varanasi the mobile theatre showing the internationally acclaimed movie based on epilepsy ek naya din is moving on its journey to as many as 75 districts in the state presently in the city the mobile theatre has been instrumental in spreading awareness about the disease and its cure at the places where it has already screened the film the screening of the film in rural areas is also supported by the government under the national rural health mission nrhm a fivemember team of grameen jivan and vikas anusandhan kendra an ngo is responsible for the public screening of the film through the mobile theatre that consists of a van projector and a power generator according to pc srivastava who is heading the team the theatre started its journey from varanasi on january 1 and has already covered chandauli ghazipur jaunpur mirzapur and varanasi districts we have planned to show the movie at four places in one district and we have to cover a total of 75 districts in uttar pradesh which means that the film will be screened at 300 places by may 15 the last day of the screening as per the plan said another member in remote village areas the response has been tremendous the myth related to epilepsy and unscientific ways of its treatment are prevalent in rural and remote areas but it is a good sign that after watching the film many people came to me and asked to provide contact details of medical experts he said ek naya din is a film depicting the life of an epileptic girl and her struggle to lead a dignified life it has won acclaims for its bold attempt to touch a hitherto taboo subject and shed the stigma attached to it in a rare recognition the review of the film has also been posted in the online november edition of the lancet according to dr vn mishra neurologist at the institute of medical sciences ims bhu who is the brain behind the film the awareness about the right treatment of the disease can create a major difference recently i came across a news about an event in noida where prime minister was also present an official who had fainted probably because of an epileptic seizure was treated with a shoe by his colleagues and a picture of this was all over the print media it shows that even the urban society still believes in the misconception about epilepsy it calls for an urgent attention and the statewide screening of the film is just a big step in this direction said mishra directed by delhibased director praveen sood the film will also be released on internet very soon to make it even more relevant and effective and also with the english subtitles it will be screened at the schools and colleges of south india once the tour of north india is completed