MUMBAI: Rajkamal Bhuyan, the producer of the Assamese film Jaatingaa Ityaadi screened at IFFI-2007, said that he was motivated by the urge to call a spade a spade to make the film. Jaatingaa Ityaadi shows how militancy in Assam has created a deep fear psychosis among people and how militants lure innocent young men and women into their fold.

“This film is an attempt to showcase the real face of militancy which has destroyed the social fabric of Assam”, Bhuyan said.

Bhuyan informed that it was difficult to screen the film across theatres in Assam and other North Eastern states as most of the theatres were either in poor shape or were not receiving enough viewers due to the fear of militant attacks. Therefore, the effort was being made to reach maximum viewers through release of VCDs/DVDs. “A good response has been received from overseas markets, especially Australia and USA for the film’s VCDs/DVDs”, he informed.

The film was shot in a period of three weeks at a cost of Rs 4 million.