HAPPY HOLI !

Happy holi !

11th March 2009, was a day, which reminded all of us, that there was a time when we used to use brush not only to clean teeth, but also paint.
Yesterday we all met at my place. aniket, sattu, swati P, swati G, pushkaraj, sneha, vallari, mamata, pashya, garima, swapnil, were all the artists present. We tried to enjoy the festival of colors in a bit different manner.
And I m happy to present the results of the day.
Everyone did 2 paintings.
1st one was artist’s own design without restricting subject.
And 2nd paintings were visual depiction of a film that they remember for some reason.

When we all were done with our paintings, our own favorite classical singer Vinay Sardesai spread colors through his silky voice. that was such a wonderful experience that nobody noticed the time and it went on till midnight.

thanks to Vinay for his presence, you made that night more delighted...

thanks to all the participants.

hope we do lots more thongs with same enthu.

So, check it out…

Vallari Apte

Swati Pednekar

Swati Gavde

Swapnil Kumawat

Sneha Ghatge

Satvshil Jagtap

Satvshil Jagtap 01

Pushkaraj Apte

Prasad Bhardwaja

Mamata Bhardwaja

Garima Kumawat

Aniket Bapat


TASK 2

Film Painting

Vallai Apte - Cast Away

Swati Pednekar - Mera Naam Joker

Swati Gavde - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Swapnil Kumawat - Shwashank Redemption

Sneha Ghatge - Devdas

Satvshil Jagtap - Fashion

Satvshil Jagtap - Slumdog Millionaire

Pushkaraj Apte - Forest Gump

Prasad bhardwaja - Last Tango in Paris

Mamata Bhardwaja - Saawan _ the love season

Garima Kumawat - Chandani

where eagles fly

Earlier, I used to wonder

What’s the soaring high?

Even imagination fell short

I knew, there eagles fly

 

One morning I opened my eyes

And couldn’t believe my sight

Shining sun was same as yesterday

But rays were warmer and bright

 

Believe me, I was close to sun

Missed a heartbeat and looked down

Thought, it’s what we call paradise

A villa in clouds, above matchbox town

 

Down there, every one was running

For success, for status… in every race

Few stared me with green eyes

Oh, I had cloud 9 as my base

 

Gardens of smiles and pool of contentment

          Every corner is piece of art

Lured by king size lifestyle

Makes everything else feel short

 

Never knew, someone so complete

          Smiling calmly in struggling crowd

A few steps above the ordinary

          An incomparable living, to be proud

 

Every time I park my vehicle

          I look up in the sky

A confident smile appears on my face

          I know, where eagles fly

‘Requiem for Dev D’ . . . ?

Just saw the trailer of ‘Dev D’.
Quiet awaited in a circle of viewers who love experimental films.
Anurag’s version of ‘Devdas’,
May be a relief after watching rich n hi-life of ‘Devaaa….’ In Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas.

When i saw the trailer, it reminded me of some other film.

Yes, I am quiet impressed with the bringing character to someone in us.
Abhay Deol as an actor is really good in his character.
(Thank God, there is at least 1 in Deols whom we can call actor.)
He really looks like the person besides you in bus.
The song is interesting.

But…

Taking of few scenes, like having drugs, aftereffects with trail and mainly shots where camera is moving with character from front, as if it is attached to him (I don’t know what they call it technically) and last but not least, his crying out in the water connected me directly to ‘Requiem for a dream’. A masterpiece in all manners; story, script, visual presentation, impact, aftereffects on audience and best of all ‘conveying message’.

Somewhere it hurt my expectations from maker of ‘Paanch, Black Friday n No Smoking’. Means i felt like stealing of style. Anurag does films in his own style. Means, it's true that very few people will relate it to ‘Requiem for a dream’, as others don't know that there is such a film existing. But few people, hardcore fans of Anurag's work or at least me, was bit disappointed to see the trailer.  This disappointment is because of expectations of something new from a creative director. 

But still if this reaches that level, it will be a masterpiece (n even I won’t mind :) ).

But again Anurag is mixing it with Devdas, that makes it a bigger challenge.

Even if the the stories runs slightly on parallel tracks, the reasons behind destruction are far ends. So the moral of the film is the most critical part to handle. As Devdas's spoiling his life using drugs because he has lost love; this makes love great. In other story, All are spoiling their life, their love for drugs; this makes it a warning, beware or you'll be f#@*#d to death.

And not to forget, the Indian audience (and even critics :) ), how they take it.

‘Requiem for a dream’ is an example of Successful Experimental Film.
let’s hope, ‘Dev D’ does it for Indian crowd.

Best luck Anurag… what else…

Dev D

Requim for a dream