September 2011
29 posts
Day 1259
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 29/30 , 2011 Thu/Fri 12 : 38 AM
In a meeting early morning today the server Reliance Big Adda came across to meet me and to inform me of some of the changes that they were wanting to make to improve conditions on the Blog. I told them do whatever you like just do not complicate the process of my connection with my EF.
So … what...
Day 1258
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 28/29 , 2011 Wed/Thu 1 : 08 AM
Happy Navratri
As the festival of Navratri begins today. As the pooja and prayers rise for Durga Mata. As the exuberance of the dandiya reverberates among the young and old, there emerges a feeling of celebration and joy among us all. And not just in India but in other countries too, in different...
Day 1257
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 27/28, 2011 Tue/ Wed 12:33 AM
I marvel at the simplicity of the common man and woman of my land. I meet them every day on the circumference of quizzical opportunities face to face on programs designed by others for entertainment on the medium of television. I meet them every month for an hour on the facility provided by Inside India, a...
Day 1256
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 26/27 , 2011 Mon/ Tue 12: 21 AM
Children are the joy of our lives .. they are the ultimate happiness in this world .. and I have spent an entire day in that happiness today .. I shot an ad., for FORCE Motors at Karjat a few hours drive away from Mumbai at the BIG ND Studios, built by the great Nitin Desai an art director who came up from...
Day 1255
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 25/26 , 2011 Sun/Mon 12:19 AM
Happy Rosh Hashanah .. a time to seek love and peace and togetherness, to forgive, to understand, to be compassionate and to acknowledge the beliefs of one another ..!!
Vikas Agarwal .. your birthday tomorrow, well today actually, and so wishing you all the best ..
But a day of Sunday of rest and...
Day 1254
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 24/25, 2011 Sat/Sun 12:32 AM
My hairline fracture on rib has a companion – Mr Abhishek Bachchan. He has had a hairline fracture on his finger on shoot in Jaipur for ‘BolBachchan’. Was on his way to the Hotel after pack up and the crew playing cricket hit a ball in his direction, which he tried to prevent from hitting his face and damaged his...
Day 1253
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 23/24, 2011 Fri/Sat 1:17 AM
Further bad news reigns the evening hours – Vasant Sathe eminent Congress Party senior leader and one with whom we shared a comfortable and able relationship, passes away. Surprising … since just two days ago he was Tv in a debate ! He was a most affable individual...
Day 1252
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 22 , 2011 Thu 11: 34 PM
The wound heals, as do all wounds both external and internal. The body responds with limitations but responds .. and the work on set is limited and ends ahead of time .. to do what ? Nothing really but to get occupied with the greatest distraction of all time -The Television...
Day 1251
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 21, 2011 Wed 9 : 45 PM
So … before all else let me clarify and inform that all is well with me .. yes I did have an incident on the set today while shooting a mild action sequence .. got hit either by an elbow or the butt of the security carrying a carbine in the shot … and its ruptured internally the flesh...
Day 1250
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 20 , 2011 Tue 11:24 PM
At the gym in the early hours after almost eternity … errrm .. ok 8 days .. but what a difference it makes. Been jumping around all over the set, even though most of the time I have had to sit for the sequence. When the body responds it is the most delightfully expressive period of the...
Day 1249
Prateeksha , Mumbai Sept 19 , 2011 Mon 8:08 PM
All in a day .. up by 6 to catch the morning bird out of Delhi .. and straight from airport to the location at Madh Island for RGV’s ‘Department’, stopping by en route to greet the son who having had his stitches removed was on his way back to join his film crew in Jaipur.
The sun was out...
Day 1248
Sopaan , New Delhi Sept 18 , 2011 Sun 10:27 PM
An evening spent in literature, thoughts, words and poetry at the Jnanpith Award here in Delhi .. an old association established with the Sahu Jain family that has instituted this award, and a joy and pleasure to get an opportunity to not just talk about the greatness of the poet...
Day 1247
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 17/18 , 2011 Sat/Sun 1:21 AM
When the body needs it it gets it – rest ! One never knows how much is needed until it is given the need. I got it today. A sudden cancellation and nothing lined up gave me opportunity to know how desperate indeed the body was for an uninterrupted sleep. So … the...
Day 1246
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 16/17, 2011 Fri/Sat 1 : 22 AM
I am a citizen of my country India and proud to be an Indian …but do I really know my country and its people. Do I really know what the interiors the hinterland and those deprived of a livelihood exist and survive in this land. No I do not ..
I had a vivd experience of it when I was fighting an...
Day 1245
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 15/16 , 2011 Thu/Fri 2 : 31 AM
It matters not what time may have in store for you .. it matters what you have stored for time ..
It matters not whether you shall be deprived of sleep at this late hour of closing ..
It matters more that there shall be many that shall anxiously wait to not be deprived of a post ..
I may...
Day 1244
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 14 , 2011 Wed 11 : 45 PM
Once in a while you get that call at an odd hour from the near and dear and you somehow sense that all is not well. And so it was today with that call while on set from Abhishek.
” Hi Pop, how you doing .. all well … okay .. I have had a fall and am hurt .. doing a chase sequence for the...
Day 1243
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 13 , 2011 Tue 11 : 53 PM
As another day passes on the set of ‘Department’ a certain comfort begins to engulf you. You now seem to enjoy the experience, the fear of incompetence, the apprehensions of the first day seem to fade away, and primarily because the director gives a reassuring call by the end of last night.
There...
Day 1242
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 12 , 2011 Mon 10:00 PM
The first day of any film shoot is the most terrifying experience ever ..!! And i wonder if there are other colleagues of mine that face similar sentiment .. I am certain there are many !! Its such a peculiar feel .. I mean even though this is the 6th film with RGV, its never as though there is...
Day 1241
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 11, 2011 Sun 8:15 PM
Its a lazy day. But one that comes but once in a while … like a couple of months. And what does one do .. clean up the desk, watch sports, fill up twitter and write an early post so one can rest early for tomorrow’s first day shoot for Ram Gopal varma’s ‘Department’. Yup ! Doing a small...
Day 1240
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 10/11 , 2011 Sat/ Sun 2 : 10 AM
Yes it is late … but having just finished my work at KBC and devoured a meal, have realized that time has indeed flown by and it is time that I should have been in bed. But … that is a hope. Nothing goes to sleep until the EF have been connected with and with whom is shared the thought for...
Day 1239
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 9/10 , 2011 Fri/Sat 12:32 AM
It is late and it is necessary for me to mention this for, many among the extended family lament the fact that I am not resting enough. I would tend to agree with that and i do promise that there shall be occasion to do just that the day after -Visarjan on Sunday , when the deity Ganesh ji will...
Day 1238
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 8 , 2011 Thu 11 : 30 PM Was to work today … cancellation .. and another off day to recover from ailment … but work just springs out of the woodwork and BAM ! .. before long we are in the thick of it, not knowing when it all began and when it shall end ..
Shobhaa De, the eminent writer and columnist, sent...
Day 1237
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 7, 2011 Wed 11 : 50 PM
Before all else, it is sad to note that Mrs Keren’s Father passed away today and we at the blog and in the Ef family extend our deepest condolences .. prayers with you and your loved ones ..
Life and nature have many different ways of expressing themselves .. there is the acceptance of great...
Day 1236
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 6 , 2011 Tue 11: 29 PM
A day of surprises .. a day spent at locations that haunted me in the early days of my struggle in this formidable Industry and film .. a location where many a memory of triumph fills you with emotion and pride .. a location where failure demoralizes the very spirit of existence … a location...
Day 1235
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 5, 2011 Mon 11 : 30 PM
Reeham .. !! Many happy returns of the day ! May you remain ever happy and prosperous, may all your troubles be shared and over. May the grace of your affection spread among all the EF, and may you forever be with smile and love … Happy birthday !!!
As I sit down for...
Day 1234
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 4, 2011 Sun 11 : 52 PM
My apologies for last nights’ apology of a post and my immense gratitude to all for your concern on my health. I feel somewhat better, though somewhat is neither here nor there in the language of the Queen !
The medication is actively pursued and all the heaviest drugs that increase...
Day 1233
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 3/4, 2011 Sat/Sun 1 : 44 AM
I am with pain and no relief. I am with EF on the blog. I do not comprehend how I could ever miss my connection, but because it is you, I drop all else and get back .
The eyes fight great resolve to shut for the night and allow others to be in the dreamland of theirs ..
But this is...
Day 1232
Jalsa , Mumbai Sep 2 , 2011 Fri 11: 57 PM
Will is the key to all that we do imagine and conceive. Will it and it shall appear. Will it and it shall happen. Will it and something will give. But will it. Do not pretend that you have willed. Do not just say that you have willed when inside you know that you have not. Willing is...
Day 1231
Jalsa , Mumbai Sept 1, 2011 Thu 11 : 54 PM
There is something so mesmerizing about the ” Godfather ” that even after so many years of its making and release, it still remains fresh and attractive every time you see it. On a rare off day today, I remained that lazy unperturbed bird, curled up on a couch and back to back watched the...
August 2011
32 posts
Day 1230
Jalsa , Mumbai Aug 31, 2011 Wed 11 : 56 PM
There is such beauty in waking up and having nothing to do … but sleep off a jet lag ! Thats if you have one. Surprisingly its not bad at all and makes me wonder if its got something to do with coming home !!! Ha !!
Also there had been very heavy rain for the past few...
