Media Release
Melbourne, Nov 30: Super hit Konkani movie ‘Noshibacho Khell’ was screened to houseful audience in Melbourne on November 24 at the renowned Sir John’s Cinema, Monash University Campus in the south-east suburb of Clayton. The much awaited movie proudly supported by the Melbourne Konkan Community (MKC) was screened at 6.00 in the evening. The spirit and enthusiasm of Konkani movie lovers could be gauged from the fact the movie tickets were all sold out, a week prior to the show.
Completing 50 grand shows in the coastal region within nine days of its release and almost nearing 500 shows across the globe since it was first released in Mangaluru on August 12, 2016, is a record in itself and speaks volumes of the movie’s success. This was echoed in Melbourne where the organizers ran out of tickets with both Mangalureans and Goans showing a keen interest in the movie.
The entire proceeds of the movie will be donated to Ave Maria Palliative Care - A Unit of Centre for Development, Studies and Education in Mangala Nagara, Vamanjoor on the outskirts of Mangaluru.
Ave Maria Palliative Care has a mission of providing compassionate, holistic care to patients suffering from life-limiting and terminal conditions and offering psychological, spiritual and social support necessary to patients and their families. Their services are free and open to all irrespective of age, gender and religion. Before the commencement of the movie, a detailed video of the services offered by Ave Maria Palliative Care was projected on the screen.
During the intermission, Stephen P D’Souza welcomed the audience and thanked them for the tremendous response in filling the cinema Hall to the brim. Jawahar (Joe) Sequeira, the former president of the Melbourne Konkan Community, who was instrumental in bringing the movie and having it screened over here, thanked the sponsors who wholeheartedly supported the film for a worthy cause. Fr Prakash Cutinha, parish priest of Bell Park parish, Geelong expressed his gratitude to the people involved in the successful screening and brought to the fore the sense of belongingness a ‘Konkani movie’ brought in.
The story is a love triangle amongst Johnson-Sophia-Cynthia. Johnson (Elton Mascarenhas) is in love with Sophia (Ester Noronha), but to fulfill the promise made to his mother Irene Bai (Sujatha Andrade), Johnson ties the knot with Cynthia (Ranjitha Lewis). Johnson hides from Sophia the fact that he is married. Johnson had to fly to Dubai on a business purpose. Meanwhile, Cynthia comes to Mumbai, meets Sophia by chance and become friends unaware of Sophia’s relationship with Johnson. One day Johnson returns from Dubai and meets both Sophia and Cynthia.
Melburnians witnessed the story line as described and as to what followed next. Prince Jacob’s character provided some rib tickling moments that set the cinema hall into bursts of laughter while the 'suspense’ throughout the movie kept the audience at the edge of their seats. The title song ‘Gavak Mujha Yeyath’ capturing the breathtaking scenes of our home town, filled the audience with nostalgia watching the movie thousands of miles away. The melodious songs would linger on for a long time to come.
The screening of the movie in Melbourne was a runaway success. The feedback was very positive and encouraging. The organizers would like to thank all the volunteers for their hard work, dedication and support. Just as ‘Noshibacho Khell’ is dubbed as a trendsetter in the Konkani filmdom, its successful screening in Melbourne could also be a trendsetter for many more Konkani movies to be screened in the near future.