh Mittal.

“Vindu Dara Singh is jovial, kind, and skilled; whenever he cracked a joke, the entire room would lighten up. Senior actor Govind Namdev is known for his outstanding performances in numerous movies. For the first time, Bidita Bag took on the character of a village woman. She performed the part admirably and without hesitation,” says Nagpal.

When questioned about the inspiration behind the script, he replies, “I just considered Bal Narendra as the main character while drafting the script. I aimed to create a straightforward movie that the entire family could enjoy.”

Up next, he is working on a film on Ganga. “The casting for this lovely musical is in progress. By year's end, we will begin filming the movie,” he adds.

It is undeniable, nevertheless, that children's movies in India continue to receive little funding in addition to receiving little affection and attention. Filmmakers complain about a lack of finance; producers lament inadequate mechanisms for distribution and screening, and both bemoan the lack of interest among audiences, primarily parents, in children's movies.

It's a classic case of the chicken-and-egg paradox: producers complain about the market's lack of support, and the market attributes its expansion to the dearth of high-quality material.

Very few filmmakers can interact with kids on the same footing. Most end up preaching and instructing kids on morals under the pretext of telling stories. Even fewer people are knowledgeable of children's difficulties, which are in any case always evolving quickly. An excellent children's movie, like Kaaka Muttai (Tamil), has the power to cross generational boundaries and connect with both adults and children.