tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73628441554993093472024-02-07T17:57:52.573-08:00Inspired SoulsInspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-17434657097639846292017-11-30T01:18:00.001-08:002017-11-30T01:27:15.404-08:00We love 'Cinema' and We want to sell it -- Shuka Entertainments !!!-- Author Challa Srikanth!! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cinema is what we love. We dont believe in tags like Commercial and Art cinema. Any film that keeps us engaged is good cinema for us.<br />
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We Love Satyajit Ray , Anurag Kashyap , Mysskin's movies for their originality , but we also love movies like Chak de, Bajrangi Bhaijan, and Bahubali for their reach and their appeal to majority of the audience.<br />
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Shuka entertainments is the banner under which we want to make our own films, involving everyone who are interested in our kind of 'Cinema' and want to invest in it in a smaller level and be a part of it!<br />
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We already crowdfunded a film 'Vasham' and released it on August 4th 2017 in 30 theatres in Telangana and AP.<br />
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It is a movie startup , a mini production house that will make movies continouosly one after another, with new concepts.<br />
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#Banned, A court room drama is our present project.<br />
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Plz check the below link for the Synopsis!!<br />
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1z2sUqfHYlHvanEYTVvQRRO-uuqATn29H<br />
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And the budget for this film is 4.5 cr, we are splitting it into 450 slots, each slot is worth one lakh each, and anyone can take any number of slots.<br />
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And here is the answer for most important question you will ask me "Why should we invest in the project?"..<br />
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What will you look at, to invest in any enterprise?<br />
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1) Idea: We are full of ideas, Want to know how we completed our first venture, we dared to keep the first half of the script online to get our investors curious! And the Court room drama isnt touched for a long time, so this<br />
will definitely raise the curiosity among Audience. This aint over yet, we will keep coming with new and versatile ideas through out the project to promote the film<br />
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2) Scope : Telugu movies are slowly developing good market,especially after 'Bahubali' people came to know more about Tollywood. So it is the right time to invest in movies to cash in for future market, especially if you are interested to be a part of Cinema but cant invest big amounts, we are the best choice.We have bigger plans for future projects, So do invest apart on the future<br />
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3) ROI ( Return On Investment ) : We offered 10% profits for our previous films. But truth be told, investment on films is risky whn compared to other investments, it can be a complete loss or a jackpot. Actually by dividing into parts we are reducing the risk factor on a single individual You need to have a big drive to invest in movies.<br />
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4) The Team:- We are a very serious and passionate team , fully dedicated to movies. 90% of the films wont complete with the budget with which we shot the film, we struggled hard, planned meticulously, even managed to adjust the shoot timings talking with individual Unions to get our shoot done as planned. ( We admit we had luck was on our side, no one got sick, and nature supported us.. So it is good to have luck on our side, Isnt it )<br />
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5) Experience : Investing on a good idea is Great, but investing on someone who already completed a task and got some experience is the best thing to do. With our first film, we are experienced in all areas now !!<br />
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And This is India's biggest crowdfunded effort. Be a part of History!! .. Join the Adventure and Fun ride !! 3 cheers!!<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-49159588383397065362016-07-28T07:34:00.003-07:002016-08-21T08:37:37.348-07:00The Young Heart .. and few ramblings!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Writing a blog after a long time, hope you guys enjoy reading it.<br />
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Just completed reading a book , loved these lines " the finding of his soul , his spirit , his divine strength and worth -- the knowledge that<br />
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he can and must live in freedom and dignity - is the one prize worthy of man's goal and all mankind's summit. The Prize ( Irving Wallace )<br />
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Had the pleasure reading few wonderful books of Wodehouse, Dahl , Thomas harris in two months.. Really happy that I still enjoy reading a lot,<br />
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my next best to Travel ( my first love ).. Speaking of which I started learning Swimming , my trainer says I learnt 50% of basics in three<br />
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days, he is pretty much impressed, but the truth is I really loved the feel of being in water!!!<br />
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Coming to this, till +2 , I never read much apart from text books, and may be played gully cricket and chess a bit!!.. Back in college, I am a<br />
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mediocre cricketer who played with friends... and I couldnt<br />
afford a coach, but I still dream that atleast I will play a two day match for club cricket. Must do it within 40. Within 50 Archery and Gun<br />
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shooting.<br />
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'40'.. coming to the Topic young heart.. I listened to Rowling's Harvard graduation speech again.. and as usual loved it to the core.. A lady in<br />
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her forties who spoke of failure and imagination in a single speech.. Shear genius in narration, ofcourse I read harry potter twice, no need to<br />
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mention. But it is the reality she spoke did the hard hitting. Plz do watch .. worth more than watching those hollywood seasons!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vyV4yVkwyI<br />
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They say people get old and stop believing in themselves, may be we cant run fast, trekking gets slow, cant travel anymore without reserving<br />
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tickets , but we will understand ourselves more when we grow up and we can actually do better stuff than before. The sheer experience , better<br />
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understanding will help us to improve a lot.<br />
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After all rowling was a single parent , who survived on government fund for sometime. Definitely she learnt from it and produced magic ( in<br />
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literal sense as well ) , she created 'Death Eaters' from the depression she suffered!!<br />
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Well madam, if you can create characters like Fred and George, I must say you are always young at heart!! ..<br />
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One important thing I can add to here is the dangers of comparison!! Actually I read a story few days ago!!.. A girl wrote this in a newspaper recently , Let me write the essense here<br />
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" I and my cousin were very good friends from my childhood!! We had lots of dreams about our future husbands , and she got married first, to a very handsome guy!! But I was forced to marry a handicapped guy because my parents cant afford anyother match!!.. I was heartbroken but I married the guy!! Everytime I went out with him, to family functions , people would say my cousin is very luck and they showed pity on me.<br />
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I was very sad.<br />
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But my husband always tried to impress me, he worked hard and got a promotion soon!! I felt very proud. I bagan to admire him. I heard my cousin stated facing troubles in her marriage live.<br />
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We felt to germany soon, we had great time there and when we came back everyone my husband and me. I heard the guy my cousin married became a drunkard and wasted all my cousin's parents money.<br />
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I learnt beauty is not everything".. Story end!!<br />
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Looking from outside, this is a wonderful story, but if you look deep inside.. the girl never liked her husband, but came to terms because her cousins life is worse but she had settled better with money. .there is no Love there at all.<br />
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Here comes the dangerous part, if her cousin's husband was a big success she would have been crying all her life!!<br />
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Sadly this is the thing we got used to from the very beginning. parents forget that the right question is "Why you couldn't solve a problem?" and ask the kids " Why you couldnt solve a problem which someother kid did!"<br />
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Most of the unhappy people I have seen arent really poor but they are unhappy because they compare with others!!<br />
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As I said just few ramblings!!<br />
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Keep rockin<br />
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Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-61215974040959945502016-07-20T02:53:00.001-07:002016-07-20T02:59:23.074-07:00An indian's reply to http://www.thequint.com/india/2016/07/16/this-kashmiris-response-to-an-army-veteran-is-a-must-read<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Any indian's Reply : People who support<br />
terrorists are traitors, now lets talk about the letter, the kid got beaten up twice, it is very very sad, there are assholes in army as well, and they are human, may be the Jawan was scared as well because of the Kid's looks, god knows he might be carrying a bomb.. violence brings insecurity!!,, now lets talk about the immaturity about the letter.. 1) writer asks what if I protested at Delhi.. Thank god no one will protest against killing of a terrorist in delhi roads, else this nation will be ruled by terrorist gang in next few years.. and and he is questioning the means used, but he forgot they are the people who are supporting violence.. 2) JK is an integral part of India, why undemocratic means.. well because in that state , there might be a blast anytime!! 3) Stats: 4000 once , now very few terrorists, but more army, is the writer kidding us, the threats are more now and more dangerous.. and still infiltrations are happening, and few kashmiris support Pakistan (God Knows why, they think they will give them better governance, do they dont read the blasts in pakistan, as frequent as if no one cares anymore) and give terrorists shelter!! 4) He is worried that another child is shot, then what is the child doing on roads supporting a dead terrorist.. 5) This is the last and worst argument.. he reminded of a jawan who was denied cremation rights.. this author simply wants to complain about everything, Like the traitors in Kashmir there are assholes in few places who are still stuck with caste system, that has nothing to do with the guy being a jawan, and may this guy is so busy complaining about everything, he forgot he is an indian altogether and forgot this has to change in India.. oh, or he is someone very special non indian complaining in India.. he can try Pakistan as well..</div>
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-71749507031064076622016-02-01T07:21:00.001-08:002016-02-01T07:21:50.837-08:00First Step!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Guy's it is really a busy life, and everyone one of us are busy !! But I always wanted to do something useful for people around me! but honestly I never did anything till now!</div>
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But I do want to do something from now onwards, keep some hours to do some positive stuff !!</div>
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I want work against the improper 'reservation' laws in india!!</div>
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A) To motivate people who are good enough to survive, to stop using their reservations</div>
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B) To change the laws such that , income of the parents is also taken into consideration</div>
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I want to create a platform 'Ambedkar's - Revisit our reservation laws' ( As of now a facebook page ) , where anyone can join ( I dont want any discussions on caste here ) soon!!</div>
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Politicians are using reservation laws for votes and people are simply supporting them because they want stuff easy way. If we can create an active platform may be politicians will consider to atleast to work on the changes when they recognise the vote bank.</div>
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May be, guys who have political contacts can talk about this idea with proper higher authorities!!</div>
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I know this is a very big task, and lets join together , may be we fail but then we can tell ourselves we atleast tried!!</div>
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( People interested to work on this can message me, We can collect stories and post them, develop new ideas to reach out for more people , lets spend sometime in what we believe in )</div>
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PS:-) The group is absolutely Non-Political</div>
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Ending with my favourite lines :</div>
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To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths<br />Of all the western stars, until I die.<br />It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:<br />It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,<br />And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.<br />Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'<br />We are not now that strength which in old days<br />Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;<br />One equal temper of heroic hearts,<br />Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will<br />To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.</div>
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-38449499292291814522016-01-21T21:45:00.003-08:002016-01-21T22:06:15.681-08:00A letter from a Non-political guy on a student's suicide!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let me assure you I am absolutely non political .. (Atleast a guy never attached to any political party ).. Why I am writing this letter at all.. because I am watching lots of circus going on media for days.. and someone has to write how irritating it is.. and is forced to take a stand!!<br />
First things first.. I am sorry for a guy Rohith who committed suicide .. May his soul rest in peace.. but then I read so many deaths and I feel sorry for everyone of them..<br />
Now lets consider what happened to rohit, the guy is a dalit and he hates the religious system , well I will agree with that..they are mistreated .. and that is a shame.. He has two options, read well and get out of the country to a place where no one asks his caste ( Though racism cant be escaped ) .. or become a leader and change the system.. but then Do I want a leader like Rohit?.. I have to say 'no'.. because he says he hates saffron.. I want a leader who says keep your religious practice in your home and work with others treating everyone equally!! A leader should never hate, he should love.<br />
Now Rohit got admitted into a decent college and is getting his stipend.. he has more opportunities than many farmers committing suicides.. why are people worried so much about his death more than farmers I never understand.. what are they doing about suicides of farmers.. you got used to them..??<br />
For all those who are worried about minorities well I too am worried about minorities and well I am worried about myself too.. Yes Dadri incident is a tragic issue.. I seriously wish people keep their praying to cows in their home and let people eat whatever they like.. as before ( I am a vegetarian and I have no intentions of telling others what to eat ). Hang all those guys who lynched a guy for eating beef. That is what a government should do.. but what choice I got for a proper government, My opposition government is all about a feudal family.. and the present youth leader scares the hell out of me, and there is AK who calls his prime minister a 'Psychopath' as a leader in nation's capital. So I prefer to go along with the present government.<br />
But is this single lynching incident more important to media than the attacks in west bengal by minorities or pathankot attack?.. Hang them too..why are these intelluectuals not worried about it.. They are taking it for grant and media has no chance to increase TRP's and politicians have no chance to claim minority votes.. and can someone tell me why Rahul gandhi visited hyderabad but not pathankot incident families.<br />
Coming back to rohit.. he arranged a rally against the hanging of yakub menon.. for a simple guy like me, I am dead scared that indian constitution took this much time to hang Yakub, I am dead scared of the terrorist attacks happening in India.. and there you are , arranging a rally supporting yakub..<br />
So you are arranging a rally for some guy who is from a minority section . believe me friend if you did the same in a country where this minority section is a majority they would have killed you on the road...<br />
Anyways you chose to enter politics when you are a student who is studying with the stipend paid by the government, I prefer people to concentrate on studies when they are depending on governments pay.. not to arrange rallies on terrorist hangings and arrange beaf festivals. ( there are people saying Yakub is fighting for the freedom of J&K .. you guys are such liberals.. wish you dear ones were the victims of their attacks .. and you will still say the same??)<br />
Brother you wrote such a beautiful letter , I wonder why you chose politics, didnt you know it is all about power.. you chose controversy, when someone wrote something bad about you forced for a written apology.. he used his power to get you out of college hostel... it is more of a power game .. than about being a dalit.<br />
I wish you had a friend who would have stopped you committing suicide and I wish you thought of your mother while committing suicide.. I wish it didnt happen.. but then it happened. you committed suicide because someone threw you out of hostel, you didnt respect your life friend.. such a pity.<br />
Sadly the real dalits are out there and their situation is hopeless as before , Ambedkar would have cried his reservation system is being misused and is not reaching out to the real needy. It should reach out to the families who are stuck in grave yards and cleaning toilets not to rich kids who call themselves Dalits at their convenience.<br />
We need real journalism and intellects who really work not just comment. We need people who really work for the development of the nations resources or atleast people who give their best in the work they do.. And we need more educated people ( 'Visionaries' who are not stuck up with regionalism and caste and religions ) to enter politics ..<br />
I was talking with a guy in HCU yesterday, he said when he entered the college for admission first thing he saw is boards of ABVP, SFI and ASA.. not boards for singing club, debate team , environment protection and all.. yes our future leaders are created there.. but that wont happen by being affiliated to political parties but by developing a strong character as a student. I would prefer colleges untouched by any political parties... if students are interested they can join as members outside in their free time!!<br />
PS:-) I might be wrong .. but I see much worse happening ..<br />
Amen!!!</div>
Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-32350894680013141402015-12-21T01:30:00.000-08:002015-12-21T01:55:12.310-08:00Travel and More!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Just back from a 1300Km bike trip, covering Ajanta , Ellora and Grishneshwar!.. Just blown away just by imagining the efforts that might have taken to sculpt such caves! Though it was a pity most of the painting were eroded.. using some imagination , if you view those completely painted I dont think we will ever come out of those caves! .. Wish I was there when they painted!!<br />
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Apart from that, driving on the roads in morning and evening, with sugarcane fields cotton fields next to you is priceless . Stopping wherever you like, drinking fresh cane juice and whatever new food you find there, neither thinking of the past nor future is bliss!!<br />
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Always love that feel of travel!!<br />
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It was almost 8 years since I started this 'Inspired Souls' blog!! Had the pleasure of meeting few exceptional guys.. few awesome professionals and friends in ISM, Back again in ISM to make 'Song of Life' .. learnt a lot of film making and then found the friends who were with me to make my dream possible!!<br />
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Worked with few blind kids closely, and worked for few films , saw my name on screen for first time and then Vasham.. which will be completed few months!!<br />
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Awesome journey it was, I cant say it is easy, there were few very bad and tough times but always came back strong !! May be that is the way life treats you gives you bumps and make you strong!! No complaints.. learn and move on!!<br />
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I got a call from a friend in morning , and he told me that he is planning to take up farming so buying 2-3 acres, cant stop appreciating the thought.. As I always said, we need more farmers.. not people who carry the burden of degrees and prejudices! Ofcourse everyone around him will think he is a fool but all the same we need more people like him .. for a better green world!!<br />
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3 cheers to the people who are trying something and taking new paths.. you guys are inspiring many more guys like me to follow our passion!!<br />
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Keep rocking<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-47311401539663838152015-11-24T09:57:00.001-08:002015-11-24T09:57:20.154-08:00'Ramblings' and 'A film is forever'!!... and what next!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wonderful evening!! Moon and the breeze , both are perfect!! , actually got some free time unexpectedly today after a long long time..<br />
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Took some time off, washed my clothes, ( washing gives the best ideas!)... and then started writing this .. life is a bliss indeed!!<br />
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Yes there were some very bad days in life and very good ones too.. but to cherish the normal day is the best !!..<br />
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A good day's work, a good book and good sleep, what more can I ask for!!<br />
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Something is going on far the past few days.. I generally dont comment about religions and people.. religion is a way to find god.. so follow it well in your homes.. and when outside just finish your work.. we need peace more than religion.. Amen<br />
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So coming back to the point of the blog, "A film is forever!!..".. it has been almost two years since I started on a film ( no I am not going to write about the project here.. dont worry).. the journey was amazing and the things I learnt are something that will stay with me for a long time!!<br />
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I was talking with Shiva, film's co-director and I was telling him, we are crossing the budget in dubbing and he was worried!! I told him one thing, let it be, if needed i will take a loan and complete it.. but I cant compromise.. If I can add a small betterment, I will do it, after the product will stay with me forever.. if everything goes wrong, I can always work and pay back everything.. but it will hurt to see that I rushed and messed up a scene.. many a times all my life!!<br />
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'Song of life', I watch it occasionally, I curse myself for not making it better.. but I also know I gave my best and did what I can .. and I really love few scenes!!<br />
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Definitely I did a much much better job this time , but ofcourse with a better budget it could have been much better.. but I managed to do something .. I made something better than I actually expected!!<br />
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This is something that will stay with me for a life time!<br />
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Most of the guys hesitate to keep static shots.. especially in small films, but I managed to get a super awesome static silhouette shot!! and biggest challenge is to adjust to location you could find!!.. We planned a scene on the spot and it came out very good!!<br />
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Happy to say that product will be ready by February,, the task of selling it is ahead!! Looking for few awesome ideas.. to sell.. hope I can clear my Song of Life investors bucks as well<br />
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And then again.. back to square zero.. A new project.. story.. camera roll.. action.. again and again<br />
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Keep rocking<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-55182120751068929382015-09-27T19:28:00.002-07:002015-09-27T19:28:25.303-07:00A glimpse of 'Love' in Hampi!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; white-space: pre-wrap;">keep rockin</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Srikanth</span></span></div>
Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-75324912467045684092015-08-14T20:56:00.001-07:002015-08-15T07:38:48.863-07:00Art is Eternal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Long long time, since I wrote something...<br />
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There was a time when I had two options in mind, become an entrepreneur or choose movies and explore.. Ofcourse being a good entrepreneur is also an art, Lets just say I decided to stick with 'Art' art!!<br />
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I work hard, try to improve everyday but more than that Art is divine.. it should come within you.. that is how most of the best works happened.. either Van gogh or a marquez.. they live in a different world in this world!!..<br />
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All these train of thoughts are because of the film 'Annayun Rasoolum' I watched yesterday!!<br />
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What a film, I cant express it in words... a simple love story told very very simply,... in a very slow narration.. the director obviously knows common audience might not like it.. only few will connect to it and you should be crazy enough to take that risk!!<br />
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Will I do that, if I need to go bankrupt, knowing this wont work..but still I am desperate to do that.. !! That is the question that is haunting me!!<br />
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As of now, yes!!.. I wish I will be the same and make something i would really love.. let fame , money and everything else go to hell!!<br />
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I really want to feel that moment where I think of nothing else, except that frame that was divine and the artist in me feels the real joy!!<br />
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Keep rockin<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-12493193442532211042015-02-25T00:51:00.003-08:002015-08-14T20:55:36.788-07:00A positive note!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, all excited about the pre production from next month!, eagerly waiting !! and trying to rope in a good team and lessons learnt will be useful this time and hope we come up with a refreshing film!!<br />
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I was reading about J.K rowling few days back ( A re-read the harrypotter) and the story of her life is something I cant stop thinking!!<br />
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A lady with a broken marriage, with a kid and living on pension, wrote her first book sitting in a Cafe!!<br />
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She suffered from suicidal tendencies and extracted a character called 'Dementors' from her life!!<br />
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Madam, you are such an inflence, people saying reading your books got them out of their tough phases and millions of kids who dreamt of the world you created!!<br />
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What it is to write something so simple and heart touching (Maybe the most complex work you can ever do!!)<br />
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I am just writing this as a conversation within me!!<br />
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I wish complete world is like this!!<br />
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okay lets jump to another message I received from a junior Yashad verma, I am not someone who forwards those daily inspiration mails (Jokes maybe ) but the simplicity and the truth of the words really stuck me.. sharing this for everyone!!<br />
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Truly amazing.. Read it once..<br />
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🌽A farmer grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon.<br />
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One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it.<br />
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The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.<br />
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“How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.<br />
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“Why sir,” said the farmer,<br />
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“didn’t you know?<br />
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The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field.<br />
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If my neighbours grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours grow good corn.”<br />
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So is with our lives.<br />
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Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.<br />
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And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.<br />
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Call it power of collectivity.<br />
Call it a principle of success.<br />
Call it a law of life.<br />
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The fact is, none of us truly wins, until we all win!!🌽<br />
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keep rockin<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth</div>
Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-78370048400373393852015-02-08T01:41:00.000-08:002015-02-08T01:41:06.656-08:00'Ideas Inc' - Write up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The basic idea of 'Ideas Inc' is to discuss ideas!! It is not about career planning or it is not a motivation class. It is about broadening the thought process and letting people to choose what they want!</div>
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I was stuck to the idea of studying till I went to college and only then and I met people with different ideas. Not that everyone went out, did great! but I saw people who are doing better than most of the toppers who studied in better colleges.</div>
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Reason is obvious! they know their strengths and they had the ideas and executed well. And obviously the earlier you come out of the trussed zone and start thinking the better!! And 'Ideas Inc' makes them meet people from different background, and gives them a chance to explore Ideas. </div>
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We dont tell people to be radical and but to spend some time on ideas that would define their choices along with their studies.</div>
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J.K.Rowling was a teacher, divorcee and once was a suicidal maniac, all the same she kept working on harrypotter as a fact she derived the 'Dementor' characters from that zone!</div>
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I could have shot 'Song of life' in college while in Btech itself, I couldnt because I started late, even though I was mad about movies much earlier!!</div>
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'Ideas Inc' gives you the time and chance to keep sometime out the present work and ponder over the options again and again. </div>
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We throw them the ideas that are really changing the course of action, which includes marketing, writing and photography and every other thing that is really matters!!</div>
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This will help everyone , especially students from 8th to under grad's!! But ofcourse everyone is welcome to join the party!</div>
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I had the pleasure of meeting few excellent people , I will try to include them in these sessions!!! You will get the chance to meet excellent, crazy out of the box thinkers and we can discuss anything and about anyone!! Of course you can sit in a corner and call all of us a bunch of asses and continue listening to music!!.. </div>
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PS: This will be a three hour discussion session from 10.00 to 1.00 every Sunday from march firstNothing is free, we charge a fee of 2k for 4 sessions ( monthly subscription, from march 1st).</div>
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Pps: interested people who wanna try something crazy , plz message me or mail me at challasrikanth1@gmail.com .. Only 15 people are taken in the first batch. First come , first serve basis!! Amen!!!</div>
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Keep rockin</div>
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3 cheers</div>
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Srikanth</div>
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-74944513920322798832014-12-16T03:45:00.001-08:002014-12-24T22:20:35.695-08:00Religion!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Warning!!<br />
I am writing this after a long long time.. and guys this is going to be lengthy like hell and worst still this is the darkest blog I ever wrote.. It contains my thoughts and ramblings .. And I may not be correct.. If you still want to read.. its all yours!!<br />
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I just completed reading 'The kite runner' and so many questions ran through my head!!.. I didnt exactly understand the<br />
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characters at all... and I began to think about religions and and the sub-religions!!<br />
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What ever I write here is what I understood from what I read and observed!!!<br />
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1) I am a hindu, and Krishna, Bheeshma and Budhdha are the people I really love. So I mean no offence to the religion, but I<br />
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want to question people few beliefs in hinduism!!<br />
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Worst thing I saw is the caste system, I really dont understand how people are still stuck up with that.. few months back a<br />
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junior of mine told me this story.. I am writing that here, as it is..<br />
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I girl fell in love with a guy (From another caste) in an engineering college, after graduation she told the same in her<br />
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house ( I cant call that a home). Her father said 'No' because he is from another caste and arranged another marriage. The<br />
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sad thing is, the girl was too straight and told everything to her fiancee. The guy didnt say anything then but after<br />
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marriage he gave her hell. And she finally committed suicide..<br />
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Now her friends were thinking to register a police complaint about the guy!! Agreed the guy is an absolute ass..he should have said a 'No' then, but still I cant blame the guy completely. The human brain is complicated , and may be the thought of his wife in love with another guy was pricking him all the time.<br />
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But honestly, complaint should be registered about the girl's father. I really dont understand how people can love these damn castes than their own children and is sadistic enough to kill their own kids!! And worst still the old man is a professor!!<br />
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Its not just this, I see this attitude even in the present generation.. and people openly and shamelessly talk about this!!..<br />
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I really wonder why these people believe in God and follow hinduism!!<br />
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I really want to discuss about Ayodhya and Babri masjid case here!!<br />
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Acccepted , May be, some stupid, who is on mission to convert hindus to muslims destroyed the Ram temple. Accepted it is our<br />
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history. But Isnt it dumb just to go and destroy a Mosque at night!!..Didnt you guys understand this will never end and you<br />
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are actually starting a war among people who live cringing to their beliefs not on their own brains.(Both hindus and muslims)<br />
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Why not discuss this with the muslims in ayodhya, may be construct temple and masjid, very close and let everyone live a<br />
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peaceful life!!<br />
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I know one thing for sure, Rama (The king in ramayana) wouldnt have agreed for demolishing a masjid, for he treats people in<br />
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his kingdom as his children!!<br />
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2) Christ is a real inspiration to the world, A man who says he will carry a cross for the sins of others .. you need not say<br />
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anything about him.. He is indeed a god!!<br />
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But then I saw people who say, Christ is the only god and there is no other god!! I wonder where people get these ideas, they<br />
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are the people who are always right in their beliefs and others wrong .. I wonder what really christ would answer to these<br />
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people.<br />
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Charity is great, Charity in the name of god is amazing.. but using it as a bait!! to convert people into your faith!!<br />
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But still,I agree to this, if you are rich and you want people to convert into your religion just to satisfy your ego.. I am<br />
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fine.. feed the poor well.. but I wonder if you ever will understand what christ is trying to say!!<br />
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3) Now Its about few muslims I know, Actually I began writing this reading a book of Khalid hosseini..<br />
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I have some excellent muslim friends, who stick to their religion and also respect everything around them. But then I also<br />
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know suckers who support pakistan and believe Indians betrayed them.<br />
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Honeslty, Can someone tell why India and Pakistan separated and why this hatred!! And there are people who support terrorism. There are people who sit and discuss the atrocities US is doing in afghanisthan, because they are about fellow muslims not fellow humans. I see enough around me who need help, I know I cant help them so I keep doing my work. If you have time to discuss people in other countries then you can as well use it for your own people in your city/ village that is more religious!!<br />
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If you were scared that you will be met with biased, plz watch this, our politicians are open to increase the reservations to<br />
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lower castes, even though they know it actually never reach the real needy, and it is just a game of votes. And the separated nation pakistan is no great either!!.. All I here is terrorist attacks, and there is no stability for the people<br />
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there but they ready to support freedom moment in Kashmir!!<br />
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I saw someone blaming Malala saying that Malala is a disgrace to Islam and to pakistan.. I was sure of onething, the guy is<br />
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more of a disgrace to Islam. He quoted about a journalist who visited pakistan and understood Islam and converted to islam.<br />
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The guy is negative enough to comment on a 18 year girl who took a bullet and is fighting to promote woman education as a<br />
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disgrace.. while this asshole who might be doing namaz 5 times a day but is working in an MNC earning 2 - 3 lakhs a month and<br />
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is posting his valuable views in facebook. Now you are quoting a single woman who converted to Islam. What about those women<br />
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who received Fatwah's for questioning the rituals. There are people who believe educating a girl is waste of money.<br />
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Questioning that is not an offense to religion. Obviously neither the guy nor me visited pakistan, but I am more sure than<br />
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him because I see this attitude in India and pakistanis are definitely no different from us (Including the hated)<br />
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Now that I wrote this big essay, you might think , who is this fucker who writes as if he understood everything. All I say, I<br />
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know nothing , I may be wrong, but I believe everyone has a learning process, may be you follow religion to reach god, but I<br />
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believe everyone should have a fair chance to follow their beliefs..<br />
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Keep your religions to yourself and when you come out be decent enough to respect others wishes and beliefs!!<br />
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I repeat I have great respect for gods!! After all their struggles showed us the way for peace!! But following a book blindly is something they wouldnt agree either!!<br />
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Amen!!<br />
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Keep rockin<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-67941312258204187242014-10-11T01:18:00.002-07:002014-10-21T00:01:38.166-07:00A love letter to life for these 30 years!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">some years I was like.. what the hell am I doing.. after that I know I wanna be a film maker but Clearing exams was my first </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">time taught me lessons and I am at my best mentally ( I hope I get better ).. I learnt what to forget and what it takes to </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">As usual.. negatives first and positives next!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Many ask me, dude you are in neck tight debts, you didnt save a buck and you dont have a house and no chances of marriage.. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">troubles and doubts.. but I also found that this things might go wrong , it took a long time to understand the concept about </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">just concentrate on the work. It isnt about win and loss.. its about moving earth and heaven to make things happpen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">1) I should have run after a girl back in school days..and something like, you know someone reporting about me at home .. but </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">nothing like this ever happened.. damn it.. I was too serious then!.. no adventures at all! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">2) I should have played more cricket.. praying.. I wish I could do atleast few years before I get too old!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">3) Wasted time on people who really doesnt matter.. But then they teach you the real lessons..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Apart from that.. I am at peace with myself!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">1) I have an excellent family.. I am not saying they encourage me at everything.. but they finally end up supporting me what </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">ever I do..lol</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">2) I had the pleasure of meeting few excellent people.. Friends (crazy guys.. crazy talks.. spent discussing nonsense stuff </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">many nights).. my teachers,professors , colleagues.. strangers.. everyone gave me something and added something to my life!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">3) Books.. now without them I must say I would be incomplete.. harry potter.. oliver twist,, david copperfield... always </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">transport me to childhood!.. LOTR pumps adrenaline!.. 1984 , animal farm.. these ideas blew me away!!.. three musketeers </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">stirred romance and adventure in me!!.. Aaah.. I can write pages here!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">4) Movies: When everyone are busy preparing for semesters.. I am busy counting the films I watched.. When I watched </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Sankarabharanam.. I went speechless.. Mani ratnam's 'Dalapati'.. was my oh my good stuff for years.. and finally when I </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">watched 'Cast Away'.. I was like.. there is a world I never knew before!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Motorcycle diaries.. 'pather panchali'... every film I saw .. I moved closer to films and visual medium!!...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">5) Music: You simply cant live without it.. I had the pleasure of watching few excellent works.. painting of ravi varma.. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">they still haunt me.. Spic macay in college.. I used to sit at the last in the auditorium.. all alone and let the music sink </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">into me!.. few wonderful dance performances!!.. Aaw the beauties of life!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">6) Travel.. again I need to thank my father, he introduced me to travel and again he introduced me to Himalayas!!.. lush </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">green mountains and waterfalls...I had the pleasure of visiting 20 states in India.. and yeah I visited a foreign country too </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">(Nepal).. beautiful place..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">7) Food : I experiment everything.. and strictly veggie stuff after I converted into a veggie!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">8) Trees, forests, lonely walks, moon , sun rise .. sunset!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I cant say it was great all the time.. but It was really great..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Thanking everyone who were a part of it in making it beautiful!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">keep rockin</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">3 cheers</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Srikanth</span></span><br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-61847162248903592602014-10-07T02:55:00.002-07:002014-10-07T02:55:36.561-07:00Telugu new wave cinemas???<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I hear few comments like, that was a good attempt , but audience didnt receive it well... They quote 'Orange' or 1 'nenkkadine'.. n co!!<br />
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But Lets talk about the problem of setting up a story and weird characterizations in movies!!<br />
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( I am ofcourse not speaking about those 40 crore budget films, ( Yevadu, rabhasa, power stuff)..I cant even think of anything about those films.. they are outright loud and things go as they like.. lets say Amen right away..)<br />
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The thing is I am all open for a good cinema, so when I got few good references, I tried to watch this movie 'Orange' yesterday!!<br />
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The basic problem with the movie is.. He tried to take a subtle emotion and tried to shout it aloud.. Love is a personal emotion you dont shout.<br />
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anyways.. I spared ten minutes.. and believe me that is the time you set a tone to your story.. and I stopped atching it further..<br />
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The opening scene .. where ' Hero keeps drawing paint on Heroine to forget her, and Heroines father comes and tells the goons if the guy doesn't love he must be kicked and a fight starts.. ofcourse hero hits everyone and then Police come and a policeman tries to understands the hero and tries to talk it out with him!!'..<br />
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This is itself is loud, and so atleast handling it in a subtle way will atleast make .. Take thattathin marayathu.. we open with a guy in a police station.. and police ask him about the story..and you tell yourself this character is really true!!<br />
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But in this movie, he placed in a foreign country.. and hero will be speaking in telugu.. Heroines father comes and begins to speak in telugu.. finally a police officer comes and speaks in telugu... and he outright finds this interesting and tries to find the truth..Thats so weird.. If you dont love someone, you wont shout like that around the world.. with unknown policemen..<br />
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The story doesnt need a foreign country there, as a fact it is a hindrance to the story.. Imagine few telugu guys walking around and speaking in telugu among foreigners.. this is more distracting than a typical set up.. so you spent more money just to show off!!<br />
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When you are taking a story.. if you dont want to make an experiment.. take something usual and work in usual way no problem.<br />
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if you are taking up something that is new, stick to it, adding commercial stuff to it neither satisfies a guy who loves movies nor guys who want masala.. only few people end up watching it.. and then you keep saying I tried something new but audience didnt accept.. my question did you stay loyal to the story at all first??<br />
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The bad thing is , now producers who are ready to spend 40 crores knowing that it is not neccesary then will think twice to invest on a project that is honest!!..<br />
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These kind of attempts in a way kill new genre cinema!!<br />
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One more film I quote is '1' nenokkadine..I hear few guys saying that it is a master piece and we didnt appeaciate it.. This film really starts well actually.. but then repeated dialogues, and weird acting from the doctor, policemen take us away from the story.. An item song is the final nail in the coffin.. and again a weird character of Posani in UK kills the flow!!<br />
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WHy do you create weird chracters that jump away from the flow.. when you are attemting a psychological thriller??..<br />
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Bramhanandam's , posani 's wont work if you are trying new stuff!!<br />
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Take soodhu kavvum.. you just stick to the characters from the start and you laugh and cry with them..<br />
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The thing is .. we dont have proper films with proper research ... nor we have have sensible films either.. Watching Banglore days.. made me wonder.. what a beauty malayalam industry is..<br />
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The logic is simple, you need a proper script first.. only then star power will add value.. if you want a star power.. plz dont try something new.. this will kill the oppurtunities for the coming years.. and producers will blame audience that they are not ready to watch new movies!!<br />
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Dulquer Salman, Nazriya nazim, Nivin Pauly... these guys are amazing in all the movies I have seen... This is what stardom is!! High time TFI learn from them!!..<br />
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Keep rockin<br />
3 cheers<br />
Challa Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-91509149619640877762014-07-10T06:35:00.003-07:002014-07-10T06:35:37.354-07:00Falling in Love.. all over... again!!!!...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First things first, I love movies!<br />
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At one point of time , i was interested in two things like any other kid, movies and business. But slowly I understood that business is not something I really wanna be a part of. I am shy from the start, and the world created by dickens, Wodehouse and after few years by Marquez took me away further from ambition to peace. And ofcourse, Al pacino, Tom hanks and mainly Clint Eastwood were a part of life! So when most of my friends are worrying about GPA's, I am counting the books and films I can watch in every semester!Even when working in IBM, it was always about books and movies, I pretty well know I will be soon and it happened after two years.<br />
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And hence the Song of life. Many guys asked who among the four guys are you!..lol.. believe me all four characters, are inspired by few friends. I never write about myself in scripts, I just write what the story needs. And after 4 years I look back, though I lost the total investment , I never regret making SOL. That was a story I completely believed in.. yes I will change the screenplay, I will change the way I shot the film, but the core of the characters will be the same! they are the innocent characters that you really see in a college!<br />
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But then I also learnt that to continue what you wanna do, you also ought be succesful, make a good film but also make sure and plan how to sell it.. else you will be workless in the coming days.. after all I spent four years working here and there..but I am also glad I worked for few films in this time... I had the pleasure of working with few blind kids, a kid taught me how to use Braille!, and I traveled a lot in between!!.... something good happened.. but all the same I was out of work.<br />
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I was reading the interview of Suhasini maniratnam recently, she was saying, Film making is mentally and physically a strenuous job, I left it to my husband. I really agree with her.. in way!!...<br />
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But then the thrill of film making is something that cant be expressed in your words, yes, you will be drained by the end of the venture (or say war).. but imagine this.. every minute, every second, you will be thinking about the film, either about the picturization, or the music, sets , props.. or even when you are discussing the budget.. you are always thinking about the film... And that is why I love Song of life ..<br />
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In these four years I worked on few scripts, which I will definitely shoot in near future, and a rough outline based on the Satyajit Ray's struggle in making Pather Panchali!! But I really wanted to get away from everything I did, I really wanted to go out of my comfort zone and take up a new genre... I never even thought of doing... And I read Rohit Mishra's story long back and it suddenly struck me, this might be the one I can try!<br />
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Hence #TheBook!!! and the feel is back again, the kind of house for a guy like Prof Vibhuti Nag, where can I find such a place, what exactly are my characters thinking at a particular instant in a particular scene... what kind of dress particular actor is wearing..an of course frustration if something goes wrong and pulling back yourself again and going ahead.. making friends!!<br />
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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, <br />
But I have promises to keep, <br />
And miles to go before I sleep, <br />
And miles to go before I sleep. "<br />
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Wish I could do this and make it big... atleast big enough to survive for few days in mountains where I can just read, watching a waterfall!!...greenery filling my eyes and water sound in my ears!! That is what I always wanted...<br />
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Three Cheers to life..<br />
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Keep Rockin<br />
Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-17183342730821337452014-04-19T23:13:00.001-07:002014-06-15T06:30:14.512-07:00Romantic fool... poli'tricks' and Failure!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Summer evenings are special.. especially in my pent house.. the view , breeze makes it perfect.. So here I am writing my blog.. after a long long time...!!<br />
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Easy things first and rough stuff for later!!<br />
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I was watching highway.. there is this scene .. where the heroine says.. "lets run away from this place, we will settle down on a mountain.. I will cook food.. you do some work!".. I fell in love with the character then and there!. Awesome writing.. but I think it was more personal..<br />
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I told the same thing to a girl some years ago.. an the girl told me.. its good to read this stuuf (Practically not possible!!)..<br />
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lol..Looking back .. i feel silly.. I am a romantic fool.. indeed!!..but they are the moments which you really cherish!!.. few awesome places I saw and few situations will be with me a for a longtime..<br />
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One moment .. that will always remember, I was in my longterm coaching in Ratnam , nellore. Now a days, with internet, mobiles and everything you can hear to a song anytime you like. But at that time.. to listen to a song is a privilege!!.. And one day; I got a chance to listen to songs in 'Walkman' at night.. I climbed the tank and slept there alone listening to Rehman.. I remember I heard that 'Vina Vinara' (patriotic song) in roja.. It is still in my memory and will be in my memory..<br />
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Many many wonderful moments.. that is what life is all about.. yeah.. Thanks to Highway.. it almost sent me into a trance with a single dialogue!!.. May be that is the reason I love movies!!<br />
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Now lets jump to something serious!!<br />
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My father is an inspiration.. In a way he a typical middle class man.. but what sets him apart is his principles.. I know most of the people around thinks.. being a ticket collector in trains.. is a jackpot.. and especially easy money is something we cant miss. But he never took a single rupee from anyone.. and I know he even wrote tickets for few and adjusted money from his pocket who cant afford. This was something I always cherished in him.. and he is a staunch Communist party admirer..<br />
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Now that he is retired.. party members asked him to compete in the elections.. And he accepted..to participate for ZTPC..<br />
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To tell an honest truth .. I was never excited by politics.. apart from my work.. I like to read.. and follow test cricket.. and many times people asked me, srikanth do you live this world at all.. do u atleast read newspaper everyday.. so i know nothing about politics!<br />
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But I felt happy that is contesting because we need people like him out there.. So it was also my work to support him!!<br />
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But funnily people around him started to oppose this move.. they are saying politics isnt for you.. people in this village wont vote unless you give them money!!<br />
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I cant help answering them...I said " Dad stood in the elections because he wants to do some service.. if people doesnt wont for them.. and they vote for someone taking money .. it is their problem.. I am glad someone who dooesnt expect anything except to do some service is participating.. more people like him should enter politics that is the only way we can expect change!!<br />
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I got an interesting reply.. "Srikanth , you are not talking like a guy in 20's but like a guy in 60's..this kind of talk will do in films... no one will vote here without money!!.. and by the way.. What if he lose!!?.. this will be a disgrace for us!!<br />
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I wonder what the hell my age has to do with Ideology and worse still what is this "What if I lose syndrome is?".<br />
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If you sit and worry .. what if I fail.. you will never.. I prefer to try and end up a loser than a guy who never tried!!<br />
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Many it is all about trying .. and learning .. and improving!!!<br />
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We need people who can give hope and who can fight for the right stuff!!<br />
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Amen!!<br />
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Keep rockin<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth<br />
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-29932288998235711492013-04-19T01:24:00.002-07:002013-04-19T01:24:49.120-07:00Time!!!... satire!! .. and a letter to RD!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh my god… it has been a long time since I
wrote something in this blog. Kind of dumped it.. but the truth is life got
busy, so busy that I wonder what
happened to those days, where I slept on the grass in the upper ground early morning.. and tried
to smell the earth and grass. Sounds magical to me. Didn’t plan a trip too for
the past 6 months.. yeah I wish I could sneak in a day and go somewhere near a
big water source and hear the sound of water!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Yeah… time is something that’s running very
very fast. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I was talking with a friend , a film maker
few days back, he told me that they used to come and park their vehicles at the
place where we stay now and go to the theatre nearby ( didn’t use the parking
of the theatre) …just to save some parking charges and used it to buy popcorn
.. man I loved the anecdote!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Okay.. time for some dark comedy!!.. actually
I love dark comedy.. but even I have my limits.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">TV.. is setting
new heights in it.. its not just about those non stop.. who can cry
in every frame (read mega serials).. now you can here weird psycho sounds ..
like.. : jumping jhapang gili gili he”.. This is too much!! Brainwash at its
best!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> here
goes the story, a zen teacher saw saw a white man and a colored man fighting, he went to them.. saw their
wounds.. took the blood mixed them and told to find which is colored …</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now a pesticide company(read soft drinks)
from USA uses this story.. we see a Punjabi team and a Kolkata team
supporter fighting.. bang comes the hero , mixes the pepsi in both bottles and
he asks them, now tell me which pepsi is from Punjab and which pepsi is is from
kolkata!!.. lol.. guys.. dark comedy at its best!!...</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">And yeah now to the core of the blog, a
letter to Rahul Dravid, this should have been written long long back.. I
thought of writing it many times and I don’t know why it never happened. But
then I was watching this match with Punjab XI.. dravid fumbled to take david
hussey’s catch but finally managed to take it, the look in his face that he
almost dropped it and the relief that he managed to take it, made me fall in
love .. which happened many times before!! The catch is not life threatening,
but the shear intensity and professionalism he carries is something that will
make you smile!! In a way I learnt few
points in life by watching his batting!!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">The days I didn’t even study for exams to
watch him bat all day were always memorable; The defence shots are something an
artist would love; and the way the damage is done unnoticed is something you
notice very slowly!!.. cover drives.. playing spinners ..everything to
perfection!!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">I felt this in very few things, music,
travelling, reading..!!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">So its always like two things, watching
cricket and watching rahul dravid bat!! </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Thanks a ton mate for some wonderful
moments!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Keep rockin</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Three cheers</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">srikanth</span></div>
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-63729269275527359772013-01-23T23:30:00.002-08:002013-01-23T23:30:34.270-08:00Things that matter!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was a long time since I wrote something apart from my story works. Its good to be back
and blog!! </div>
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We were discussing this and that yesterday; and our director
was telling, its all over in a week challa, we are going to deliver the film
and we are done with it. That’s a strange feeling you know, to be a part of
something , completing it and then move on to something new. And yeah I am
going see my name on the screen for the first time. I am supposed to be
excited, but ‘no’.. I don’t feel a thing. May be I pretty well know long back
that I will be a part of films and my job is to give my best out there and just
wait for the result.nothing else matters. </div>
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Saying all this , I felt sad after completing the shoot of
anecdote. I wouldn’t say it’s a masterpiece or something. But it was a new
experience which I loved every moment. Now I can happily laugh at that feeling.
Please don’t ask me why!! </div>
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Lets talk about
movies and the craft of movie making itself. I love to talk about films,
and I absolutely love the craft of film making. I was talking with a film maker
yesterday; some of his words really took my breath away, we don’t make films
for others, its for us. You should always remember that!! Well It was a long time since I heard such
words. Felt very happy.</div>
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The blog sounds pretty serious..lol</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Keep rockin</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
3 cheers</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Srikanth!!</div>
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Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-29645311828651415562012-07-28T23:32:00.002-07:002012-07-28T23:32:39.051-07:00Life is beautiful!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am in the best of my moods.. so another lengthy chit –
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Last year at the same time.. I was actually a bit down!!
Things I planned didn’t go well at all.. and everything I tried went wrong!! Here
I am back to my basics .. and starting again!!.. Thanks to 2k12.. which was
amazing!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had the pleasure of travelling
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for 2-3 months.. and the spirits high
and raring to go!! Three cheers to nature , life and love!! Sikkim, Meghalaya,
Assam, jammu, Haryana, delhi rajasthan and then Uttarkhand again!! It was
memorable!! Now the only states left untouched are Gujarat, Orissa, HP, and
J&K is very much left untouched !! Need to cover it soon!! With the way its
getting Hot.. I better rush to cover the remaining places!!</div>
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My first love in life is to listen to stories!! Thanks to my
mom and others.. who told me the small stories of Ramayan and mahabharat!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially to my Mom’s sister.. who told me
some awesome stories.. I don’t exactly remember the story.. but it’s about a
King who went to war.. and won against all odd’s. But I remember the feel of
it.. I wouldn’t eat until she started the story!! That was my love for
stories!! May slowly I didn’t have the access for stories.. I was busy with my
studies.. But then that too helped me.. the physics I read helped me to think
in a different way, a scientific approach to life!! Now I am able to enjoy my
stories and life better!!</div>
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But then I am not that good everytime!! I remembered a small
incident recently, there used to be a Kid who had some stammering trouble and I
used to make fun of him. A girl came to me and told me why I am acting so rude!
I still remember the girl who told me this.. I took the suggestion from her..
and I tried not to be rude from then ( Bless her she had a good heart when she
was a kid!!).. funnily she fell in love with a guy from our class and I heard
he is literally torturing her!! Life is weird.. If I meet him I am going to kick
the hell out of him!! And another very bad thing I did was in my college days,
I laughed at a guy who is suffering..( I had my reasons..) all the same the
damage is done.. it almost took 3 years.. for us to get back to usual.. I
wonder if we still are not at ease!! I wish I wouldn’t have done such silly
mistakes.. and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>did waste few unnecessary
moments on wrong people which was of no use!! I should have concentrated of
myself.</div>
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But still I tried my best to be good , I had the chance to
manipulate people to get my work done, I know I can do it.. But I didn’t do it!!
I tried to deal things fair and square giving an option!! ( I know a chap who
is going laugh like hell after reading this..) but yeah.. I stick to my
principles!! A girl was telling me ..’Srikanth’.. you are one of the decent
chaps I ever talked to!! My pleasure!! I try my best to be good!!</div>
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Lets speak of beauty!!.. What are the most beautiful things
I ever saw!! Actually most of my beautiful anecdotes were when I travelled with
my father.. (With Mom.. its always food).. I saw few parrots which suddenly
flew around me in a dense forest valley.. I saw few doves flying in the evening
suns.. not to mention the few<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>excellent
terrains I explored!! Grassy.. bushy.. rock.. and full desert and watery
areas~!!</div>
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Apart from that.. Lonely walks.. especially those nostalgic
mid night walks in ISM, Cyclying in rainy nights, rain itself is a pleasure, writings
of Dickens, Wodehouse, narayanan ( They take you to another world!!) gully
cricket, just to travel through forests.. and watch those green trees.. esp in
spring time!! You would see some light red leaves which you can never forget!! Waterfalls,
rivers.. and the mighty sea itself!! </div>
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Writing, reading and of the things watching things around
you and noticing the changes around!!</div>
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I was sitting at a window in the train and kept thinking of
all these beautiful things!!</div>
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I just thought Life is beautiful.. if something goes wrong…
its just that we deserve something better!!</div>
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Keep Rockin</div>
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Three Cheers</div>
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Srikanth </div>
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</div>Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-20255591839247197122012-06-10T07:39:00.001-07:002012-06-10T07:39:20.888-07:00Serious Thoughts!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br /><br />Lets get to the point.. Lets talk about death first.. I practiced Meditation in chennai , for 2 years with 2 teachers. They are married and old ,and they have a 32 year old son. Whenever I see them I feel happy. Guys spreading happiness what more can anyone do in life. Indeed true!! spreading the gospel of life !! but unfortunately , Their son died in a recent road accident recently.. I just cant imagine their loss myself.. So I cant even expect their grief. Many people came and gave their condolences and even in their grief.. they thanked everyone and maintained themselves very well. I heard he took a class of meditation recently. Thats something I learnt from them again, to regroup!! All the same its my first encounter with early death ( with people whom I am related with.. A friend drowned in a lake when I was a kid.. I cried .. but I didnt understand the point at that time!!). Life is very very unexpected and short!!<br /><br />As I said its scary, but its equally funny(dark)!! Everytime someone speaks of YS Jagan I laugh.. ( I am not political.. I dont want any arguments in this case.. After all all AP politics is funny!!.. TRS, chiranjeevi, chandra babu.. all comedy!!). But I still cant understand.. when people know that sucker ate money like hell.. still they have pity factor on him..what the hell.. He misused money and he deserves to be in jail.. show that pity on a kid living without food.. there is some meaning in it.. <br /><br />Now to the main topic! A friend pinged me and asked me .. Dont you think you are being underpaid for what you read!! Considering your degree. I dont want to hurt anyone, but I believe my degree is nonsense. Yeah I did study hard to enter ISM but the degree I got didnt teach me anything in life!! And I dont want to carry anytags along with me. I want to be remebered as a guy who did his work peacefully, may be works that would really please me. As someone said there is enough work for everyone, and a 10K i more than to live in this world, may be more for me!! No regrets.. all I wanna do is to explore more and try to understand myself better. And this argument also reminds me of a conversation with a guy in mumbai ( A junir of mine ).. " Sir, I know I am good in massage and can make 10K easily.. but I feel I might need more money thats why I stick to my company!".. I really didnt say much I just nodded.. but you actually dont know which is the best unless you try.. <br /><br />PS:-) I am not saying doing a job is tough!! I actually loved it!!<br /><br />PPS:-) Loved writing this blog<br /><br />Keep Rockin<br />3 Cheers<br />Srikanth<br /></div>Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-73375567096502623872012-06-01T00:26:00.001-07:002012-06-01T00:27:02.787-07:00Moments of thought and moments of life!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
May 2k12 is obviously the best month of my life!! Its kind of a free careless journey through north east , UP , rajasthan and jammu!!My love for road continues!! As I always said.. " I consider myself as a traveller ( more than a film maker), and film making for me is a tool to narrate my stories!! All the same I love film making too. Two thoughts are pushing me .. dude enough of this, go back and work in any film production and other says travel like this.. lets see what happens. Lets see!!<br />
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You see both good and bad when you travel!! ..Okay .. as usual bad things first and good things later. I just cant stand mediocracy that too unwanted mediocracy!! I was standing in a line before a temple after walking 13 KMs at 'jammu, Vaishno devi'.. near bhairon temple. .. then I suddenly see people trying to enter the line in between to enter the line!! I just cant understand that.. you take 3,4 days leave, you all the way travel here and then u try to save 5 minutes by pushiing others and thereby spoiling my peace!! worst thing is what would you do after saving the 5 minutes, obviously you are not bill gates or narayan murthy!! at max you talk politics with friends or watch TV why dont you just do that.. instead of visiting temples.. that would save others!! its really weird to get pushed in a line!!<br />
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Now now.. to the beauties!! First we went to a trek in Chirapunjee.. A rough trek to a natural bridge formed by the roots of a tree along the water flow. Lovely and awesome. And as usual the best moment was given to me by my father. Saying this you cant inspire me easily, If you come and tell me I bought an Ipod , bought a car or I slept with a girl.. I might end up giving a smile or give you a so what look!! you should gimme something basic.. There was a pool nearby and its very slippery myself and our driver entered into the pool and washed our faces with the cool water and I was turning back to tell my father not to enter in and its slippery, there he was already in the pool, he is trying to slowly bend just to touch the flowing water and he finally did it.. with a gusture .."aah.. i touched it".. This is a life time moment.. he always reminds me life is full of life!!<br />
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Followed by a visit to Gangtok. Lingdum Monastery blew me away!! Budhdhists seriously rock.. The silence, the propaganda to spread Love is fascinating and absolutely blissful. their mythology is also similar to ours!!I wish I could learn something out of it!! and ofcourse Tsomgo lake is amazing !! first time I saw a mountain totally covered with snow.. I climbed it up and did some rolling stuff too..lol.. tht was fun!! though its a pity I couldnt see nathula pass as it was closed because of excessive snow!!<br />
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Darjeeling.. of course appropriately called as the queen of himlayas!! A drive to a nearby lake was amazing. I thought may be I should come with a cycle someday and should just keep riding here!! the song of geetanjali.. "Aamani.. paadave.." was ringing in my ears ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwv8I4-2gRY ). followed by a toy train drive through the mountains. its awesome to watch trains passing by the mountains slowly through the fog!! you feel elated!! <br />
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Back to delhi.. It was majestic!! the roads say it all.. I am the CAPITAL!! and my dad left to hometown. From now onwards it was just the road <br />
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and me!! Thanks to rahulji for the bike drive from delhi to Agra via vrindavan and mathura!! it was amazing to see 'Srikrishna janmabhoomi".. <br />
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and I got a excellent view of tajmahal standing alone next to yamuna.. from agra fort. It was much better than watching the tajmahal close to it!! may be thats the beauty of angles!!<br />
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And then rajasthan in the red hot summer.. you might call me an ass.. but as they say.. make hay when the sun shines!! Karauli, jaipur, Udaipur, ajmer , pushkar and the mighty thar in jaisalmer!! Madan mohan ji of karauli, govindji and srinathji are awesome idols made by Vajranath.. great grand son of srikrishna ( doing some research for a film). and ofcourse the only temple of lord brahma at pushkar was fun!! and some memories cant be forgotten, Sunset while rowing in the pichchola lake and watching the glow of city palace followed by a stay in the desert watching the sunset and sunrise through the dunes!! Lifetime experience!! I met a indian guy and a girl from paris travelling together.. awesome couple.. never met anyone so much in love and so adventurous , they were planning to sleep in the dunes itself ( which they gave up atlast!!).. all the same bravo!! Always a pleasure meeting new people and listening to new stories!! and to all those who called me and jumped on me that I didnt call them when I was rajasthan.. sorry mates.. next time I will!!<br />
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Amritsar.. warm people and cool lassi's!! Jallianwala bagh made me emotional !! wanted to shout fuck u Dyer and Dwyer.. the letter stating that Udhm singh tried to erase the heroes of jallianwala bagh was repulsive!! Barbaric acts my friends will spoil your name for more tha your life.. you might die, but people keep talking bad about you!!. Golden temple in evening was amazing!! the reflection in the lake and the peaceful way they pray blew me away.. !! <br />
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Followed by a 13km trek ( 26 to n fro) to vaishno devi!! here ends a month journey!! must say meeting new people. watching new terrains and planning at the spot was awesome!!<br />
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And ofcourse I m a foody!! show me something new I gotta try it!!.. Thupka , wai wai. momo's in northeast.. parantha, kadi chawal in delhi.. Dal bhati in rajasthan!! and those extra large lassi's in punjab!! thanks to those heroes who invented these foods( should I say heroins??)!! you seriously rock!! cheerios<br />
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I saw a small village where only 20 people live.. the tribe is living there for generations. They just a small whole and burry on the mountain itself when people die!! A pretty simple n easy life!!<br />
An offer to stay for a week in IISc to play cricket is tempting!! but then work awaits!!<br />
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keep rockin<br />
3 cheers<br />
Srikanth</div>Inspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-6337936322319239102012-04-22T11:04:00.000-07:002012-04-22T11:05:52.825-07:00Sea..Art and business!!Disclaimer:- like this title , this is a very random blog!! Patience required.<br /><br />Sea is mystic and beautiful. It looks different at different times all the same its magnetic!! I had the pleasure visiting the sea.. recently.. and god it made me nostalgic. It was almost three years since I left chennai!! how time flies!!!.. remembered my first rented ( I paid my own money!!) and then our beach apartment..( one of the best times I had).. and ofcourse not to mention the friends I made there.. people used to pamper me .. offering me food..( yeah yeah... chocolates, ice creams).. may be thats what that matter.. you look back after every phase .. you remember the good times you shared and the friends you made..!! ofcourse improvization matters!! speaking of which.. I know every relationship ends.. but at the end if we just feel.. yup I will miss this chap..may be we can meet again.. you made a friend!! <br /><br />Lets jump to Art. Art is something I really love!! and yeah.. films are a part of Art.. the best part of art is .. it humbles you.. when you see great works you wonder will I ever make such a beauty.. and the best part is, it makes you to forget youself.. if you see a kid who can perform better than you.. you dont get jealous.. you just tell yourself .. bless this kid.. and assist him if you can!! thats the beauty of art.. it breaks the barriers.<br /><br />Business.. we had some very interesting discussion on this. One of my friend started this discussion.. maama I am ready to invest money in business on anything that gives guaranteed returns and ofcourse more than the bank interest. I told him.. if there are guaranteed returns, every one will invest on the same thing.. why only you. after all business itself is risk, but we choose what we are good!! obviously there is risk in it.. and many factors should be taken into consideration.<br /><br />so my point is.. invest in my films.. you wont get a hard working fellow like me.. lol..<br /><br />Speaking of which, someone asked me.. sir, what is it to take a different path.. and struggle?.. well who said I am struggling.. i am more than happy with what I am earning and I never saw multiple paths before me.. it was always a single path.<br /><br />keep rockin<br />3 cheers<br />SrikanthInspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-81673672244158234092012-04-12T07:03:00.002-07:002012-04-13T07:05:34.595-07:00Jet.. Set.. Go!!Happy to write something after a long long time!! No I am not busy, its just something that makes you unable to write for sometime.. things happen around you, you wish could write that all,but then you never actually write.. what ever .. its over .. here I am with a new one!!<br /><br />The beauty of life is.. it’s a sine curve.. you reach your peak.. you tell yourself you know everything .. and then new questions arise.. you fall down.. you slowly learn and you reach you peak again..and this continues.. It’s a patient game .. all the same its worth every second of it. Some one was telling me that my ideas are messed up!!.. ‘no’ .. I have a big ‘no’ for this. Ideas are always floating.. and I learn n move on.. yes I know in a way I might be at mistake.. but I am willing to risk and try new things than to sit with fixed ideas.. I prefer to be a loser trying new things.. than to sit and follow anything that’s orthodox.<br /><br />Past three months had been excellent learning days.. I am trying finding myself again.. both in terms of my work and thoughts. Best part is I am reading oraciously the most beautiful stories ever written.. it’s a like a dream world!! And the words make take you new ecstasy! I was telling myself “I want to write words.. that would stay with me for a life time!! words.. are pure as 'white'.. as cool as breeze.. and as true as love!!.<br /><br />Excellent things are happening in life. We rented a pent house.. we bought a cricket kit and we are playing daily.. completed ‘bhagavatham’ and working on a treasure hunt story!! And icing to the cake is I am planning to travel now.. delhi.. sikkim, kerala and finally Himalayas!! What more can ask for!!<br /><br />I would like to end talking about an incident that really happened. I came to know of it when I went to my college to take a workshop. Two students in an engineering college went to a dam nearby and died. Now the college administration became so strict that they are absolutely blocking the fun. No liquor in the rooms ( I wont drink).. no smoking, and you need to take permissions to go to any place nearby and you have to come back by 10.00 everyday to hostel!!<br /><br />If I need to speak on this.. I will say that’s bullshit.. The best thing I got in my engineering is the freedom, It made me think for myself, it gave the strength to face the things. Take this away.. you are more of a vegetable than a man. And the counter argument is, what about the parents who lost their kids, what will administration tell to them. With due respect, I am sorry for their loss.. but then do you call this a life, if you just sit in room and tell yourself I am alive. I want those mid night strolls, I want those treks else I doesn’t even exist.. I am willing to risk that!!<br /><br />Keep rockin<br />3 cheers<br /><br />Yours<br />SrikanthInspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-76567640649742154932012-02-18T09:53:00.000-08:002012-02-18T09:54:53.074-08:00Serenity!!It occasionally happens; you enter into such a serene mood; and you feel that this life is a <br /><br />bliss!! I am in of those beautiful moods..!!<br /><br />I wrote somelines few days back " You need not worry about health if you play daily, you need think <br /><br />of survival if you have knowledge and you need not worry about others if you understand <br /><br />yourself!!".. loved these words..<br /><br />makes me to remember few words I spoke when we we got induction when we were at IBM. I was supposed <br /><br />to speak something.. before that we were made to play some games.. I just said " be the same as you <br /><br />are now!! take this work as if you are just playing a game and be the same as you are now!! you <br /><br />guys will rock".. loved those words.. I wonder if language is the greatest invention of man!!<br /><br />which again reminds of the very first documentary I made!! its about street kids we ISMites used to <br /><br />teach in evenings.. "they say knowledge doubles by spreading it".. rana sir translated it as " <br /><br />kehte hain ki gnaan baat ne se badthe hain!!".. <br /><br />For me its all about stories.. i just love them.. I think i can listen stories all my life. Gimme a <br /><br />job which earns me a lakh for a month or gimme job of 10k where I need to work only 3 -4 hours a <br /><br />day.. I will choose the later.. time matters and its very important.. I just wanna read .. read . <br /><br />and read.. travel.. travel.. and make fims!! I am absolute love with my work and my efforts!!<br /><br />Speaking of which.. I was reading about a man.. who happily tilted his farm and wrote poetry at nights!! Wish I could become like that.. nothing to worry..just write and fall in love!!<br /><br />.. let me end with a joke.. there was this guy who came to me and told.. i am very depressed .. tell me what to do.. I seriously told him, read bhagavadgeetha.. that would help!! he gave me a crazy look and left.. god bless!!<br /><br />here are few lyrics of a song I fell in love with.. Afterglow!!<br /><br />Here I am, lost in the light of the moon that comes through my window<br />Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses<br />It's you and the roses<br /><br />Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow<br />Heal me from all this sorrow<br />As I let you go I will find my way when I see your eyes<br />Now I'm living in your afterglow<br /><br />Here I am, lost in the ashes of time, but who wants tomorrow?<br />In between the longing to hold you again<br />I'm caught in your shadow, I'm losing control<br />My mind drifts away, we only have today<br /><br />Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow<br />Heal me from all this sorrow<br />As I let you go I will find my way<br />I will sacrifice 'til the blinding day when I see your eyes<br />Now I'm living in your afterglow<br /><br />When the veils are gone as I let you go, as I let you go<br /><br />Touch me and I will follow in your afterglow<br />Heal me from all this sorrow<br />As I let you go I will find my way, I will sacrifice<br />Now I'm living in your afterglow<br /><br />Bathed in blue, the walls of my memory divide the thorns from the roses<br />It's you who is closest<br /><br /><br />hope you guys loved it..<br /><br />keep rockin<br />3 cheers<br />srikanthInspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362844155499309347.post-9586343107619595592012-02-05T00:17:00.000-08:002012-02-05T01:28:54.970-08:00Few thoughts and conversations!!I am getting restless again and the itch to do something has started.. which is a good sign.. so I started to write again after a break.. here we go!!<br /><br />1) A friend of mine pinged me and told me “ buddy , you better start making some short films.. it was a long time since you did something.. we have great expectations on you.”<br /><br />My answer was simple.. I have nothing to show someone.. I have no expectations on myself.. so I have nothing to prove myself or for you. I have my plans.. I learn.. I learn.. I unlearn and think of something new and start up again..!! the way you understand you should do something.. but you think you cant.. you very existence comes under question!! Cheers..<br /><br />Speaking of beauty ; I am reading Bhagavatha now a days, must say I am on cloud nine!!<br />I wonder are these the most beautiful books ever written.. they explain seasons in a very beautiful way.. summer, winter, autumn.. my favourite season Spring!!.. I mean who doesn’t love spring.. new leaves and new hopes!! I cherish it the most..!! When I read of baby Krishna.. I just fell in love.. believe me It can be applied to any kid.. running around his Mom, pulling her saree and asking food!! I just fell in love again.. <br />Reminds of what famous music director Ilayaraja said!! “ For me music is like a just born kid.. innocence . love and beauty.. nothing else”..<br /><br />2) A friend of mine came to me recently and told that he is getting depressed a lot recently.. I told him to read bhagavad geeta.. he gave me a weird look and left ..lol.. I am getting weird day by day.<br /><br />And someone was complaining few days ago!! , Srikanth .. you write good , but why do you use derog words in between.. though I have no offense for this question.. I have to answer it.. <br />I write what I really feel, may the situation needs a mockery ( according to me).. and ofcourse I use disclaimers.. for readers.. that this is not for family people.. lol!!<br /><br />3) I feel I am enjoying the best days of my life.. I read vigorously .. and watch movies when ever I wish.. thanks to the fast net in office.. I am downloading a movie a day!! And indeed the time is getting hectic!!<br /><br />Ofcourse I wish for another trip through water, greenery , mountains and snow!! ( Himalayas) and ofcourse new treks to be covered..<br /><br />4) I had the pleasure of listening some very good words.. regarding Alchemy!!<br />It’s about converting base metals to gold.. he told me.. inner alchemy is all about converting your negative energies to positive.. then you are Gold!! Indeed .. I concur <br /><br />I sign off<br />Keep rockin<br />3 cheers<br />srikanthInspired Soulshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09190894464805128853noreply@blogger.com2