‘Million Dollar Nomad’ Actor Produces Films on Region Contested Between India, Pakistan, and China

‘Million Dollar Nomad’ Actor Produces Films on Region Contested Between India, Pakistan, and China
A shot from the Ladakh-based film, "Antenna" by Shoib Nikash Shah, a film maker born on the India-Pakistan disputed border in Poonch. Courtesy Shoib Nikash Shah Films
Venus Upadhayaya
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NEW DELHI--In a village on the India-Pakistan border where cross-border shelling is a constant source of trauma, television turned into an escape route for a child into a better world.

Films played on the mind of Shoib Nikash Shah so loudly that the guns outside faded into oblivion—and hence started a quest that turned a small-town dreamer into a professional filmmaker.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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