Another Chance to pour my soul on celluloid

So Its been quite a long time since i had chat with myself and so why not today? Again after a gap of almost 10 months i got chance to write & direct one SHORT FILM for National Short Film in Nagpur. Like most of the time in past, i got it because of blessings of HUZUR SAHAB(whom i call BABA), MY guru & friend and ya of course my love was there by my side in Khyati.

It was 6th October when i started writing the script and was 7th evening when i finished it. We shot for next 2days and editing was over by 11th Morning. Then we uploaded the movie same day and entry fee was submitted in Nagpur by one of my cousin as 12th was the last day. So it was a project finished in almost 5 days from inception to end. There was no expectation as everything was done in such a hurry.

12th evening, we got the news that our short film had been selected among top 50 out of total entries of around 250. It was like a pleasant surprise but it had a flip side. Now everybody in team started expecting for something even bigger. Next day we had been told that it would be screened in finals in front of Final jury Mr. Cyrus Dastur as one of the top 10films. Now excitement was high and everyone in our team was satisfied as film had one wonders. Finally it failed to win but came respectable third.

The name of the short film was THE DOUBTFUL MINDS (film can be viewed on www.vimeo.com/15777212) and was made with all conviction by me within all kind of possible constraints like short time,one camera,no light etc.

Moral of the endeavor-Conviction leads to wonder and wonder to self belief.And so again i got achance to pour my soul on celluloid and it happened big time for me.Thanks to all well wishers.