it’s been over two weeks since i left mumbai. i’ve kept busy. i continued my glorious summer by going on a road trip from philadelphia to chicago with a few friends – with many stops and adventures along the way… but i still think about India tirelessly. in my last couple days in bombay, there [...]
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but i know you from before and after until then
Posted in Bollywood, Filmmaking, Personal, Whistling Woods International on July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hindustan Times – Mumbai – June 14
Posted in Bollywood, Newhouse, Press/Media, Whistling Woods International, tagged Bollywood, Syracuse University, Whistling Woods International on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hard to Believe
Posted in Personal, Philosophical, Whistling Woods International, tagged Whistling Woods International on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is hard to believe that this dream of mine (bringing students to India to work on Hindi films) manifested into reality so quickly, and now it is all over. Friday, June 13 (!) is our last full day at Whistling Woods and then most of the students go back to the United States on [...]
Just the Way It Is- Part II
Posted in Bollywood, Whistling Woods International, tagged dream, Monica, persevere, time, Yash Raj on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My dream came true on June 3, 2008. Monica, who is currently interning at Yash Raj Studios (THE Yash Raj studios), arranged for all of us to visit the set. It’s only what I’ve been dreaming of for the past 10-12 years!!! You are amazing, MON! What better place to visit when I was [...]
Light and Dark
Posted in Bollywood, Filmmaking, Newhouse, Personal, Whistling Woods International on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Being a horror fan but rarely satisfied by productions, I was highly impressed by a lecture at Whistling Woods by Mr. Somnath Sen. This professor teaches a course on production, how to translate visuals from a script to a screen. Another boring lecture, right? Wrong. Teaching light techniques, Professor Sen, or Somnath Ji, adds his [...]
you learn something new everyday
Posted in Personal, Whistling Woods International on May 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
MONDAY: last weekend I really wasn’t feeling well. upset stomach, dizziness, headaches, the works. so monday morning goenka took me to see the doctor. the doctor’s office was in an empty room on the first floor of an apartment building. when i first walked in i thought that this room was just the waiting room [...]
the pause between birth and death.
Posted in Bollywood, Personal, Philosophical, Press/Media, Whistling Woods International on May 26, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This blog has spanned several days…please foregive it being a little scattered.
When I tell other NRI’s that I want to work in India -they tell me I won’t be able to handle it. When I tell them that I want to work in films…they just shake their head. There is this contempt that [...]
We’re Getting Press!
Posted in Press/Media, Whistling Woods International, tagged Subhash Ghai, Syracuse University, Whistling Woods International on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s another version of the earlier story and this one mentions SU!!!
http://www.hpcanswers.com/2008/05/bollywood-attracts-hollywood-film.html
are there places to do young fun?
Posted in Mumbai life, Personal, Whistling Woods International on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
it’s really begun to set it. i’ve gotten used to the bustling traffic, the strange smells, the heat and humidity, and the food. kerry’s entry said it best. we just all have to “simply adjust.” and i’m beginning to.
on wednesday, we went pune to visit the university of pune, the film [...]
Creative Cannibalism
Posted in Bollywood, Philosophical, Whistling Woods International on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was an honor to have WWI professor Indranil Chakrovorty come speak to us on Friday. We had already had so many lectures and heard a lot of the same things I was dreading having a two part lecture with him. As soon as he started to talk I was pulled in. He got into [...]
