India’s first 360 degree virtual reality film, Kya Yahi Pyar Hai, will be screened at Khar Social on Saturday, June 17, 7pm onwards. It has been produced by Love Matters India and tackles the issue of Intimate Partner Violence by showing its ugly manifestations in regular relationships.
A First: Watch A 360 Degree Virtual Reality Film At This Khar Pub On Saturday
What Is It?
Who Is It For?
Kya Yahi Pyar Hai is a story that chronicles a regular-on-the-face happy couple and looks closely into the sensitive issue of Intimate Partner Violence {IPV}. This one is for everyone {above the age of 18} to understand the underlying dynamics of a married/unmarried relationship and how emotional manipulation can spill onto physical abuse.
The entire film has been shot on a Go Pro Camera {a first in India} and you will be watching this film wearing the VR glasses – to make it more realistic and intense. We do advise personal discretion as it can be disturbing and may trigger emotional distress for some.
Why Should I Go?
To experience this VR film, and of course, get educated about this highly sensitive topic that plagues our society so deeply.
To paint a rather grim reality of how things stand in India, according to United Nation Population Fund Report, two-third of married Indian women are victims of domestic violence and more than 55 % women suffer from it daily. An online campaign had been launched in 2015, ‘#BearNoMore’ which encouraged people to come out of their abusive relationship and report such cases.