He’s hardly the archetypal nondescript priest. In fact having recently produced a masala Bollywood film — complete with a rain-drenched item number — Father Francis Dominic Emmanuel of Delhi Church Archdiocese seems more like a spirited entertainer. But scratch the surface and you’ll encounter an enterprising Catholic priest who adroitly melds his creative instincts with dogmatic pursuits.

“A `commercial’ film doesn’t mean a sleazy product. We’ve used the mass medium of film to convey a strong message about two issues that need to be urgently addressed in Indian society — communal polarisation and HIV/AIDS,” says the 54-year-old priest.

Aisa Kyon Hota Hai (AKHH) — whose 30 prints were released in six Indian metros in February — is pathbreaking in more ways than one. Apart from being produced by a priest (which sparked off protests from a section of the Church), the film stars model Aryan Vaid, Rati Agnihotri and Father Emmanuel himself in a professor’s role.

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source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2006/03/24/stories/2006032400130300.htm