Asif 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…
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…
4 CommentsCan the principles of ‘Poetics’ apply to Indian Cinema? More specifically, commercial Hindi cinema? Is it possible to deconstruct a blockbuster hit Hindi ‘tragedy’ on the basis of Aristotle’s rules and principles of storytelling? Ever since I spent time with NSD Professor Santanu Bose, discussing the essence of ‘Poetics’, I…
2 CommentsI won’t start this the usual way I do, by flashbacks to my own past. In fact, on this day, since I am feeling a bit down and depressed, a state of mind I can’t explain to myself – I am in no mood to talk about my past connection…
4 CommentsThree months is nothing in the lifetime of a blog…But yes, you do get to know where you are heading, and think…!!! Let’s see.In the past three months, at therewillbetime, we have discussed screenplay writing with Farookh Dhondhy and Soumik Sen, Copywriting with Stanley Pinto, Satire Writing with Akash ‘Deshbhakt’…
5 CommentsThe theme puja I covered on 100 years of Bengali Cinema has been awarded the best creative pandal in Delhi NCR.Kudos to the entire team of Prantic Cultural, Indirapuram. And a special thanks to Tapash Maity, the artist, for spending so much time with me. That’s one update I had…
1 CommentThere’s something disconcerting about Vincent Van Gogh that has always attracted me, even while I was in no position to understand the depth or the significance of his work. I might still be not qualified enough to even appreciate him, but what to do; that enigmatic pull has only increased…
11 CommentsWhat was meant to be a social media joke has exploded big time!!! Storm Area 51 was a Facebook event dated June 27, created by US college student and Game-streamer Matty Roberts, planned for September 20, 2019. That’s about one week from now. The idea is – to mass-invade a…
8 CommentsPersonally, I am not a big fan of adventure shows; they are too realistic for my comfort. But then, when a show featuring a superstar anchor and a super-busy guest breaks all previous records, and it’s shot in India, one has to sit up and take notice. Ever since I…
Leave a CommentAviva Field is true to her words. She took my question rather seriously, and has shared a response, which could probably be called the first step to a long journey. Now, by storytelling, one is normally inclined to think fiction; more specifically, feature films. Syd’s books, whatever I have read,…
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