Earlier, the use of sound in films was underestimated by a lot of people. For them, visuals were always had an upper hand. But with the sudden surge of interesting stories and out-of-the-box concepts, we started to understand the use of sound and suddenly sound started to get its due credit. Innovations in sound technology …
How ‘The Lunchbox’ uses different sounds in the narrative? Read More »
The song ‘Ye Dil Deewana’ is one of the iconic songs to be shot in Bollywood (composed by Anand Bakshi and music by Nadeem-Shravan). It not only became a huge hit but also underlined the versatility of Sonu Nigam as a singer. But according to Subhash Ghai (Director-Pardes), shooting this song was a painful journey. …
How the song ‘Ye Dil.. Deewana’ from ‘Pardes’ was shot in less than 2 days? Read More »
We often underestimate the power of strong visual set-up in films and mostly concentrate more on the dialogues or camera angles, etc. But, trust me, a set or location should convey more than your actors, camera angles, movement or script. It might not appear prominent but a good location adds on to your emotions, mood …
When, Ashutosh Gowarikar directed, ‘Lagaan’ went to the Oscars as one of the nomination for Best Foreign Language Films, a lot of people thought it was a fluke. But over the years, when we compared the film with some of the films made after this classic, we realize that ‘Lagaan’ was truly a game changer …
How Ashutosh Gowarikar introduces ‘Bhuvan’ in Lagaan Read More »
We have already spoken a lot about the direction of Gully Boy and how director Zoya Akhtar worked on the finer nuances of the film to create well etched characters like Murad, Safeena, Moeen, MC Sher, etc. The film is based on the lives of Indian street rappers Divine and Naezy, and is a coming-of-age …
In most of the suspense thrillers and mystery films, the script revolves around information. As an audience, sometimes we are nothing more than just a mesmerized group watching each and every step of a magic show, called films. Obviously, there is nothing more magical than watching these characters unwind their magic on-screen, something we get …
How a Director plays with the Character and the Audience ? Read More »
I still remember it was 1st March 2003. Arch rivals India and Pakistan were all set to clash in the 2003 WC and I was busy studying physics for my final board exams as the exam was on 3rd March. As a cricket fan, it was getting difficult for me to concentrate as the match …
