If you know Shilpa Krishnan, then you’ll know that she’s making a movie. No, I don’t mean one of those Handy cam shot, iPhoto edited short home videos, but a real 90-120 min feature film, with a real production schedule, pretty people, background score, outdoor shoots, indoor shoots, dubbing, editing, trailers and teasers. Yup, it's the real deal. And all this to be achieved with a close-to-zero budget.
I was curious of how this project, which is beyond mammoth considering everyone involved in it have full time jobs/husbands/wives/social lives/other-things-to-do/all-of-the-above, was turning out. So I strolled over to Shilpa’s place one morning to check it out. Having publicly announced embarking on this entirely crazy and wildly exciting idea of ‘making a film, proper’ half a year ago, Shilpa Inc. definitely seem to be on the way to pulling this off.
Here's a quick look at the people behind Mausams:
- Shilpa- the One and Only. Writer, cinematographer, editor, producer and director extraordinaire. Mrs. Shivanu Shukla.
- Shivanu - Co-producer and anti-hero. Mr. Shilpa Krishnan
- Shweta-. Protagonist.
- Naren- Planted to gain tween fan base.
- Poorna- Love interest.
- Navneet- character artist #1
- Bala- character artist #2
- Vineet- comic relief, mainly off-screen. Hero of the next post
- Uthra- best actress in a supporting role
- Nitya- Production manager. The Shepherd.
- Shahana- the beautifier.
- Adarsh/Sid- Camera men.
- RamC- Remote cinematographer, currently based in Zurich. Conference calls his shot ideas. Still under 21 (bah)
- Prasanna- Beethoven. As in tempestuous composer.
- Me- Fly on the wall. Scribe and official drum-beater.
- Yash and Sudha- fellow drum beaters.
- Kurian - Still Photographer
- Rachit - Website Designer
- Jeni, Anto, Kokhwee, Jayesh - Other supporting actors
- Jenif (M.E.T Films, Dubai) - Consultant and overall moral support
- Supriya Shukla (Shivanu's mom) and Sudha Krishnan (Shilpa' mom) - Official chefs to cater for indoor shoots
Yes, at the moment, this is turning out to be an entirely expat-Indian venture. But of course, that shouldn’t deter the rest of the world from joining forces.
More from the sets of Mausams coming soon!
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