People & Places
Ilyas Ahmed’s Scraptures
I was at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, to visit a friend’s galleria and found a Predator right at the entrance! Standing at close to 7 feet tall, stood the alien character adorned with scrap metal. It was no less than a work of art by Ilyas Ahmed. The scrap artist is based in Mumbai and has migrated to Bangalore with his…
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Play Date With Janani
In a world where crime & corruption are a clichéd aspect, it is very rare to find a saint unless he/she is a child. I found one such youngling at Pottery Town, Bangalore, while doing a Photo Walk & Talk session. She is flamboyantly elegant with her kitty party charms yet bold. She had absolutely no fear or shyness towards…
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The Actor In Manjunath Gowda
I had seen Ugramm, a Kannada Blockbuster, a year ago at Mysore. The fast-paced story-line had me gripped by the film. A year later I happened to have an in-depth conversation with one of the many, but outstanding villain actors of the movie - Manjunath Gowda. The character portrayed by Manjunath clearly sets his role apart from the army of…
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INT. WORKSHOP – A Day Scripted For Screenplays With Ganesh Raj:
There is an evolution in the multidimensional world of cinema. From Production Units to Post-Production studios, technology is advancing to render movies to look bigger and better for the box office. But what remains constant is the process of Screen Writing, which relatively follows a similar format since the Shakespearean plays. However, even today writing a screenplay is a creative yet…
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Milind Mulick’s Hues Of Watercolors:
The way the colours spread with water over an empty canvas can provoke an artist in you. Watercolors have that power. They are a fluid and captivating form of art – An art form I have been fascinated about since quite some time now. While my interest towards the medium mounts every time I try, so did the chance of…
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