HEAD of State, Donald Ramotar yesterday accorded a warm welcome to the Office of the President the producer and a few cast members of the movie, ‘Forgotten Promise’, the latest in a number of films produced by Guyanese, Mahadeo Shivraj.Shivraj was accompanied by promoter and fellow cast member, Neaz Subhan, and Tonya Singh.
President Ramotar commended the producer and cast, and wished them well on the screening of the movie, which is scheduled for tomorrow, with a repeat performance the following day.
The President was presented with a compact disc of songs featured in the movie, all of which were sung by local artistes.
A story of redemption, Forgotten Promise was written by Guyanese, Somnauth Narine.
Shivraj, a veteran stage and film actor, has made several notable contributions to the movie industry, such as ‘Till I Find a Place’; ‘83 Million Gees’; ‘A Jasmine for a Gardener’; and ‘Brown Sugar Too Bitter for Me’, all of which were produced in collaboration with the Dramatic Arts Academy.

(GINA)