Back in the 1950s, when Bangalore was like something out of a F. Scott Fitzgerald bok, Whitefield was a small township on the outskirts of the city. On arriving at the railway station, one took a horse-drawn carriage home through the small, winding streets. It wasn’t long, however, before development put paid to much of that old world charm.
The Sommer House, a colonial bungalow that has been restored to its former beauty by long-time resident Sulaiman Jamal, aims to recreate some of that old world charm. Thrown open to the public on Monday evening, as a community center that gives senior citizens and retired army officials that long lost society whirl, Jamal, whose association with the area began when he set up his factory there said: “We have lived in Whitefield for ten years now, but when I first visited, it was a pretty wild place, Every six months, another bungalow would be torn down.”
The two-bedroom gabled roof Sommer House, bought two years ago by Jamal, replete with antique furniture, is home to a piano that belonged, back in the day, to the Defence Services Cinema. The cottage, sits surrounded by a garden, with restored vintage cars dotting the property.
Jamal would like the House to host programmes like piano nights, dancing, catered dinners and plays. Most importantly, it will also have a free catered dinner every month for senior citizens.
Beth Chapman, President, Overseas Women’s Club, has helped put Sulaiman’s ideas in motion.
“I’m always looking for old bungalows and the stories that surround them,” she said.
“The house is opposite Forum Value Mall and people expected a superstructure here,” Sulaiman explained. “They wonder what the catch is, but there is none. We want the people of Whitefield to feel a sense of belonging with what is now a community center.”
source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> News> Current Affairs / DC / Darshana Ramdev / June 18th, 2013
Even on the noisiest roads of the City, these bikes stand out due to their roar (which is more like music to the ears). The members of the Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcyle Club (BJYMC) are sure to catch your attention when they ride in pride together. It’s ironic that their sentiment echoes the name of one of the Yezdi bikes — ‘Roadking’.
Started by four people — Amrit, Brian, Lokesh and Sam — who shared a love for Jawa and Yezdi bikes, the club has become like family today. Says Amrit, “It was the idea of Lokesh, who put it up on Orkut in 2007 and the three of us reciprocated. We wanted to revive these old bikes and help each other out. We soon started planning the ‘Jawa Day’ and promoting it. We even asked mechanics to ask their customers to come!”
The first ‘Jawa Day’, held in July 2008, saw 200 bikers turning up though only 60 had confirmed. “We had held it in Cubbon Park and we actually ran out of space! The reaction was better than what we had expected,” says Brian.
Sreedhar remembers picking up a Yezdi in 1996, which was its last year of production. “The best part about riding a Yezdi is that it is easy to manoeuvre and riding it is like an exercise by itself,” he says.
The BJYMC has members of various age groups. Two of the youngest members of the club are the 19-year-olds — Nehal Ganapathy and Varun Kariappa. “The bike is a legacy that was passed to me by my grandfather. It has a two stroke engine and I have loved riding it since my school days. I feel Yezdi is a bike that separates men from boys,” smiles Nehal while Varun just decided to go for a Jawa Day and has not looked back since then. “I had the bike and thought of going for the meet. I have been part of the club for two years now,” he recalls.
Messiah, who has been riding since 1989, simply loves riding the Yezdi. “My father had a Roadking and later, I got a Jawa too. The feeling that you get from riding a Yezdi is the best,” he notes. For Mahesh, every ride is a “brotherhood” of sorts. “It’s more like meditation. We have campfire many a time and also hold introductory sessions. When I bought my bike from its previous owner, it had already completed 8,000 kms. Today, even though I have finished 12,000 kms, it hasn’t given me any problem,” he notes.
Tejas always had a passion for bikes too. “My story is a short one! I had put up a Yezdi for sale on Facebook and a member saw it and asked me why was I selling it. I have always had a passion for bikes and am very happy to be a part of the club. I have been part of it for a few months now,” he says.
The members meet every second Sunday of the month at Airlines Hotel and go for rides often. The club has three big events during the year — ‘Jawa Day’, ‘Malnad Diaries’ and ‘Southern Raid’. While ‘Malnad Diaries’ has various Jawa Yezdi clubs from Karnataka meeting up, ‘Southern Raid’ includes the bikers from Jawa Yezdi clubs of other states.
“Before the big day, one or two people take charge and check on things like the location, parking, accommodation etc,” says Brian. According to him, it is the mountain climb on these bikes that’s memorable.
With more and more bike clubs emerging in the City, ask them if they have any advice for the younger lot and Sreedhar says, “Whenever a club becomes big, politics gets to it. The members of every club should remember that their purpose is to help each other out and not gain glory.” Brian agrees, “Your focus should be on the bikes.”
For details, visit their Facebook page — ‘Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Club’.
Shaila Prabhu (53), a software programmer turned social activist, is a known name in the bylanes of Vidyaranyapura. From battling threats to knocking on the court’s door, she’s done whatever it takes to reclaim pedestrian space in the area. Thanks to the crusader, the north Bengaluru locality today is home to wider footpaths, free of encroachments and hawkers.
About a year ago, pavements along Vidyaranyapura main road and others in the vicinity had no room for walkers. Commercial establishments, backed by the builder lobby, had encroached upon them. Children and senior citizens had no option but to walk amid speeding vehicles, putting their lives at grave risk. The number of accidents had also shot up.
It was then that a group of proactive citizens decided to take matters in its own hands, recalled Shaila. “In February 2014, we did an independent study to analyze the status of footpaths and other pedestrian infrastructure in the area. In some places, ramps and steps from buildings extended till the edge of the road, leaving no space for walkers,” she added.
Shaila and others then approached BBMP officials. “Some of them came forward to clear the mess but backed out soon. Some were hand in glove with groups having vested interests. It got so ugly that I I began to get threat calls asking to me to withdraw,” she added. That’s when residents chose to take the legal route.
Nirmala K, a resident of Vidyaranyapura, said she began to see a turnaround when the high court started issuing orders to BBMP to act on public complaints. “Officials have also become fearless now. They quote court orders whenever someone tries to put pressure on them. Encroachments are being cleared for sometime now. Several buildings are ensuring they redesign their structures, and walkers have more space to move around,” she added.
Legal route, social tools
We began to file affidavits furnished with details on encroachments, road by road. I was shocked to see that BBMP was providing wrong information to the court on footpath status. We took photographs of pavements and attached them to the affidavits. We kept the momentum going by conducting awareness drives and activities like cleaning and painting footpaths. We even made use of social media — the Facebook page of Vidyaranyapura residents and WhatsApp forums — to spread the message.
Shaila Prabhu, social activist
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Bengaluru / by Rohith B R, TNN / March 06th, 2015
CM assures Film City near Himmavu village; Ambarish absent
Mysuru :
After a gap of over two decades, the State Film Awards for the year 2012-13 and 2013-14 were presented at a gala function at the Maharaja College Grounds here on Saturday. A large number of film enthusiasts thronged the venue to witness the event which saw around 59 artistes and technicians feted with State Awards.
Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, District in-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, Information and Public Relations Minister R. Roshan Baig, PWD Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree, Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya and Minister for Cooperation H.S. Mahadeva Prasad were among the dignitaries who distributed the awards.
For the year 2012, the Chief Minister presented the Lifetime Achievement Awards to M.Bhaktavatsala (Dr. Rajkumar Award), C. Dattaraj (Puttanna Kanagal Award) and actor Rajesh (Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award). For the year 2013, the Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred upon Actor Srinath (Dr. Rajkumar Award), P.H. Vishwanath (Puttanna Kanagal Award) and K.V. Gupta (Dr. Vishnuvardhan Award). These awards carried a purse of Rs. 2 lakh and a gold medal.
The Best Actor and Best Actress Awards for the year 2012 were given to Darshan and Nirmala Chennappa respectively while Nikhil Manjoo and Nivedita were conferred the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for the year 2013.
Speaking on the occasion, veteran film maker M. Bhaktavatsala observed that the Kannada film industry must come up with good films and stay away from remakes and added that the golden time of Kannada film industry, which was in the 1970s, must return.
Actor Srinath, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013, addressed the gathering and thanked the government for bestowing the honour and said that he was overjoyed to receive the award.
Film City: After presenting the awards, Siddharamaiah announced that the long-pending Film City will be set up in Mysuru soon and said that the Film City will come up on a 100-acre land which is identified for the purpose at Himmavu village in Siddharamaiah’s constituency Varuna.
He added that the District Administration had identified the land and the work would start very soon.
Ambarish absent : Among the top Sandalwood actors who were conspicuously absent at the award ceremony was Minister of Housing M.H. Ambarish. Actors from Rajkumar family were also not present to the disappointment of many fans who had come to have a glimpse of their favourite stars.
Mysuru Mayor R. Lingappa, MLC Sandesh Nagaraj, MLAs Manjunath and M.K. Somashekar, ZP President Pushpa Amarnath and others were also present during the ceremony.
Villains excluded: After dedicating the Best Actor award for the year 2012 to the actors who played the part of Villains in Sandalwood movies, Actor Darshan addressed the gathering and expressed his dissatisfaction over the absence of recognition for actors in the ‘Villains’ category. He said that there were a lot of actors who have acted as villains in more than 300 to 400 films and that they were barely recognised in the award ceremony. He said that actors like Tiger Prabhakar, Sudheer, Musuri Krishnamurthy, Sundar Krishna Urs and his father Thoogudeepa Srinivas have received awards on various occasions but have gone unrecognised in the State’s awards ceremony.
Responding to the actor’s demands, Chief Minister and Information and Public Relations Minister R. Roshan Baig rushed to the podium and said that they support the actor’s views and that a ‘Best Villain’ category would be introduced in the next year’s awards ceremony.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / March 01st, 2015
MLA calls for overall development of Music University
Mysuru :
“Dr. Gangubai Hangal’s birth anniversary celebrations will become meaningful only when the Music University established in her name achieves targeted heights and it is the duty of each and every one to ensure that the Varsity which came into existence five years ago grows in stature,” said MLA Vasu here this morning.
Delivering the inaugural address at a function organised by Srimathi Vaishnavi Hangal Talkad Music Foundation at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar here to mark the 102 birth anniversary of Padma Vibhushana Dr. Gangubai Hangal, he called for overall development of the Music Varsity to accommodate thousands of students.
Renowned Sarod artiste Pt. Rajiv Taranath, in his presidential address, said that though music cannot provide livelihood to all, it should be propagated throughout the country and the world to ensure that music is preserved and protected as it reflected the rich culture of our country.
Stating that mere passing certificate courses cannot ensure proper music education, he added that successful learning of music requires many hours of hard and dedicated learning and practice each day. He further noted that Gurukulas had performed better than Varsities in producing quality musicians while Varsities have not been able to produce at least a few quality musicians.
Sarod Maestro Pt. Rajiv Taranath, KSGH Music and Performing Arts University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar, Registrar Prof. Y.S. Siddegowda, Hindustani Musician Gana Tapaswi Mani Prasad, Vaishnavi Hangal and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / March 01st, 2015
1) Film director Anup Bhandari 2) Poster of the film
Anup Bhandari directed Rangitaranga Kannada movie to release soon
Joining the list of young movie directors in the country is our city’s own Anup Bhandari. Having graduated in Information Science from Vidya Vikas College of Engineering in city, Anup has been successful in fulfilling his dream of directing a full-fledged Kannada movie.
A resident of Siddarthanagar in Mysuru, Anup has drawn inspiration from his father Sudhakar Saaja (Sudhakar Bhandari), who is involved in the industry for more than 30 years. Anup developed his interest in music at a young age. In fact, Anup is also gifted with a good voice.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, Anup said that his interest to direct a movie developed when he was working on a movie script written by his father.
On getting a nod from his father, Anup engrossed himself in the movies and directed short films while working for a software company in the US. In fact, one of his short films, ‘Words,’ starring Oscar-nominee Russel Harvard of ‘There Will Be Blood’ fame has been screened in many International Film Festivals.
Anup said that Sudhakar Saaja, his father, helped him in handling the production department so that he could concentrate on the creative part of the movie more efficiently. Another specialty of the movie is that Nirup Bhandari, Anup’s younger brother, is being launched as the lead actor.
Nirup Bhandari, who is also a software engineer by profession, has undergone rigorous training in acting from MISFIT, a Bengaluru-based acting school and has also learnt hip-hop from Sridharan Pillai. After having done theatre for about three years, Nirup is being launched through Rangitaranga directed by Anup Bhandari.
Anup said that Nirup was not the first choice for the movie and that he had approached actor Rakshith Shetty for the role. As Rakshith was not available for the next three months, H.K. Prakash, producer of the movie, decided to launch Nirup as the lead character. Prakash had also seen Nirup’s acting skills in a tele-serial ‘Advocate Arjun’ directed by Sudhakar Saaja where he played a character of a psychopathic killer.
Any new director would have chosen a mass-movie subject, mixed with commercial elements, but Anup has preferred to launch himself with a movie filled with mystery and commercial elements. On asking the reason for choosing mystery as the subject, Anup said that he was always interested in mysteries and wanted to bring a new dimension to Kannada movies.
For Anup, it has not been easy working for a movie over the past one-and-a-half years. Neetha, his wife and Nishka, his three-year-old daughter, have been living in the US and Neetha continues to work in a software firm.
Anup added that he travelled to the US once in every 3-4 months to meet his wife and daughter or they would come down to India to visit him. Anup’s mother Rathna Bhandari has also been supporting him in all his endeavours.
Sudhakar Bhandari, who has been looking into the production of ‘Rangitaranga,’ said that initially he never wanted his sons to enter the film industry. In his words, “I never wanted to put all the eggs in the same basket.”
Sudhakar added that though he gave his approval for Anup’s entry into the film industry, he had apprehensions over Nirup’s entry into films. “Before deciding on Nirup, we consulted many seniors in the industry to seek their opinion and guidance. Only when we received a positive opinion to cast a new face in the movie, we decided on launching Nirup in the lead role. Moreover, it was producer H.K. Prakash who wanted to launch Nirup,” he added. Sudhakar also remembered the support extended by Sai Kumar, who is popularly known as ‘Dialogue King’ in Kannada Film Industry. With the trio, father and sons, having worked hard to bring a new dimension into the movie, we hope Rangitaranga is received well by the audience.
— S.N. Venkatnag Sobers
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / Friday – February 27th, 2015
Although we proudly proclaim that we live in a city with a heritage of art and culture, it is only very rarely that we at Mysuru get a chance to savour some soulful film music from the yesteryears. The occasions where we are able to listen, entranced to some foot-tapping numbers, either in Kannada or Hindi, are painfully few and far between although there is no paucity of lovers of vintage music in our city. This is largely because there has not been much success in getting these music lovers which include me, to understand the need to pool their resources to form a club to promote vintage music and have some concerts on a regular basis.
Many cities like Mumbai and Chennai have such music clubs that are doing a great job of entertaining their members round the year. Though efforts have been made in this direction a few times in the past, they have all somehow lost direction very quickly and have never really taken off. F. K. Irani, the most well-known industrialist from the yesteryears who put good old Mysore on the industry map with his manufacturing facility for the legendary Jawa motorcycles, made some efforts to start a music club in the city. But sadly, with his passing away, the club never saw the light of day.
But all that now seems set to change with a new venture called the ‘Sunehri Yaadein Music Club’ set for a launch. It is the brain child of a music-loving Mysurean, Venkatesh who is himself a very talented singer. A former employee of the CFTRI, supported by his wife Veena, who is also a very able singer herself, he has been striving very hard over the past few years to get music lovers to form a club through which he plans to hold at least three concerts of vintage film music in our city every year. With a very nominal fee in the form of an annual subscription he is looking at a membership of at least five hundred which he feels is the minimum that is necessary to sustain the club.
While he wants to showcase Hindi film music through one of them, he wants to present Kannada film hits through an event timed to coincide with our Rajyotsava Day. He wants to keep the third event as an occasion that offers an open platform for club members and their families to showcase their own talents before an audience of admirers in a decent auditorium, supported by a proper orchestra. While it is certainly an onerous task to float a music club and keep it going, it should not be too difficult a venture if only the music-lovers in our city decide to recognise its importance in our happiness and pitch in to keep it afloat.
Last Sunday evening, with the sponsorship of a few fellow citizens who had faith in his abilities, Venkatesh had organised a show of the legendary singer Mukesh’s songs at the Mysore Medical College Platinum Jubilee Hall which was very well-attended. Although Venkatesh and his wife Veena too sang some numbers, the star performer at the show was Mukhtar Shah, the noted singer from Ahmedabad, who has been acknowledged all over the music-lovers’ fraternity as the man who is keeping Mukesh alive all over the world today. This is the second time that he has performed in our city, with his first show, again organised by Venkatesh, at Kalamandira on 10th November, 2013 drawing a full house.
My wife and I had an occasion to attend both his shows here and I can say with confidence that he is really Mukesh, re-incarnated! Nothing less. He sings with an ease and élan that has to be experienced to be believed. The most amazing part of his performance is that he effortlessly sings all the numbers including the impromptu ones requested by the audience, without as much as a peep into their lyrics. It seems he performed in a whopping 178 shows all over the world last year and also has the reputation of having sung 121 songs of Mukesh over eleven hours in a single day!
The most touching part of both these shows presented by Venkatesh in our city was that a significant part of the proceeds from both of them went to help poor kidney failure patients on dialysis at the Holdsworth Memorial Mission Hospital. From his first show he was able to give Rs. 25,000 and from the second he intends to give Rs. 50,000. Now that is what we can call ‘A musical calling for a social cause!’
Venkatesh can be contacted on Ph: 9448474224 or 8762854751.
A holiday to contain Swine Flu
These days I have been seeing many patients who come to my clinic with minor symptoms of an upper respiratory infection who are very anxious that they may be heading for Swine Flu, the most dreaded malady that is now doing the rounds in the country. While I tell them the truth that it is very difficult to say with any degree of certainty whether they are its potential victims, I always reassure them that it is unlikely unless the symptoms have been persistent with an aggravating severity.
But to prevent the spread of their infection to others when I tell them to stay away from their classes or work for a couple of days, most of them say that getting leave for minor ailments is not an easy task unless their applications for leave are supported by sufficiently potent medical certificates. Office going people, especially those working in the private sector, say that they have deadlines and steep targets to meet because of which they are denied leave. Many students say that if they miss their internal assessment sessions they will lose their grades as they will not be given a second chance to take them even if they produce medical certificates.
It may be interesting though not the least bit surprising to note here that it is always those in government service who say “No problem” happily whenever I tell them to apply for leave and stay off their work! But as a doctor I would like to suggest to all educational institutions and other organisations that as a contributory measure to contain the spread of Swine Flu they should adopt a more lenient policy in sanctioning leave to all their students or employees with suspicious symptoms. In this case, prevention is perhaps the best and the most certain cure!
e-mail: kjnmysore@rediffmail.com
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / Friday – February 27th, 2015
A Wildlife Photography Exhibition was conducted by City’s Freelance Photographer Praphul at SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram in city on Feb.24.
The exhibition was inaugurated by City’s Photo Journalist Nagesh Panathale.
The exhibition showcased pictures of animals and birds including Jackal, Crocodile, Tiger, Sambar deer, Bar-headed Goose, Indian eagle-owl, Vernal hanging parrot, Stork-billed kingfisher, Peregrine falcon, Spotted owlet, Orange minivet, Indian roller (State bird of Karnataka), Malabar hornbill, Indian bush lark, Spotted deer, Elephant, Macaque, Langoor and snake.
Praphul said that he started clicking wildlife photographs when he was studying in high school at Atomic Energy Central School, Mysuru and has so far clicked over 25,000 Wildlife photographs at various places across the country.
In the year 2010, Praphul participated in ‘Your Shot,’ a National-level Wildife Photography Competition conducted by National Geographic Channel. He even participated in ‘Nature & Lounge,’ a National-level Wildlife Photography competition on the theme ‘Animal Behaviour’ and won the first place.
Praphul is pursuing BA in Criminology & Forensic Science at SBRR Mahajana First Grade College. He owns a studio called ‘Chayachitra Studio’ at Kuvempunagar in city. He is the son of Gopal, an employee in the RMP factory and Nalina, a Homemaker, residents of RMP Colony, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru.
M.R. Indrani, English Faculty, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College and Convenor of Praphul’s Wildlife Photography Exhibition, speaking to Star of Mysore said, ” I am always ready to support the students who want to showcase their talent. Praphul approached me with his wildlife photographs and asked if he could display a few photos in the College library for a few hours. Learning about his talent, I asked him to conduct a grand Wildlife Photography exhibition in our College so that his talent can be showcased.”
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / February 26th, 2015
The new Jammu and Kashmir government has a Karnataka link.
Mohammad Ashraf Mir, who took oath as a minister in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Cabinet in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, is married to a girl from this port town.
Residents of Bhatkal, especially the Navayath community members, celebrated the news of Mir’s appointment as a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mir was also in the news after he defeated former chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah from Sonawar constituency in last year’s Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
While, Mir secured 14,283 votes, Omar Abdullah managed just 9,500 votes.
Mir married Zareen in Bengaluru in 1996. Zareen is the daughter of Farooq Udyavar, a businessman, who is a resident of Port Road in Bhatkal.
A close relative of the family told Express that Mir and Zareen’s marriage was love-cum-arranged.
Mir and Zareen did MBA at a private college in Bengaluru. At present, Zareen’s parents are residing in Bengaluru as they are renovating their old house in Bhatkal town.
The family members are planning to visit Srinagar to congratulate Mir.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Karnataka / by Marx Tejaswi / March 02nd, 2015
AshaBhat returned to her alma mater, RV College of Engineering, for the first time after being crowned Miss Supranatural in Poland last December. The 22-year-old was in college for the inauguration of 8th Mile, the college fest. Like a true beauty queen, she was thankful (and less nostalgic, unlike an alumnus) and talked about her days as a newbie in college three years ago. Apparently, the lady “didn’t know anyone” and “approaching the teachers was always difficult”. Oh, that’s the story of 99 per cent of the student population. Of course, things have changed for Bhat in the last four months. Along with the crown came attention (and new found confidence to approach old teachers), which she said was all new to her. “But nice.”
Lit lite
THE Lahore Literary festival which concluded last week was a resounding success. Lahoris queued up by the hundreds to cock a snook at the terror threats and hear some excellent panel discussions. Your diarist, a guest of the festival, was particularly delighted to see the re-emergence of two ladies of a certain vintage into the limelight. We spotted Meher Tarrar, she of the Shashi Tharoor fame, hobnobbing with the Indian contingent. In her heyday, Tarrar had acted in a film or two and her journalistic avatar was a fairly recent one, we were told. The other woman, Tehmina Durrani, of equal renown, was not to be physically espied but was very much a guiding spirit behind the LLF. Those with long memories might recall her as the author of My Feudal Lord, a pulpish bestseller that recounted her years of abusive marriage to powerful Pakistani politician Ghulam Mustafa Khar. With that one book, she became something of an icon on both sides of the border. Tehmina has since moved on. She is now married to Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s brother who is also the chief minister of Punjab and a great patron of the LLF. Tehmina, whose taste in men clearly runs to the powerful kind, has told her friends that even though Sharif has married again, she is treated well. Phew!
Hair matters
Doppelgangers, they are — Michael Antony Dias of Mad Orange Fireworks and musician Vasu Dixit of Swarathma. People talk to Dias thinking he is Dixit and vice versa. Blame it on their almost identical funky sky-scraper hairdo. While the duo has a hearty laugh over the mistaken identity, people around them are left confused. Perhaps, a haircut would help. But that’s asking for the moon, isn’t it? Especially when it concerns these two.
Tailpiece
If the diarist were Srinivasan Narayanan, former director of Mumbai Film Festival, the diarist would be doing cartwheels now. The prestigious Sundance Institute has partnered with Drishyam (Narayanan’s baby), a production company, for the Sundance Institute screenwriters lab that will be held in Goa from April. After films like Margarita, With a Straw and Umrika (won the audience award in the world cinema dramatic category at Sundance this year; and from Drishyam’s stable) and Masaan came out of Sundance Screenwriters Lab, one can only think of the gems that will emerge after the Goa Lab. 2015 seems like a good year for Indian cinema.
source: http://www.bangaloremirror.com / Bangalore Mirror / Home> Columns> Code 560 / Bangalore Mirror Bureau / March 01st, 2015
