By Sandeep Pattnaik
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Mumbai, 7 August 2015: The Hindi version of Rangabati from Nila Madhab Panda’s much-awaited film Kaun Kitney Paani Me was released on YouTube Thursday.
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The song inspired by the Sambalpuri cult hit Rangabati, is the tribute of Shri Panda to the composer and creators of the original song.
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“I am very proud to bring the song and the Sambalpuri flavor into Bollywood and Hindi cinema. The song is all the more important and of great significance, since my film is based in Odisha. And coming from the Oriya community myself, the song is a tribute to its original creators and composers at a National level”, the acclaimed director said to Press at Mumbai.
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“The Rangabati song in my film is in Hindi and has been inspired by the original cult classic. The idea is to share and showcase the rich culture on a wider scale and what better platform than to have it in a Bollywood film”, he said.
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Kaun Kitney Paani Mein is Nila Madhab Panda’s most ambitious film yet and deals with the most critical challenge facing our generation and those to come – WATER! starring Kunal Kapoor, Radhika Apte, Gulshan Grover and Saurabh Shukla. The film has been Funded by One Drop Foundation, Montreal and Produced by Eleeanora Images and One Drop Foundation and is slated to release on August 28th 2015.
