Ranchi: A tribal boy from Ranchi, Saurav Kumar Munda, after winning a seat for himself in the film and television of the Institute of India, Pune, for the three-year PG Diploma course in the direction of the film, has now begun to fund the crowd of almost Rs 4 Lakh to pursue his dream .
Munda (28) are some of the first few of the tribes in Jharkhand to cut in the best film school in Asia but the financial crisis threatens its ambition firewall.
He was also a gold medalist from the University of Ranchi 2018-20 batch, postgraduate in journalism and mass communication from Gossner College.
Before that, he graduated from a prestigious intimate bit in the hotel management in 2016.
“My father is a retired teacher and now 71.
Even though they want me to pursue a film making course, we have a financial crisis,” he told toi on Wednesday.
Munda is the youngest of the three siblings.
His brother worked as a teacher posted in Chaibasa (West Singbhum District) and his sister married.
“They have their own family and can’t bear my education.
Therefore, I have started looking for a crowd.
The bank will not provide loans unless guarantee deposit we do not have immediately.
Moreover, filmmaking is a field where you cannot expect placement Direct after completing the course to be able to start paying the loan, “he annoyed, added that he was connected to the field of non-conventional films during his further task strengthening after taking part in the filmmaking workshop in Ranchi two years ago.
“When doing hotel management, I realized that filmmaking was my true call but had to first complete my graduation because my parents had paid a decent amount.
For the next two years since 2016, I tried to enter the Srft Institute in Kolkata but failed Meet the requirements.
Last year, I sat for the FTII exam and cleaned it, “he said.
In January this year, he paid Rs 35,000 as the first installment by regulating funds from friends and his family for the first semester.
For a three-year course and other fees to stay in Pune, he needed around Rs 4 Lakh.
Munda is currently in his hometown of Ranchi because of the closure of the institution due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Because he comes from the scheduled tribe, he will qualify for government scholarships but will only cover 50% of tuition fees.
“The rest must be borne by me,” he said.
Shri Prakash, a city-based Ace documentary filmmaker, who also taught the subject at St Xavier’s College, has appealed to the crowd through its social media platform calling for donors to support prospective tribal filmmakers by sharing academic details and banks.
Prakash said, “I feel you have to support the cause because of the education of tribal students like he is important who will inspire more than the people and others who are marginalized to walk to the field of filmmaking to tell countless stories through cinema media.
Originally from the Munda.
He may or among the first few students from his community in Jharkhand to qualify for FTII.
He is now standing in front of a barrier that needs to be scaled to complete his path.
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