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BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion Premiers at Masrah, Hawalli Auditorium, Kuwait on Aug 10, 2007 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-August/060201.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLACK - New Konkani movie in Kuwait -by A. Veronica Fernandes BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion the movie produced by Kuwait based producer T-Bush will be released on Friday 10th of this month at Hawally, A/C Hall. It is produced in Kuwait with all the local artistes -- Goans and Mangaloreans. On behalf of myself, all my like minded friends and colleagues I congratulate the producer for taking so much of efforts to produce this movie in Kuwait. It is not an easy task especially for a Goan to venture into such projects in Kuwait. In the musical art Goans in Kuwait have done wonders creating many of the firsts like T-Bushs BLACK. Twenty Two years back, well known tiatrist having mastery over Film Art, a noted Fine Artist from JJ School of Art, Bombay, Mr. Alex Martins working for Kuwait Airways and hailing from Taleigao Bardez produced the first ever Konkani Video Film. It was scripted and produced in Kuwait by Alex Martins only with the renowned cast including Mendes Bros., Genevieve, Tony Call and even Alfred Rose and his wife Rita Rose. It was of one hour and half duration and people found it interesting especially the songs of Alfred Rose and Rita. The comedy roles played by Mendes Bros. were fantastic. Even Alfred Rose while watching this movie with me had hearty laugh to see Mendes Bros. performing their comedy roles. Alex Martins played the lead role along with Genevieve who was an ace and beautiful Mangalorean artiste of that time. Though this movie BHOGLANTT was the first Video Film in Konkani yet it circulated in Kuwait only and to some Gulf States. Due to lack of proper marketing strategy, its circulation was confined to limited places only. Though the first Konkani Audio Cassette was produced by Alfred Rose in India but the credit for producing the first ever Konkani CD goes to Kuwait based Goan artiste Rosary Ferns. It was released some years back at Hotel Plaza in Kuwait City during the Mando Festival organized by Kuwait Konknni Kendr (KKK), through the hands of Goan Overseas Association President Raymond D'Sa Tony Call carries the highest distinction for being the first Goan and first Konkani singer to sing Konkani song on Kuwait TV about 38 years back. This was yet another first a Goan created in Kuwait. Second time a Konkani song played by Kuwait TV was of Alfred Rose and Rita Rose, it was a duet, about 25 years back. Goans in Kuwait are known to create wonders in Konkani musical art and T-Bushs BLACK is one of the wonders about which all Goans and Konkani people should be proud of. It is not enough to produce a movie but its marketing should be done with meticulous precision. Well known Goan writer and former Salgaocar and Goa State footballer Gasper Crasto from Navelim deserves highest compliments for giving deeper and wider coverage as never seen before in the local Arab Times for this movie. Gasper Crasto has also given enormous coverage for this movie through Internet including through http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com According to the latest information, all the tickets are sold for the premiere show. The publicity campaign carried by Gasper Crasto achieved the much needed booster and it should be like this only. I dont think even in Goa the local media would give such an enormous coverage for the promotion of Konkani Films. The facility given by Arab Times for this publicity should be highly appreciated. Once again I congratulate the producer T. Bush for producing BLACK and wish him total success. Through this movie the image and strength of Konkani will surely go high and it should go. A. Veronica Fernandes, Kuwait. === A frequent, chronological publication exclusive, unpublished and hybrid personal thoughts of A. Veronica Fernandes -- can now be read at http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/ Link from http://www.bellevision.com/index.asp : Konkani Kullvar, Kuwait celebrating KONKANI DAY (To mark Konkanis inclusion into the VIII schedule in the Constitution of Indian National Language) On Friday the 24th August, 2007 at 6.00 pm sharp at Indian Community Senior Girls School, Salmiyah will be honoring Mr. Anthony Veronica Fernandes - a well known personality in Goan community in Kuwait. Veronica will also be one of the honorable Chief Guests at the celebration.