'As the River Flows' goes on floor 

May 2009, Mumbai: The National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC), the central agency established to encourage the good cinema movement in the country commences the shooting of its fully produced film titled 'As the River Flows', the movie is inspired by a true incident. The film is written and directed by Bidyut Kotkoy, a National award winning filmmaker.

 `As The River Flows', tells the story of a journalist named Abhijit Shandilya who is caught in a multi-layered world of intriguing happenings in the largest inhabited river island in the world, Majuli, in Assam. The movie, a socio-political thriller, talks of social conflicts and individual commitments in an age where being self centered is the norm. 
 
The cast of the film includes veteran actor Victor Banerjee along with popular actors likeSanjay Suri, Raj Zutshi, Nakul Vaid, Naved Aslam and newcomer Bidita Bag. The music of the film is being given by well known singer & music composer from Assam, Zubin Garg.

'As the River Flows' is a bilingual film being made in Hindi and Assamese. While the Hindi version will be named as 'As The River Flows', its Assamese version will be called 'Ekhon Nedhekha Nadir Shipaare'.

 

Talking about the new project Bidyut Kotkoy, Director, says "Initially I had my apprehension regarding NFDC, considering the general conception associated with a government organisation. But I must say, my experience with them came as a pleasant surprise. With my personal experience, I can claim that NFDC still remains the best bet for a newcomer if you have a good story to tell.'

NFDC till date has produced and financed more than 300 films in 15 Indian languages and has more than 15 International co-productions to their credit. Its catalogue includes some award winning films like Gandhi, Salaam Bombay, Massey Sahib, The Making of Mahatma, and Train to Pakistan. NFDC has worked with some of most acclaimed filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen, Mira Nair, Aparna Sen, Ketan Mehta and Girish Kasaravalli.