Making his debut as the hero and director in Sandalwood, Harish Sa Ra hails from Holehonner of Bhadravati taluk in Shivamogga district. Behind this ambitious cinematic venture is Harish’s better half, Sujatha, who has ventured into film production, investing her hard-earned savings from her job at a garments factory.
archive: the state celebrates the marriage of the eldest son j of the nawab with all the pomp and splendour of a princely wedding. harish was ten in 1946 and recalls the splendour of the ceremony. archive: escorted by the royal guard, the bride groom drivesl through the streets. there s a profusion of wedding gifts. . all princes were there. princely patrons with turbans on their heads. dance girls used to be brought there, musicians and all that. that lasted for several days. and he recalls getting his first taste of this other world. for the first time, i saw bread, butter, sandwich, everything. because that was not known to us here. my father said you eat this, this is bread and this is butter. i liked it. there were small pastries. i still remember that made in england, london,
back in the day, under the british raj, there were hundreds of so called princely states run by maharajas, powerful and wealthy men. there was one such character here, who made decisions which still has ramifications for relations between india and pakistan, even today. these nawabs led lavish lifestyles, in stark contrast to ordinary indians. the nawab ofjunagadh was no different. archive: junagadh state celebrates the marriage of all the pomp - and splendour of a princely wedding. harish was ten in 1946 and recalls