Directors' Diaries: Little Directors Diaries goes on a little adventur...

Directors' Diaries: Little Directors Diaries goes on a little adventur...: Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventure with two precious hearts in #NewYork #TimesSquare Directors' Diaries -...

Little Directors Diaries goes on a little adventure with two precious hearts in New York TimesSquare

Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventure with two precious hearts in #NewYork #TimesSquare

Directors' Diaries - The Road to Their First Film.​.'s

New York travels.

#Love #Light #Music #Words #Magic #Sustainability #Freedom

The directors’ Beginnings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbvst-mhOw

The directors’ Convictions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQgoJwP1sd8

The Directors on Cinema & Filmmaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8bnPI95HCs

#RakeshAnandBakshi

Directors' Diaries: #PalakMuchhal #PalashMuchhal with #RakeshAnandBaks...

Directors' Diaries: #PalakMuchhal #PalashMuchhal with #RakeshAnandBaks...: Hello dear Palak Muchhal and Palash Muchhal I was hugely inspired by your initiative to help the needy, right from your childhood! ...

#PalakMuchhal #PalashMuchhal with #RakeshAnandBakshi #DirectorsDiaries #AajKiRaatHaiZindagi Star Plus

Hello dear Palak Muchhal and Palash Muchhal

I was hugely inspired by your initiative to help the needy, right from your childhood! Wow! God Bless. I felt dwarfed in front of you and Azhar Maqsusi. However, even streams contribute to make Oceans. :)

And the blessing you received, for what you did to help others, (Charity shows, music and singing) somehow became your career path and life's passion - Singing and music and charity.

I am certain with a journey like you both had, you both will appreciate most my book #DirectorsDiaries , which I now feel I was privileged to have gifted to you on this hugely inspiring tv show #AajKiRaatHaiZindagi

#RakeshAnandBakshi

Directors' Diaries: Costume Designer #PayalSaluja with #DirectorsDiari...

Directors' Diaries: Costume Designer #PayalSaluja with #DirectorsDiari...: Costume Designer #PayalSaluja #DirectorsDiaries at #TitleWaves #RakeshAnandBakshi  Nanak Shah Fakir   2015 The Legend of Micha...

Costume Designer #PayalSaluja with #DirectorsDiaries & #RakeshAnandBakshi

Costume Designer #PayalSaluja #DirectorsDiaries at #TitleWaves #RakeshAnandBakshi

 Nanak Shah Fakir 

 2015 The Legend of Michael Mishra 

 2014 Dedh Ishqiya 

 2013 Raanjhanaa 

 2013 Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola 

 2012 Damarukam 

 2011 7 Khoon Maaf 

 2010 Hisss 

 2010 Phillum City 

 2010 Ishqiya 

 2008 Hijack 

 2008/I Black & White 

 2007 Manorama Six Feet Under 

 2003 Maqbool 

 2003 Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai 

 2002 Makdee

Directors' Diaries: Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventur...

Directors' Diaries: Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventur...: Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventure with two precious hearts in #NewYork Series. 1 #Love #Light #Music #Words #Magi...

Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventure with two precious hearts in NewYork #RakeshAnandBakshi

Little #DirectorsDiaries goes on a little adventure with two precious hearts in #NewYork Series. 1

#Love #Light #Music #Words #Magic #Sustainability

The Directors on Cinema & Filmmaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8bnPI95HCs

#RakeshAnandBakshi

Directors' Diaries: My thinking cap.

Directors' Diaries: My thinking cap.: My thinking cap! ;)  If you think you are beaten, you are!  If you think you dare not, you won't! If you like to win, bu...

My thinking cap.

My thinking cap! ;) 

If you think you are beaten, you are! 

If you think you dare not, you won't!

If you like to win, but you think you can't. it is almost certain you won't!

If you think you'll lose, you've lost! 

For out of the world we find success begins with a fellow's will

It's all in the state of mind!

If you think you are outclassed, you are! 

You've got to think high to rise

You've got to be sure of yourself, before you can ever win a prize!

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man 

But soon or late the one who wins is the man or woman WHO THINKS THEY CAN! 

- Walter-D-Wintle

Photo @Rohan Shrestha. 

(Costume BURNING WOMAN @ Sats. :)))

I wrote the following poem as the epilogue, to our book #DirectorsDiaries because I felt it reflects what I heard, felt, learnt over the last two years meeting and interviewing 33 directors. In some way, it symbolizes what else one needs to become a director, a musician, a writer, an actor, an artist of any kind.

Fall in love, just fall in love,

Fall in love, just fall in love with life.

Be it the warm dusk, or the fiery dawn,

Or the stars the night wears like a crown,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the mighty rain drop, or the dew,

Be it the stream, or waves the oceans grew,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the rainbow, or a color, a hue,

Be it the palette, or the brush that drew,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the hunting Cheetah, or the hunted fawn,

Or be it the grasshopper frolicking in the lawn.

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the melody, or be just the note,

Or be it the song’s words the poet wrote,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the musicians, or the instruments that played,

Or be it their feelings that they generously displayed,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the echo that wildly travels and bounces,

Or the whisper that only on the lips dances,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the expression that a sound wave catches,

Or the motionless silence that in mute simply watches,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it a man shy, or one who dares,

Or be it the man who off-himself shares,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the pride of success, or failure’s shame,

Or be the one who just plays the game,

Fall in love, just fall in love.

Be it the vision that leads even the blind,

Or be it the dream seen by the mind,

Fall in love, just fall in love,

Fall in love, just fall in love with life.

#rakeshanandbakshi.

Directors' Diaries: Cinematographer #RaviVarman (... Barfi, Ram Leela,...

Directors' Diaries: Cinematographer #RaviVarman (... Barfi, Ram Leela,...: Cinematographer  #RaviVarman  (... Barfi, Ram Leela, Jagga Jasoos, Tamasha....) Speaks on his craft and work with director #AnuragBasu  ...

Cinematographer #RaviVarman (... Barfi, Ram Leela, Jagga Jasoos, Tamasha....) Speaks on his craft and work with director #AnuragBasu in #DirectorsDiaries — with Ravi Varman.

Cinematographer #RaviVarman (... Barfi, Ram Leela, Jagga Jasoos, Tamasha....)
Speaks on his craft and work with director#AnuragBasu in #DirectorsDiaries — with Ravi Varman.

Directors' Diaries: Directors on CINEMA & FILMMAKING. #DirectorsDiarie...

Directors' Diaries: Directors on CINEMA & FILMMAKING. #DirectorsDiarie...: Directors on CINEMA & FILMMAKING.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8bnPI95HCs

Directors on CINEMA & FILMMAKING. #DirectorsDiaries

Directors on CINEMA & FILMMAKING.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8bnPI95HCs

Directors' Diaries: #ImtiazAli in #DirectorsDiaries with 11 directors ...

Directors' Diaries: #ImtiazAli in #DirectorsDiaries with 11 directors ...: I first met #ImtiazAli when he visited a production house I was working with; he had come in to pitch his script. I realized he was ...

#ImtiazAli in #DirectorsDiaries with 11 directors speaks about his life and films.

I first met #ImtiazAli when he visited a production house I was working with; he had come in to pitch his script. I realized he was a great narrator of stories. His narration of each script lasted between one and two hours, without stopping or pausing and without referring to any script or document. He narrated them purely from memory. They must have resided deep within him. He maintained eye contact throughout the narration and he did not relent until it finished. 

I saw his first film, Socha Na Tha (2005), after I saw his second, Jab We Met (2007). Before he made Socha Na Tha, I met him accidentally at the office of a producer-director. I was there to pitch my script when he happened to be there. In those brief moments in the lobby, he came across as encouraging and affectionate, even though we were not friends. 

His films that I love the most are Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal. When I walked out of the cinema after watching Jab We Met, I remember feeling immensely entertained and the feeling remained with me for a long time.

Years later, when I met him for my book after Rockstar (2011) had released, he was the same humble and affectionate person I had met years earlier when he did not have any film to his credit. 

When I gifted him the first print copy, of our book, he held her fondly, opening it randomly he brought her closer and smelled her pages, just as I do when I buy a new book, and he told me in a ‘brotherhood’ way, “It took you four years to write this book, your first book.” (Pauses) “It took me four to make my first film. This book will bring you more than you can see now.”

Imtiaz Ali’s 1st film being his film school & our book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzC18coaoLw

#RakeshAnandBakshi #DirectorsDiaries https://www.facebook.com/DirectorsDiaries

The Directors on Cinema & Filmmaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8bnPI95HCs

The directors’ Beginnings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbvst-mhOw

The directors’ Convictions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQgoJwP1sd8

Zoya Akhtar on being a 1st time film maker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsdg8UNfwKs

Directors' Diaries: #GaramDharam Phaaji.#DirectorsDiaries #RakeshAnand...

Directors' Diaries: #GaramDharam Phaaji.#DirectorsDiaries #RakeshAnand...: One and only:  #GaramDharam  Phaaji. #DirectorsDiaries   #RakeshAnandBakshi   The directors’ Beginnings:  https://www.youtube.com/ wa...

#GaramDharam Phaaji.#DirectorsDiaries #RakeshAnandBakshi #Dharmendra

One and only: #GaramDharam Phaaji.#DirectorsDiaries #RakeshAnandBakshi 

The directors’ Beginnings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbvst-mhOw

The directors’ Convictions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQgoJwP1sd8

Imtiaz Ali’s 1st film being his film school & our book:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzC18coaoLw

Zoya Akhtar on being a 1st time film maker:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsdg8UNfwKs