Apr 15, 2021 | Asthetics, Cinema
When I think about all the powers that cinema has, the one that I find most striking, is its juxtaposing ability. Juxtaposing is placing two starkly contrasting elements together, only to create something equally distinct from the both of them! Sorcerous power isn’t...
Apr 15, 2021 | Cinema, Trivia
It was 2001. I had just graduated from FTII. I was touring the whole of India as part of a documentary assignment that I had been given. That was my first-time visiting Kashmir. Over a span of 4 days we had completed a couple of interviews, shot a few locations &...
Mar 20, 2021 | Cinema, Trivia
Renowned film-maker Akira Kurosawa had once visited my alma mater FTII (a long time before I joined of course). The direction department of the institute was on cloud nine as they escorted Mr Kurosawa to give him a tour of the institute. But they were left bewildered...
