THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
Posted On August 21, 2023
After my eureka moment at LSE, I came back to India and broke the news to my parent’s that I had decided to become a... Read More
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS, IT’S GOING TO BE A BUMPY NIGHT
Posted On August 21, 2023
By the second schedule in Manali, I had started to find my feet. Travelling out of Mumbai to the beautiful hills of Manali for the... Read More
ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON!
Posted On August 21, 2023
What does it take to make a film?! Everybody in the world has an opinion on films when they come out and everyone is vaguely... Read More
NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER!
Posted On August 30, 2023
As a young female AD on set, I often had many surreal, out of body experiences that revolved around my gender. For the incredibly limited... Read More
I HAVE ALWAYS DEPENDED ON THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
Posted On September 3, 2023
In Love Aaj Kal, I had been moved up a little in the Assistant Director hierarchy. The work on Love Aaj Kal largely involved me... Read More
PLAY IT SAM. PLAY AS TIME GOES BY
Posted On October 15, 2023
By the time Rockstar started, I actually knew a few things. I had already assisted on two films and rotated through the entirety of roles... Read More
I THINK THIS IS THE START OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP!
Posted On October 21, 2023
While we are on the topic of Rockstar, I can’t really go forward without mentioning the person who entered my life in Rockstar and stayed... Read More
HEROES AND ROSE TINTED GLASSES !
Posted On January 2, 2024
There is a LOT of hero-worshiping in the movies and I’m not talking about actors. Nearly every head of department is worshipped by his/her team….... Read More
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME!
Posted On January 13, 2024
The first offer I got to make my feature film debut was in the middle of Rockstar, and I was beyond thrilled at the opportunity.... Read More
“YOU HAD ME AT HELLO!”
Posted On January 13, 2024
After the film script is in place, the second most important decision for the director is always the casting. Mukesh Chhabra, the incredibly well known... Read More
GOING OUT A YOUNGSTER, CAME BACK A STAR.
Posted On January 20, 2024
After casting Manisha, casting the two girls for the parts of the naughty fifteen-year-old school girls in Shimla was where the conventional casting process and... Read More
I’M GOING TO MAKE AN OFFER HE CAN’T REFUSE!
Posted On February 16, 2024
One of the most interesting experiences that you go through as a writer/director when you reach out to actors is a ‘narration'. A narration is... Read More
SHOW ME THE MONEY!
Posted On February 19, 2024
This is perhaps the post I should have written first, before any of my Dear Maya posts. This is the post about raising funds. About... Read More
