Mystic Travels in Search of the Eternal Creative Energy
Om Gananaam Tvaa Ganapatim Havamahe Kavim Kavinam Upama Shravas Taamam I Jyeshtarajam Brahmanam Brahmanaspata Aa Nah Shrunvan Nutibhih Sida Sadanam II…
The Journey
My itinerary, which I drew out after about 30 minutes of brainstorming, was to fly out straight to Guwahati on day one and visit the Kamakhya Temple on…
Before I continue with the narration of my journey and involvement in the making of Maiya, it would be sheer injustice on my part if I do not put on record…
Films & I: The Road Not Taken
Art, has always been an integral part of my being in my quest for the inner dimensions of the soul. At that, painting…
While this process was on, Dr Alex and Anil went to Delhi and thereafter to Calcutta to shoot a documentary about the Ganges. Dr Alex was a great patron of…
It was now time for us to fix a date for the shoot, which in turn required that we finalise on all the remaining aspects. The core casting was almost…
Cannes, was a completely different experience altogether and as mentioned earlier, I had no clue about what was expected of me. I had no idea as to how and in…
Thus, began my journey into film making, without really knowing how to go about it but with a guiding light who could steer me in the right direction throughout the…
Casting was yet another interesting stage that we went through. We first approached Mrs Jaya Bacchan for the lead role of Maiya. She was very interested in the character, but…
We had, by now reached the stage where it was time to start looking for the cast and crew and also put together the finance required to fuel the efforts.…
As a matter of routine practice, Dr Alex and I met each other on a daily basis, either at my office or at his place and had discussions on a…
In the days following, all the events that had come to pass in the last five years that I had known him and my last meeting with him at his…
