Bollywood
actor Kumar Gaurav arrives in Guyana
today
for a seven-week stay during which he will do the local shoot
of the movie, "Guiana 1838 - Someday I'll see you
again", which centers around the immigration
to
then British
Guiana of Indian indentured labourers.
Gaurav
is known here in Guyana for the romantic leads he played in
Indian movies in the 80's, namely Love Story and Teri Kasam,
and more recently, the action flick Kaante, which played well
at the box office.
Gaurav
will play the role of Laxman, an indentured labourer who came
on one of the first ships that entered this country in 1838.
Various
areas in Berbice,
from Numbers 60-66 villages will be used for the re-creation
of the setting, including the Bay of Bengal, from where some
of the labourers departed India for British
Guiana.
The
movie will feature other actors out of India, nine Indian film
stars out of New York, and 17 British actors.
Preliminary
shooting for the film has already taken place in Calcutta,
India, one of the main areas from which the indentured
labourers
were contracted
to work
on the sugar
plantations
of British Guiana after the abolition of slavery.
Over
100 persons from Guyana have already been confirmed to play
various characters in the movie.
Gaurav
will actually begin shooting for the movie in Guyana on March
21st and run until the end of April.
Gaurav
is the son of veteran actor and producer, the late Rajendra
Kumar.
Friday,
March 12, 2004
