Prelude To A Long Journey...

Hello Everyone,

This one is a humble offering to all the lovers and well wishers of Indian Cinema. I am trying to begin a blog to share with you all my experiences on this very illuminating & interesting journey, which I undertook along with my friend, Irfan Kamal, during the making of his debut feature, which we call THANKS MAA.

This is not a surrogate attempt to publicize and promote the film, neither its an attempt to sell you all any sort of personal propaganda. I understand things like such have been happening in these times of 'blogbusters'. The film has got an official website to take care of such things.

I am a writer and this is a first hand account of my exclusive experience of working on a special film project like Thanks Maa. I am calling it special coz its not too often when we as technicians working for Hindi Film industry gets the chance to work on projects which majorly stars real street kids of Mumbai, shot mostly on real locations of this fast paced city and dealing with a subject completely against the norms of popular cinema.

We faced problems which were unique and also had fun, oblivious to most film-makers of the tinsel town.

The principal shooting of the film is now complete... uffffff... what relief! And the post production, editing, background music etc has just started. So my involvement as a writer is now almost minimalized... Thus before the film get released and all the things associated with it turns as jaded as history, I thought to share things which still are so fresh in my memory and which I think are needed to be shared with you.

I'll take some time to put all these things on record and hope for your cooperation in helping me take it all out with as much honesty, sincerety and neutrality as possible.

I'll try not to disappoint you.

C u soon then.

Vishal