Cinematographer Ranjan Palit reflects on his director Vishal Bhardwaj
- "The second moment working with Vishal Bhardwaj I cherish is, during a shoot/film wrap party on our units’ last day in Russia, Vishal told me, raising a toast, “Ranjan Da, I am really going to miss you….. after this I’m really going to miss you.”
He repeated it a couple of more times, and his eyes began to get moist.
His wife, Rekha, said “Okay, this is fine today, but I cannot hear this every day. So, Ranjan Da, since Vishal is going to miss you so much all the time, may I suggest that either you shift to Mumbai, or Vishal, you shift to Kolkata.” We all erupted in laughter. We were so happy that our sentiments were mutual. We were more than just director and cinematographer, I felt. We had become family then."
He repeated it a couple of more times, and his eyes began to get moist.
His wife, Rekha, said “Okay, this is fine today, but I cannot hear this every day. So, Ranjan Da, since Vishal is going to miss you so much all the time, may I suggest that either you shift to Mumbai, or Vishal, you shift to Kolkata.” We all erupted in laughter. We were so happy that our sentiments were mutual. We were more than just director and cinematographer, I felt. We had become family then."
Filmmography:
The Textures of Loss (Documentary) (completed)
2013 The Revolutionary Optimists (Documentary)
2013 Red Ant Dream (Documentary)
2012 Shyamal Uncle Turns Off the Lights
2012 Celluloid Man (Documentary)
2012 Aparajita Tumi
2011 7 Khoon Maaf
2010 In Camera (Documentary)
2007 The Lightning Testimonies (Video documentary)
2006/I Karma
2005 Dreaming Lhasa
2004 Journeyings and Conversations (Documentary)
2003 Byatikrami
2003 In Othello
2003 Life of Buddha (Documentary)
2000 Mask of Desire
1999 Karvaan
1999 In the Forest Hangs a Bridge (Documentary short)
1993 Tales from the Planet Kolkota (Short)
1992 Kamlabai (Documentary)
1991 Egaro Mile (Documentary)
1990 When Hamlet Went to Mizoram
1987 Babulal Bhuiya Ki Qurbani (Documentary)
1985 Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City (Documentary)
The Textures of Loss (Documentary) (completed)
2013 The Revolutionary Optimists (Documentary)
2013 Red Ant Dream (Documentary)
2012 Shyamal Uncle Turns Off the Lights
2012 Celluloid Man (Documentary)
2012 Aparajita Tumi
2011 7 Khoon Maaf
2010 In Camera (Documentary)
2007 The Lightning Testimonies (Video documentary)
2006/I Karma
2005 Dreaming Lhasa
2004 Journeyings and Conversations (Documentary)
2003 Byatikrami
2003 In Othello
2003 Life of Buddha (Documentary)
2000 Mask of Desire
1999 Karvaan
1999 In the Forest Hangs a Bridge (Documentary short)
1993 Tales from the Planet Kolkota (Short)
1992 Kamlabai (Documentary)
1991 Egaro Mile (Documentary)
1990 When Hamlet Went to Mizoram
1987 Babulal Bhuiya Ki Qurbani (Documentary)
1985 Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City (Documentary)
(Ranjan Palit's photo courtesy Neel Mitra)
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Imtiaz Ali speaking about his first film being his film school, and about our book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzC18coaoLw
Imtiaz Ali speaking about his first film being his film school, and about our book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzC18coaoLw
Zoya Akhtar (AV sound byte): Being a first-time filmmaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsdg8UNfwKs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsdg8UNfwKs
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