By:
Reshma
Kelkar,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
August
21,
2007
Udit
Narayan's
first
film
as
a
producer
Kab
Hoi
Gawna
Hamar
has
been
selected
as
the
Best
Feature
Film
in
Bhojpuri
at
the
National
Film
Awards
this
year.
Conceptualized
and
written
by
Deepa
Narayan
Jha
this
film
was
directed
by
Anand
D
Ghatraj.
This
will
be
the
first
Bhojpuri
film
to
be
honored
by
National
Film
Awards.
Kab
Hoi
Gawna
Hamar
was
released
in
2005
and
stars
Ravi
Kishan,
Divya
Desai
and
Kunal
Singh.
While
extremely
happy
about
the
film,
singer
and
now
producer
Udit
Narayan
said,
"It
feels
great
and
it's
certainly
an
honor
for
Bhojpuri
film
industry
that
a
Bhojpuri
film
has
got
privileged
by
National
Award.
It's
like
a
dream
come
true
for
me."
Ravi
Kishan
who
played
the
lead
role
in
the
movie
says,
"This
is
for
the
first
time
that
any
Bhojpuri
film
has
got
a
National
award.
I
promised
the
industry
earlier
to
get
a
National
award
anyhow.
Whether
it's
for
me
or
for
my
films
it
is
as
good
as
I
am
getting
the
award.
In
the
last
45
years,
this
will
be
the
first
film
to
receive
this
honor."
Udit
Narayan
was
quite
apprehensive
about
venturing
into
film
business.
He
gives
all
the
credit
to
his
wife
Deepa
Narayan,
who
motivated
him
to
come
up
with
a
Film
production
house
called
UD
Movie.
"I
was
motivated
to
make
films
by
my
wife
Deepaji
as
she
wanted
to
do
something
for
the
Indians
who
are
staying
in
Mauritius.
We
feel
people
staying
abroad
have
maintained
Indian
values
and
are
close
to
Indian
culture.
I
was
quite
apprehensive
about
it
as
I
know
it's
a
tough
job.
The
film
was
released
in
the
year
2005.
This
was
the
first
Bhojpuri
film
to
be
shot
abroad" he
adds.