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SYNOPSIS
The
spellbinding true story of an old sadhu-mendicant named Hrisikesh, murdered
in India during Indian partition riots in 1947 and reborn as a naive American,
Rick, the lead singer of London based American rock band, the Misunderstood,
who is caught in a nightmare created by global forces during the sixties
summer of love.
The Vietnam war draft sucks Rick back from UK and out of his star-bound group into Army boot camp; upon escaping from boot camp, Haight Ashbury, and the United States, thereby becoming a deserter, Rick is first sheltered back in London by guitar legend Jeff Beck, a musician that inspired his music, and also long time mentor BBC DJ John Peel.
Our naïve hero becomes the hunted, and Rick is forced across the world as a fugitive neither with money, country, freedom, family, nor identity. Seeking an ancient North Indian Ashram for sanctuary this sole foreigner enters a tranquil land of primitive highly regimented natives. Although spiritually transformed and more humble than a blade of grass Hrisi accidentally steps on one of their shadows – he then begins his 7 year long nightmare in an agonizing spiritual asylum.
He gets swept up in the violence of the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971, a flash back to the past life, yet Hrisikesh endures to build 2 schools, and he is befriended by India's top most leaders, including President Sri V.V. Giri who also aids Hrisikesh escape India when Uncle Sam hounds him down.
Destitute in Nepal during the hippy highlight year, Hrisi watches the idealic Shangri-La get swept clean, as he barely escapes to a Himalayan village. After 7 years as a celibate monk Hrisi touches the breast of a woman, it is an emotional scene at a level far deeper than carnal lust.
The
discovery of a secret ruby mine takes us back to India as Rick continues
his battle to escape from his psychological captors. He then stumbles
upon the "Jewelled Secret!" (A discovery destined to turn
Hrisikesh into the world's foremost innovative precious-jewels designer
in the 21st century).
Under divine guidence Hrisi continues to fulfill his new found gem
design visions in Nepal, Bali, and Bangkok, ...when, once again at
the very beginning of fame, he is swindled by an American con-artist,
and left destitute in Asia, leading to his clandestine return to America.
However,
Rick must now turn himself in to the authorities and face all charges
against him as a fugitive. After initial frustration, through the
skillful work of attorney Laurie Belger he is eventually able to go
free, but not before a return to the US Army barracks and some nail-biting
twists and turns within the legal system.
Finally, a chance meeting with a psychic leads to a stunning revelation
and the key to Hrisikesh’s past life and ultimate destiny.
 
©2002 By Rick Brown & Mike Stax All Rights Reserved |
Hrisikesh is today recognized as the World's most innovative precious jewelry designer, with a Sri Nava Ratna Gems Museum, and World headquarters in Bangkok. He also CO-founded the Planetary Gemologists Association, now esteemed as the Globe's premier Vedic Gemology Governing Body.
The Richard Shaw Brown, "Schools for Asia Foundation" is established to continue his work; to date 4 schools and a Youth Center have been built. A percent of the motion picture proceeds will also go toward developing more rural schools in the Orient.
