With a start, Gayathri Khemadasa wakes up. It is 3 a.m. but there is no sound from the piano downstairs. Later, in the heat of the afternoon, she meets us to discuss the commemoration concert that will mark three months since the death of her father Premasiri Khemadasa. While the concert will give audiences a chance to truly savour the work of a man long considered one of Sri Lanka’s foremost composers, for his wife and daughters the occasion is bittersweet; especially when they catch themselves missing him in the wee hours of the morning.
‘Victory’, the Indian sports movie with cricketing stars from round the world joining Bollywood silver screen stars will be released at the Majestic cinema, Colombo from January 29 to February 4.