Filmmaker
Ashutosh
Gowariker
returns
to
the
small
screen
with
a
new
show
titled
Everest.
He
has
teamed
up
with
a
mountaineering
institute
in
Uttarkashi
for
it.
Gowariker,
who
is
producing
the
show
under
his
banner
Ashutosh
Gowariker
Productions
Pvt
Ltd,
has
collaborated
with
Nehru
Institute
Of
Mountaineering
(NIM),
Uttarkashi,
Uttarakhand,
which
will
train
the
lead
actors
of
the
show.
He
expressed
his
gratitude
towards
the
Ministry
of
Defence,
government
of
Uttarakhand
and
Col.
Ajay
Kothiyal,
principal
NIM,
for
their
support.
"This
is
my
first
visit
to
Uttarakhand.
I
am
amazed
to
see
the
picturesque
beauty
of
Uttarkashi.
Despite
the
tragedy
that
befell
this
entire
region,
it's
heartening
to
see
the
way
the
people
of
Uttarkashi
have
come
to
terms
with
it
and
life
is
once
again
normal.
I
am
happy
to
be
shooting
here
for
the
next
two
months
after
which
we
will
move
to
Nepal," Gowariker
said
in
a
statement.
Last
year
Uttarakhand
was
hit
by
natural
catastrophe
where
hundreds
of
people
died
and
thousands
went
missing
in
flash-floods
and
landslides.
Everest,
which
is
also
conceptualised
by
the
Swades
director,
will
revolve
around
a
young
boy
who
dreams
of
scaling
the
highest
peak
in
the
world.
This
is
not
Gowariker's
first
tryst
with
TV,
he
acted
in
the
1987
popular
TV
series
Kachchi
Dhoop,
which
was
directed
by
well-known
actor
Amol
Palekar
and
also
starred
Bhagyashree.
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