Unlike in the Indian film industries, many famous novelists of today had been working in a day job, and started writing in their free time. With growing success and interest, they changed lanes. John Grisham, e.g., had been practicing law when he started with law thrillers, and is now slowly dabbling with other kinds. Moreover, [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2008’
Telugu Cinema in the 70s – 4
Continued from Telugu Cinema in the 70s – 3. Heroes. It is no exaggeration that they rule film industries across the world, more so in India, even more so in Andhra Pradesh. Their involvement in shaping characters, casting, and encouraging new talent is prominent. During the 60s, Kanta Rao began fading, and ANR and NTR [...]
Stories Without Scripts
Nearly a year ago, I had the unbelievable luck of holding a screenplay written by Satyajit Ray. The pages, dusty and dry like leaves in autumn, were filled with dialogue, setting details, costume details, camera angles, and at times drawings. I was impressed that the director had prepared some level of storyboarding, that he used [...]
Dus Kahaniyaan: The Nearly-baked Roti Basket
Ever since I missed Dus Kahaniyaan in the theaters, I’ve been anxiously (well, not very) waiting to watch it on TV. I did, last Saturday on Set Max. It is probably the first time a non-English prime time weekend movie ended in just over two hours. I enjoyed the experience, and appreciate the attempt. Like [...]