Catch the first look of Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid here, in this video. Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid is an upcoming film directed by Nila Madhab Panda. The film comes from the makers of 'I Am Kalam', the film is children centric and has Lehar Khan, Krishang Trivedi and Harsh Mayar in the lead as child artists. Parvin Dabas, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Rahul Singh, Suhasini Mulay and V.M. Badola are in supporting roles. The movie is centered on the issue of female foeticide made into an adventure film. The film has been screened at the Marche du Cannes film festival. The movie has been nominated at the prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Awards(APSA).The sixth session of which will be organised at Queensland, Australia on November 23, 2012.