Logbook of a Screenwriter
‘To Let’ is a film that deserves to be celebrated. When I say that, please do remember, I am a Bengali, brought up in Assam and Kolkata, and based out of Delhi for almost two decades now; and yes, I do not understand a single word of Tamil. Yet, I cherished every single moment of this debut-film by Writer-Cinematographer-Director Chezhiyan.…
3 CommentsDheeraj made his debut short feature ‘The School Bag’ at a time when jingoism was not yet trending hot in India. But yes, the storm clouds were very much growling across the horizons, and liberals were pretty much starting to lose their voices, and sometimes their lives. Free-thinking was definitely not the official mandate. Within those soggy circumstances, to make…
6 CommentsThe amount of longing that we had about seeing our name in a book-cover when we were children and young adults might have subsided with the advent of screens of various dimensions – but still – a book is a book…is a book. It’s probably safe to presume every writer, and those who think they can write, still want to…
4 CommentsAsif Noor, the producer of Raakh, shared an interesting story with me, about a train journey, in 1990. It was during his stint with fashion, when, by his own admission, he did 1,80000 kms in Rajdhani Chair Cars in a single year; during one of these whirlwind tours, while travelling from somewhere to elsewhere, he met a Gujarati trader. Inevitably,…
15 CommentsWhen I started blogging, a friend of mine with whom I had lost touch called me up to give me a bit of advice. An aspiring social media expert – he told me that I have to turn myself into a ‘star’ if I hope to do anything at all in this area. He further explained to a perplexed me,…
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