tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post1175786195102014488..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Screen savers - 10 trailblazers of the new cinemaJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-12081276079883436452013-04-04T14:45:34.110+05:302013-04-04T14:45:34.110+05:30Arjun: no, the list provided space for only one ac...Arjun: no, the list provided space for only one actor. And if we had opted for a female actor, it wouldn't have been Balan - it would have been someone less well-known, and associated more with indie films. (Personally I also think Balan is being given too much credit for "changing perceptions", but that is another matter entirely.)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-25452036646100980132013-04-04T14:37:15.465+05:302013-04-04T14:37:15.465+05:30You missed out The Heroine - Vidya Balan, for she ...You missed out The Heroine - Vidya Balan, for she has changed the way the idea of a heroine in Hindi films for a changeArjun Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544824779865675797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-34840718327051875842012-12-13T14:20:44.490+05:302012-12-13T14:20:44.490+05:30Hey Mr Wock, is Mr Kashyap a liberal secular film ...Hey Mr Wock, is Mr Kashyap a liberal secular film maker or anti-Muslim as so many say? Your kind opinion Mr Wock, please. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-6272892625488210392012-12-10T23:55:15.874+05:302012-12-10T23:55:15.874+05:30Thanks, greatly enjoyed the piece. I would have pi...Thanks, greatly enjoyed the piece. I would have picked Amit Trivedi over Sneha Khanwalkar but obviously understand that its a subjective selection.Buttaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586329248093912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-71462079738511248592012-12-06T10:07:19.347+05:302012-12-06T10:07:19.347+05:30Thanks, Varun. I got the impression from my conver...Thanks, Varun. I got the impression from my conversation with Khanwalkar that she was involved in the scoring, not just the arrangement - could be mistaken though.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-42472061470016314002012-12-06T09:44:31.540+05:302012-12-06T09:44:31.540+05:30A clarification on 'Ik Bagal'. It was a co...A clarification on 'Ik Bagal'. It was a composition (lyrics and music) by Piyush Mishra (from his theatre days in Delhi). The song was arranged by Sneha Khanwalkar. Varunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930531217889039861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-75226236688129356012012-12-04T08:49:33.623+05:302012-12-04T08:49:33.623+05:30Anon: the lyrics were by Mishra (possibly co-writt...Anon: the lyrics were by Mishra (possibly co-written by Varun Grover, not clear about that) but Khanwalkar was definitely involved in the composing and arranging of the music.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-3432607336880002482012-12-04T05:46:59.895+05:302012-12-04T05:46:59.895+05:30Ik Bagal from Gangs of Wasseypur was composed by P...Ik Bagal from Gangs of Wasseypur was composed by Piyush Mishra and not Sneha... please cross check the creditsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-87387236084496397332012-11-30T08:15:25.346+05:302012-11-30T08:15:25.346+05:30oh cool. excited to know you gonna write on Dibaka...oh cool. excited to know you gonna write on Dibakar. Pessimist Foolhttp://karansehgal.blogspot.in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44611718270353992892012-11-29T22:47:59.008+05:302012-11-29T22:47:59.008+05:30Also, just to clarify again - since I'm being ...Also, just to clarify again - since I'm being asked about this elsewhere - there were 10 pre-decided categories and we picked one person for each of them. And of course it's a completely subjective selection - it wouldn't take more than a few seconds to think of another equally interesting list with 10 different names. Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-47179960116818943132012-11-29T21:54:54.839+05:302012-11-29T21:54:54.839+05:30ArSENik: we worked the list out keeping a few fact...ArSENik: we worked the list out keeping a few factors in mind - including the practical one that there had to be a separate representative film for each person, which <i>Vogue</i> then made minimalist posters for. The films mentioned as "defining moments" for Sneha, Nikos and Namrata were Gangs of Wasseypur, Shanghai and LSD respectively.<br /><br />In any case the person chosen as "director" for this piece would have to be someone who was slightly lower-profile than Dibakar (hence Anusha, who has only helmed one film so far). And Anurag K was included not as a "director" but as a "mentor". <br /><br />But if you want to read something on Dibakar, do watch this space in around a month from now. And I can assure you it won't be short and snappy! Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65956187088596125622012-11-29T21:41:13.914+05:302012-11-29T21:41:13.914+05:30It's interesting that most of the people you h...It's interesting that most of the people you have profiled have worked with Dibakar - Sneha, Nikos and Namrata, and yet Dibakar is not on the list. Is that because you feel he is not a "youngster" as such, or were you just given the list of people you had to profile?<br /><br />Also, I thought Anusha made an interesting point about urban filmmakers making films on rural India. I really enjoyed Peepli Live. Do you think it's because it gives them that distant voyeuristic eye to neutrally observe what is going on (ironically unlike the media in Peepli Live)?ArSENikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772597502937491090noreply@blogger.com