PD Ponders

Jai Shri Seeta samet Jai Ramchandra dev (Hail Lord Seeta and Hail Lord Ram)... Many wishes to all in love and to all of you a very joyful Valentines Day. .. With all the calamity of pink chaddi's and what not, I just figured that the first ever marriage done by Ram Sene (not led by Mr. Mutalik ) was of Mr. Ram and Ms. Sita .  Well those who talk about love being an offence and show of love in public a bigger offence have a lot of stories to learn from our mythology.  I think I should mention the name of Lord Krishna who was known for being an outright exhibitionist of love. There are many other instances which I can think of like birth of Karna, Hanuman's son Mritsanjaneya , Lakshmana and Shoorphanakhi list is endless and I have already had numerous debates with my acquaintances about each of this case. But I think what Hindutva has preached from years is the concept of freedom.   Hindutwa in technical terms is Open Source where as other book based religions (...

Hello, As part of Fourth Corner Productions we are doing a seven minute long Short Play for a corporate.  On their annual day celebrations in Chennai on Saturday 14 Feb, 2009 and in Bangalore on Sunday 22 Feb, 2009.  I need six actors 3 male and 3 female for this.  Will also pay the artists but not too much but enough to be happy.  Also the uniqueness of this production has inspired me to turn it into a short movie later on with little more additions.  Experience is not a must but command over English language is since clarity of speech is all I am looking at. Mail me at pd at ivcorner.com for further info. AUDITION OVER AND CAST SELECTED, THANKS ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTECEPATION . Do pass this on to all you know who are interested in experimental and improvisational theatre.  The concept note for the entire production is as follows which will give you a complete picture of whats being planned. Respect & Responsibility theatre adaptation presentation by Fourth Corner ...

One day long back in history there was a guy called Pritam, who was famous for his photographs of Page 3 and the topper of the who's who list of Bangalore theatre scene, and who used to smile at me when I used to visit Koshies and I first thought he works there since there was no time in those days that he was not present when I visited there.  We did speak about theatre some times and he finally called me one day.  We did a play called Khel for which I got critical acclamation from people from the who's who ciricle.  Recently he woke up suddenly and over few glasses of rum told me that he has started making movies.  We took this up as a project for his videos and shot in basemen of Alliance Française.  We used lights of my car and Pritams newly adopted baby a sofisticated camera imported from some posh country.  There were three things which got hurt during making of this movie Amjad, Camera & my Car. It  recently got selected for a film festival online and I  want all of ...

Now with the work I do listening to songs and selecting them to be air played has become quite monotonous.  I have some how developed a deaf ear for songs which keep coming on to my desk.  There are very rare moments I get to open them and EA (Emotional Atyaachaar ) from the movie Dev D was one such song.  The brass band of marriage processions which is part of most of our north Indian marriages (most because I did not get married the brass band way) and now a days slipping in our south Indian weddings too.  That sound has an immediate connect to something important to all of us. The term Atyaachaar means Rape in our modern day to day dialect.  But the thought of it being used in a Bollywood song with such power was unthinkable.   Anurag Kashyap who directs the movie too has shared a fantastic story about this song -  http://passionforcinema.com/devd-emosional-atyachar/   The influences he has shared are eye openers too.  The slightest thought of Atyaachaar gives us many ima...

Banglore has been my love from the time I remember.  I wanted to give something back to city.  I was very touched when a non Kannadiga hmmm Non Bangaloerian told the camera during shoot of a short film that he wants to give something back to the town by learning Kannada I was touched.  Do not know about others but I was touched.   I now have started an EZine  called Whats Up!!   very similar to the one on Radio City!! but which is more comprehensive and user friendly.  Have asked people to chip in and also started a group which is 93 strong as of now!! Want to atleast have 500 concerned members who will act and react to the posts and comments on the EZine   .   Hope this is the something which I am giving back to Bangalore.   I love you honey, I love Bangalore!! Check it out   at www.ivcorner.com/whatsup.htm Originally posted on Yahoo 360 Blog on Friday November 4, 2005 - 01:32am

I was born on a wednesday at 4 pm just before moon rose up the sky and I hail from a place in Karnataka called Pavagada.  Well the place is wellknowon for werewolves check out this news link  http://www.wolfsongalaska.org/Wolves_South_Asia_Pavagada.htm   So dont be amused to see me as in this picture on a full moon day Am pasting the article here so that I dont loose it ever... BEWARE!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! The Wolves of Pavagada: A Mystery That Was Never Solved  newindpress.com / May 11, 2005 BANGALORE: A cry pierced the chilly night air and the woman woke up, startled and staring into the pitch dark. She quickly searched around but there was no sign of her three-year-old daughter Venkatasubbamma, who was sleeping beside her. The three dogs lying at their feet did not even react. The next morning, July 27, 1983, the villagers found a pool of blood and the clothes of the missing child. The foot...

Well I have been fascinated by the medium of movement arts from a long time. Specially films holds me gently and passionately. I got to act in one of my friends nameless movie (will update the name once I hear of it) as one of the characters who is the witness to violence created by an ex goon Kotwal Ramachandra. Because we stare at him and not recognize him and he wants to show off in public, I and my friend get a scar on our faces (thats in the pic) and later we both are sent to hospital for stitches. Irony was that the guy who was going to cut me was i think around a foot shorter than me and he was aided with a half foot stool to reach my height, the ingenious special effects technology of Kannada film or any film industry. This movie is written by Agni Shridhar who too is known for his acquaintances like Kotwal, Jayaraj etc. The movie is woven around the politician and goonda nexus which ruled and was ended forcibly with deaths of Kotwal, Jayaraj and second generation gangs of Oil ...