“A lot of people are aware of my success story, but very few know about my life. This documentary will clarify the hardship I faced,” Rokaya said amidst a press conference in the capital on Wednesday. [break]
Rokaya, who was honored by NSJF with a special award in 2007, has been working in Jumla as an athletics coach of the National Sports Council. Rokaya has been conducting training to 12 athletes under Karnali Athletics Club.
“Rokaya has been an exception to the athletes who are centric to cities after achieving success. He has focused on remote places like Jumla to sharpen players´ skills,” executive director of Antaral Media, Jayanarayan Shah said, adding, “So we decided to make a documentary, which could be an inspiration to new generation players, on him.”
A tripartite agreement has been signed between Rokaya, Antaral Media and Banke NSJF. As per the agreement, the documentary will be completed by mid-May 2011.
Almost 70 percent of the work on the documentary has been completed, said Shah who is also directing the documentary. NSJF Banke Vice President TS Thakuri has been assisting Shah in direction while Ramesh Malla is cinematographer.
Recently concluded Everest Marathon has also been captured for the documentary, said Malla.
NSJF Banke will set up a fund in Rokaya´s name from the proceeds coming from the screening of the documentary.
"We will set up Hari Bahadur Rokaya National Sports Journalism Award and some portion of the proceeds will be handed over to Karnali Athletics Club run by Rokaya," said Shah. A sports journalist will be awarded every year on October 1, on the birthday of Rokaya.
The documentary is expected to cost Rs 652, 800.
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