Anu Prabhakar shocked by untouchability
Y Maheswara ReddyFirst Published : 22 Jun 2010 06:37:44 AM ISTLast
Updated : 22 Jun 2010 08:28:33 AM IST
BANGALORE: Actress Anu Prabhakar was very happy when director Tiru
Ravindra wanted her call-sheet for his maiden film 'Pareekshe.' Anu
was shocked to see the division of people in many villages of North
Karnataka based on caste and creed.
Anu plays the character of Bangaari, a beautiful girl from a Dalit
family. Muni is her husband in 'Pareekshe.' "It is the first time I am
doing a Dalit role. I was shocked to see people divided on caste and
creed basis. I visited a village to shoot the film where dalits cannot
mix with upper caste people. Untouchability still exists in many
villages in North Karnataka," said Anu.
The film is produced by Sanjay Patil, MLA from Belgaum Rural. The film
also highlights the HIV issue. In the film, people belonging to the
upper caste want to sleep with Bangaari but she refuses. The
disappointed people brand her HIV positive. It is not the first time
that I have acted as HIV positive. I did a documentary directed by
Santosh Sivan and produced by the Bill Gates Foundation, said Anu.
Confident that 'Pareekshe' would be a box office hit and create
awareness against untouchability, she said she would like to be part
of awareness programmes on the issue. NGOs can contact me for this
purpose, says Anu.
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