A film director thinking..

This is a different post. Not a life update. Just a comment on society, as to how we are dealing with ecological evidence on one hand and the public's sentiment on the other. The juggling continues. Look at the series of pictures below. But from a kabootar's point of view. All goes well, being fed, a relationship is progressing. Wait what? Why? "Where is the food?" - The kabootars exclaimed! "Attack!" The humans are here to protect/protest.  Now even the kabootars are fed up. They want humans to figure it out amongst themselves... "Well well well..." Back to square one.

"You are blessed if you live the patterned life, the breakers are left with a lot to mend, so they carelessly walk the path of fire thinking the heat will put everything back in shape." It has been over an year now in Bombay, as they like to call it. 'They' are the people of this industry. The Indian Film Industry. Enabling the flow state, more frequently these days. Getting into it and then not getting out until the sun sets seems to add up to the most productive of days. I have started actively writing and narrating my stories to industry experts (including directors and producers) as well as trusted individuals and local folk. I am finding a balance of the right approach in which I am able to express my vision to people in a way that seems exciting (to me and the listener). I am realizing how important it is for me to sustain an emotion for a longer duration, and I need to play on my strengths. I can feel it coming closer and closer, day by day. The first film.  I ...

Currently sitting at a production house in Mumbai. Serving as the third assistant director handling picture vehicles, juniors and clap-board. The guiding light in this room is motivating me towards greater things in life.  Photo by Shivendu Shukla on Unsplash हम लोग एक नामी लेखक एवं निर्माता की अगली फिल्म पर काम कर रहे हैं। इस फिल्म पर मैं पिछले एक महीने से काम कर रहा हूँ और मुझे काफी मज़ा आ रहा है। शुरुवाती दिनों मे थोड़ी दिक्कत हुई लेकिन अब सबके साथ हसी मज़ाक चलता रहता है। कभी कभी कुछ चीजों पर मेरी डांट भी पड़ती है, पर सही डांट पड़ती है। मैं कुछ न कुछ सीखता ही हूँ और कोशिश यही रहती है कि गुस्सा हमेशा नियंत्रण मे रहे, साथ ही किसी पर भी चिल्ला कर बोलना या आवाज ऊंची करना कम से कम रहे।  चिल्लाने से सभी लोगों का ध्यान उस ओर जाता है और सभी का काम रुक जाता है क्योंकि आपके मन मे कुछ खटका है। हाँ, आप अगर सही हैं और कोई आपको गलत ठहरा रहा है तो इंसान क्या करे, तब भी शांति को दीवार बना कर सामने कई लोग खड़े रहते हैं, मैं भी उन्ही लोगों की गिनती मे शामिल होने की अटूट कोशिश करता ही रहता हूँ। पर...

April 2023 Ending.. Contracts have ended, relationships with people are like rising and falling waves now. Only some friends from school have maintained a solid no-change policy in this area. Storyboarding is well underway for the first feature film. Working parallelly on one other project as well. I feel like I will have to go to Mumbai soon for a couple of weeks to work on things. Been talking to a lot of people lately. Confidence has taken a boost. A rejuvenating experience in Pulga in between the sun-kissed mountains. Perspective roller coaster. Back to freelance and open to all sorts of work again. The need to earn money has heightened to enormous proportions. Skip to 12th June 2023.. Pandit Ramakant Shukla 19th September 1940 - 12th June 2023 Baba has left us.. Pandit Ramakant Shukla is in a better place. Baba was always keen on giving individual attention to each kid in the family (as quoted by my sister Shraddha). 13 days of ceremonial Hindu rituals. All of us grieved. I cried ...

Stepping towards the ancient.. I mean not that ancient... It's just that, I think stepping away from all the digitality of things could work in my favor. I feel good about my life right now. A couple of set-backs, one major one 3 months back but all good now. Working hard. Working out. I am going to slowly move away from everything. Might even delete this blog. MIGHT. So much weight under this word, shifting to either end of your thought spectrum can happen seamlessly without the need for providing reason. Living the digital detached life = peace? I would still learn new things about the ever-changing world of technology. It will be a balanced approach - moving away while learning more about it. I am also now working on conceptualization of my films in an active manner. Next steps would be to create a deck.  बस इतनी ही बात करेंगे, अब काम करेंगे। 

 AI art arrived as what seemed like a boom in conceptualization and creation of new material. Turns out, it is a regeneration of what has already been made. Whenever you make AI art, it will almost never feel real (somewhere deep, you are aware that it is made out of what has already been made).  "Nakal ke liye bhi akal chahiye hoti hai, AI ne akal ki sabse badi dukaan kholi hai."  Tried my hands on it, it actually helped me conceptualize a lot of concepts that I had. It might even help me to pitch some of those concepts on my trip to Mumbai sometime soon. Just want to create something original. It requires robotic writing, as if you're explaining a child what to look for. A child that is growing. Making movies is going to be different in the future. I am just trying to prepare myself with the technological advancements that might hit us in the next couple of years. I have a feeling they will be very sudden. Market shift has been great. People are going back to cinemas. S...