Logbook of a Screenwriter
It’s not every day that you get to interview someone like Farrukh Dhondy. All I can say, films he has worked in have been films that inspired my very early thoughts about choosing a career in screenwriting. I remember breaking down the ravine sequences of ‘Bandit Queen’ when I was barely 20 something old – to learn editing and sequence…
9 CommentsEvery writer of every genre I can think of has something in common; we all need readers. What’s the use of writing if there’s no one to read them? I have been to a couple of shoots for Room to Read, an international NGO that works in the area of early literacy interventions – among other things. To start with,…
6 CommentsWhen I first heard about the Film and Television Institute of India conducting a smart-phone film making course for young adults with special needs, I was pleasantly excited; and somewhat frustrated. Not because they are doing something kick-ass, which they often do; but because I wanted to be the person to come up with such an idea. There has been…
3 CommentsCREATING SATIRE FOR IMPATIENT TIMES “But it’s a clear case…he was waiting with a knife…” “That’s not the question; the issue is – did he stab to kill…” “Come on…of course he did…!! there are eye-witnesses…” “They might have eyes and be a witness, but not everyone can see beyond the obvious, my dear. Look at the incline of the…
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