Shooting with a Phone
October 31, 2010I have had a mobile phone from the time I got locked out of my building by a sleeping watchman after a late night edit- almost 15 years ago. In those days phones used to weigh a ton, cost Rs.16 for outgoing,…
Month: October 2010
Why Arundathi Roy deserves the National Integration Award
October 28, 2010How many people in India have the ability to bring people from various parts of the political spectrum together ? One and only one, Arundathi Roy. After putting me off the Narmada Bachao Andolan, feeling sorry for tribal development or lack of…
In the foothills of the Merapi
October 27, 2010For me, there was nothing quite as awe inspiring as seeing a live volcano. A year and a half ago, i had visited the Indonesian city of Jogjakarta (Sanskrit yogyakarta) to shoot a part of my documentary on Disaster Risk Reduction. The…
Mumbai – little islands
October 22, 2010My city. Am not quite sure if it is my city of dreams – but it is my city. A crowded, bustling, never stopping metropolis – I have been stuck in a traffic jam at 3 in the morning – yet one…
Jhing Chik Jhing at the Nave Valan Festival at NCPA
October 8, 2010Our Marathi Feature Film “Jhing Chik Jhing” closes the Nave Valan (New Wave) film festival running at NCPA currently. The film screens on the 13th of October 2010 at 6.30 p.m. It is being shown with English sub-titles. The film tells the…
ToI – Siva and Visa
October 6, 2010Dear Editor, The Times of India – the world’s largest English Language Daily Siva – is the greatest of all Gods, beyond space and time. Eternal. can neither be born nor can he die … Visa – is the permission to enter…