About
CUTS International with support from The World Bank implemeted this initiative of an outreach campaign (Central and State level) with the aim to sensitise the Indian public, policymaker, media, etc regarding the ill effects of power theft and its negative implications on consumers and producers in partnership with Globalistan Films Pvt. Ltd, Nidan and Consumer Guild in 4 selected states and 12 districts of India.
“Katiyabaaz (Powerless)” (2013) is an award winning documentary feature directed by Deepti Kakkar and Fahad Mustafa and is being presented by Phantom films for its theatrical release in India. The films narrates the story of the conflict between the citizens of Kanpur and it’s bankrupt electricity supply company, and it is narrated through the eyes of two protagonists a woman bureaucrat and an electricity thief whose actions contribute heavily to the electricity utility’s losses.
The documentary was premiered at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival and has travelled to 50 festivals across all continents. It was awarded the National Film Award and Best Indian Film award at Mumbai Film Festival last year (2013).
The purpose of the screening was to reach out to relevant stakeholders and sensitise them about the issues highlighted in the documentary, so as to initiate a debate/discussion among stakeholders on the serious issue of “Electricity Theft”.
Glimpses
District Screening
- Rajasthan
Bhilwara, November 05, 2014
Udaipur, November 12, 2014
Chittorgarh, September 30, 2014 - Bihar
Darbhanga, October 16, 2014
Madhepura, October 18, 2014
Arrah, November 14, 2014
Gaya, November 15, 2014 - Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi, October 30, 2014
Allahabad, November 01, 2014
Gorakhpur, November 03, 2014
Ghaziabad, November 12, 2014 - Patna September 13, 2014
- Lucknow August 25, 2014
- Kolkata, August 23, 2014
- New Delhi, August 13, 2014
Capital and Parliamentarians Screenings
Contact Us
Udai S Mehta
Director
Mobile: 91 98292 85926
Email: usm@cuts.org
CUTS Centre for Competition, Investment and Economic Regulation (CUTS-CCIER)
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Email: c-cier@cuts.org
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