as the River flows : about masters and legends…(part I)

December 7th, 2009 admin

‘Today as u kindle sparklers when u light up lamps, while u eat sweets, take a second to remember unfortunate who made them & dedicate this day to them. Happy Diwali.’…On the Diwali morning, amongst many sms’s this particular message caught my attention. One look at sender’s name reconfirms my suspicions. Yes, the message was send by non other than my cinematographer Mr Madhu Ambat. It was quite an interesting first encounter with Madhu sir in Goa on November 2009. Both of us were there as a part of the screen writer’s lab, organized as a part of Indian film…


Originally posted on Passion For Cinema

Related Videos from Youtube

  • AS THE RIVER FLOWS .... hindi film...
    a bilingual film in Hindi & Assamese, inspired by a true incident...
  • [HD] [090704] Taemin - River Flows...
  • 090704 [Live] River flows in you :...
    [HQ] 090704 Music Core Live : River flows in you - Taemin@shinee + Goodbye My Love - 8Eight *Taemin Playing "River Flows in You" on Piano
  • Yiruma - River Flows In You - Twili...
    Used as the unofficial Twilight movie Bella's Lullaby. Composed by Yiruma. The piece is called River Flows In You. This was recorded on the same day as my first upload of this piano piece but only shows my hands. Hope you like it and comment too! #21 -Most Discussed (Today) -Film & Animation #52 -Top Favourited (Today) -Film & Animation #22-Top Rated (Today) -Film & Animation #91 -Top Rated (This Week) -Film & Animation
  • Tata back in Assam with new promise...
    Ratan Tata with heads of industry to attend the meeting in Assam.
  • Tatas make a comeback in Assam...
    Guwahati gets a Taj as the Tatas slowly make a comeback to one of their plantation states, well timed with the government readying itself for talks with the ULFA
  • Assamese animation TIPU - Rhituraj...
    Assamese animation from RHITURONG MULTIMEDIA
  • Bear mercilessly beaten to death in...
    A bear was mercilessly beaten to death by villagers as it wandered into the village.

More videos ...

 
  Related Posts
as the River flows : masters and legends (part III)
as the River flows : masters and legends (part III)
(…continued) Mr. Nakul Kamte. The sound designer of films like Lagaan, Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya and many more. I met him for the first time on September 2007, during the 53rd Indian National Film Award. I was there for getting a special mention for my documentary, “Bhraimoman Theatre – where Othello sails with Titanic” whereas he was... 
as the River flows : masters and legends (IV)
as the River flows : masters and legends (IV)
Mr. Rajesh Parmar. Two time national award winning editor. The guy who refused to touch feature film after having an unpleasant experience as an assistant editor right in the beginning of his career and is happy doing documentary & ad film for the last 25 odd years. Many big time directors & production houses have tried to talk him out... 
as the River flows : masters and legends (part II)
as the River flows : masters and legends (part II)
(…continued) “Have you heard of born again Catholic? You must be aware that they are more conservatives than many Catholics. In the same way, I’m a converted Assamese. I have spent more time in Assam than you two put together. And yes, I won’t say a single word against my people in any film” – that was the first reaction we got when... 
as the River flows : what happens when….
as the River flows : what happens when….
I had started my professional career as a journalist. I was freelancing with couple of newspaper in Pune. I still remember the day I decided to give up journalism. I was covering a seminar on some developmental issues. At the middle of the seminar I started getting restless. Everything was moving so very smoothly! What am I going to report that... 
as the River flows : let’s talk about the river…
as the River flows : let’s talk about the river…
Even today, as the plane is about to land in Guwahati & I see the vast mass of water flowing below, my heart is surged with emotions that I am unable to assign words to… during my childhood, while growing up in different parts of Assam, I subconsciously started relating Guwahati with that river.    I am talking about the river Brahmaputra... 
as the River flows : when dreams come true!
as the River flows : when dreams come true!
Dr Bhupen Hazarika. The rest of the world knows him mostly for his songs like ‘Ganga behti ho kyon’ and of course, ‘Dil hum hum kare’. But for us who grew up in Assam or Bengal – especially those who were born in 1990 and for some sixty years before it – he is much, much more. For us he is not just a poet, filmmaker, composer or... 
As the River flows
As the River flows
I know long ago   the river used to speak. But when he realised every drop of pain flows above horizon of words he surrendered to silence. People came to his bosom creating to destroy and named it civilization. People came to his bosom looking for the meaning in destruction and called it history. More the time flows more the time remains still.... 
as the River flows : when dreams come true ! (part II)
as the River flows : when dreams come true ! (part II)
(continued..) When I picked up Dr. Hazarika on 10th of February from his residence, it finally began to sink in – yes, that legendary voice is actually going to give life to my words! As we are driving towards the recording studio, the stereo of my car was playing one of his old songs. A gem no doubt – but not exactly the most popular one.... 
PNC’s Saluun to premiere at 33rd Cairo International Film Festival
The prestigious Cairo International Film Festival, to be held between the 10th to 20th November 2009, has officially invited an Indian feature film, Saluun, for screening at their 33rd edition. Saluun is a film by Pritish Nandy Communications’ (PNC) and is produced under PNC’s recently launched Guerrilla Flicks banner. “This year... 
Reliance BIG Pictures films at IFFI, Goa & MIAAC, New York
Reliance BIG Pictures films at IFFI, Goa & MIAAC, New York
The prestigious 40th International Film Festival of India is all set to screen Reliance BIG Pictures’ four major productions, Rituparno Ghosh’s Bengali film SHOB CHARITRO KALPONIK, M.S. Sathyu’s Kannada film IJJODU, Buddhadev Dasgupta’s Bengali creation JANALA and Shaji Karun’s Malayalam film KUTTY SRANK in Indian... 
  Related Tweets from Twitter
pajeWest (judith Paje)  : As the river flows gently into the sea...darling so shall it be....
Updated : 2010-03-14T13:39:56Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
vivi_minaloka (viviane oliveira)  : ''as rapid as a river flows, as frigid as the cold wind can blow, as devious as the devil's grin,our blood is cold and we've shed our skin''..
Updated : 2010-03-14T01:33:28Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
doublespeyguide (G.L. Britton)  : Steelies still going strong in the Ronde. As the flows increase try fishing the softer water on the inside bends of the river...
Updated : 2010-03-13T00:32:43Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
IPDog (Don Merino)  : Saturday / in morning traffic / han river / flows by us as I / race to the airport..
Updated : 2010-03-12T23:04:51Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
Christian_gurl7 (Perry Barnhill)  : "A dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows, and a dreamer's just a vessel that must follow where it goes." -The RIver Garth Brooks..
Updated : 2010-03-11T17:59:01Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
  Related News from Digg
Leave a comment | Trackback

This website uses IntenseDebate comments, but they are not currently loaded because either your browser doesn't support JavaScript, or they didn't load fast enough.

No comments yet.

Spam Protection by WP-SpamFree

TOP