FTII People

Though I have seen all three films (Udaan was seen with Bakul), I shall at the moment reserve my comments for Udaan. The film is definitely a worth watch. And I do not mean it in the 'Ek baar to dekh sakte hain way." I mean it as 'GO SEE IT' if you haven't yet. Even though I personally did not ...

Param...
This one makes 'Bad' look Good!

Antara...
Remember the posters on the road?
"Fear Ravan"... "Loathe Ravan"...
Now you can add another one to the series - "AVOID RAVAN"!!

Leave all that... How about it raining all the time in the middle of the Nevada Desert! Matlab, kuch bhi! So if you think you are smart and don't copy a film, frame for frame or the story. You write one on the toilet paper while taking a dump. And reference all the shots / styles from other films. I...

Dear Bakul! I am contemplating where to begin. First of all... Thanks for the warning! I read your note on facebook itself. You, of course, are a brave soul and do this for the sheer sense of duty that you posses. I sympathise though, with the poor souls who you took along to see this monstrosity. T...

Thank you for the warning Bakul.
Rather you play Nirupa Roy and suffer it on our behalf than me.
For your selfless services, you may borrow money to watch films anytime.
Keep 'em reviews coming!
(Hope this shall continue once you are tied down. Else there are only 49 days left! Shudder!)

Ok.. here are my two bits on Rocket Singh. This is the closest I have seen a Hindi film come close to 'cinema' in a long long time. There are no overt sell-out commercial elements. And though the jury might be out on this one, I thought the film was quite nicely paced. WAY TO GO ARRI! (That's Arinda...

Dear Stalker... Aapke muh mein ghee shakkar! (One can really wish now can't we... Production houses in LA pimping me as a director... Ha! Ha! Ha!) As is my diploma was called - 'If wishes were horses' (that's the English title). And in that list of yours, the most shameful being - We gave Satyajit R...

I would tend to agree with Pierre here. Anyone has the prerogative to tell any story he or she wishes with whosoever they want, if they feel that the team they choose will be in sync with their vision and enhance it further. But... And it's a big BUT here... What does one do, when the decision is no...

"Sound Dada" ki Jai!

That is naive thinking. Did you know that 'D' has never killed anyone himself in the past 18 years? And of course, he has never been here either. Yet, people have been chopped down. Kya yaar, Hindi filmein dekhin bilkul hi band kar di kya? Now, from one amongst you current students reading this, if ...

I thought FTII guards were meant only to keep FTII alumni away and not sandalwood bandits! Would any current student stand-up and inform us about it. Rather than we, speculating about it here in Mumbai? If such an incident has happened and if the Registrar is involved, then we can certainly make arr...

Having been around for almost a couple of years now, there are some stark realities that I have come across. I met up with a whole lot of people with a concept that I have and thought it would make a good film. Here’s what came out of those meetings and the information I gathered. • If you have a fi...

lets hear it Dara!