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11 Weeks – the film shoot. Part-4

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:30:23 +0000

…We were left with few shots to build the entire montage. It was 0930 and there were movements of local people. Some were curious others were apathetic to our presence. A small problem began when a local muscle man appeared from another lane and objected to our shooting there…

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’11 weeks’-the film shoot. Part-3

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:20:24 +0000

To be frank, we didn’t realize there was anything funny while we were slogging to get ready to roll. The humour was realized over a couple of drinks in the red light bar a few nights later with my rum-buddy – Sid, the production designer.

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’11 Weeks’ – the film shoot. Part-2

admin — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:51:57 +0000

…The crowd seems to have taken a softer line. I was back and we were taking random shots. This success filming continued till we ran into a fresh lot of people who shared the same language and expression of speech-making as the previous one…

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Kasmir Pics

storyinframes — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:47:24 +0000

trying to get through a really slow connection to upload pictures of Kashmir.

refer ‘photography’ page

’11 Weeks’ – the film shoot. Part-1

storyinframes — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:44:56 +0000

Srinagar greeted with a dry autumn and deserted streets. The tourists who thronged the markets and shikaras a few months back were missing. As a photographer I felt like the streets, the landscape too was barren, with a veneer of gritty yellowy dust all over compared to the lush greens three months back.

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’11 weeks’ – divinity divided

storyinframes — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:42:25 +0000

Divinity divided

I am waiting for a divine intervention for an end to all the problems in J&K that has been raging on and off for last 60 years. Just two months back when I was on location reccee with my Director, things seemed hunky dory. There were so many tourists in the Valley that we had to wait for our turn at the famous Vaishnav dhaba near the Dal Lake. Pahalgam and Gulmarg were teeming with tourists queuing up at the ropeway to reach the snow clad mountains. There was something festive this summer. Now, there is chaos abundant.

I am unable to shoot a film which promotes harmony and peace. What irony! I feel sad as a DoP; the director feels worse.

Like mortal human beings we are just waiting for the people to get tired with their anger so that peace gets a chance again. Just wait.