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Country:
INDIA
Year:
2002
Running
time:
28 minutes
Director:
VANDANA
KOHLI
Music:
Arjun Sen
Camera:
S Kumar
Date
of completion: JULY 2002
Documentary:
DOCUMENTARY, (Colour)
Format:
BETACAM SP (PAL)
Language:
ENGLISH
Produced
by: PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
TRUST (PSBT) and PRASAR BHARATI
Address:
A-86,
NIZAMUDDIN EAST,
NEW DELHI - 110013, INDIA
Tel: 91 11 2435 7101 / 2435 1706
Fax: 91 11 14353825 |
INTO THE ABYSS: A
Film on Major Depression
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Synopsis
INTO
THE ABYSS:
A Film on Major Depression
seeks to raise awareness on the growing incidence of Depression
in India. A complex ailment, and probably the commonest worldwide,
the film turns the spotlight on urban Indian youth and seeks
compassion and understanding to deal with this disorder that
can strike anyone at anytime. As the film notes: one in every
three people will suffer some form of depression at some phase
in life.
The film
follows the agony of the protagonist Nitin, male, 24, who is
in the throes of a depressive attack. The film captures his
anxiety, irritability, frustration and the ebbing of both mental
and physical energy. Splicing his developing malady with interviews
of medical practitioners, the film creates a sympathetic understanding
of a complex issue. It also urges immediate medical treatment
for the ailment and exhorts close friends and relatives to be
vigilant to the needs of those who may be afflicted with depression.
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| Experts
featured:
1. Dr Sanjay Chugh
M.D. (Psychiatry)
Senior Consultant Neuro- Psychiatrist
2. Dr Sudhir Khandelwal
(M.B.B.S., M.D., MNAMS)
Additional Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
3. Dr Veena Kapoor
M.D. (Psychiatry
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CREDITS
Written and Directed by
Vandana Kohli
Performances
by
Dhruv Jagasia as Nitin,
Mrs. Deepa Raghavan as Nitin’s
Aunt
Supported
by:
Bharat Bhushan, Sunny, Vipin,
Manoharan,
Sarika, Ajay, Sanjay & Nalin
Camera
S.
Kumar
Sound
S.
Manoharan
Edited
by
Vandana Kohli,
Vipin Parashar
Music
Composed by
Arjun Sen
Additional
Music by
Samiruddin
Production
Controller
Sarika Mehta
Acknowledgments Mrs.
Shyama Chona, Delhi Public School, R.K Puram, Samvedna
Clinic, Anupam Sanghi, S.K. Mehta, Sarita Mehta, Dr
Alok Sarin, Tips Industries Ltd., Rajiv Mehrotra &
Nalin S Kohli
Commissioning
Editor
Rajiv Mehrotra
Produced
By
Public Service Broadcasting
Trust
For
and in Partnership with the
Prasar Bharati Corporation
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