The best part about shooting in your own city is that you come back home, to ma's dinner and your own bed. (no pun intended) I hate watching tv aimlessly in a hotel room till your eyes are ready to shut, which I end up doing most of the times. So its indeed, very refreshing to be back in Bombay.
I like the set, very close to the real thing, designed by LC. Day 1 on studios, we spent shooting a scene. I thought it went smooth, I liked a couple of improvisations which I did. I try and avoid thinking of how it went or was it very funny, because it's very easy to fall in this trap of liking what you are doing and thinking that is the correct path but in actuality the audience is not going to go by that one joke/nuance, it has to work in the entirety for them to like it and you cannot predict that (unless you have been around and worked for a while). I've decided to do it with my best abilty and honesty at that very moment and forget about it.
Day 2, we started working on our first song shoot, which might be my first song in the film. Again, it very easy to like your own song, but that is because you connect with it instantly and see yourself in it. But a viewer does not feel the same attachment for a movie song at the first instant. A lot of film songs, that i did not think much of, watching them for the first time and subsequently really liked them once i saw them as a part of the entire movie. In that sense, I am happy that this song has been growing on me and the entire unit every time it's played. When the light men, the spot boy's start humming it, it is probably an indication of good song.
Coming back to the first day of picturisation, it's not a day i would like to remember very fondly. I guess, I just was'nt in form. It's like when you batting, you hit the ball but it does not come from the middle of the bat, you dn't hear the sweet spot on your bat. We packed up early and I went for my reharsals. Did not get much sleep that night. Nervous/anxious to start my next day. I have to add that GA has been very patient, motivating and has some real cool choreograpghy worked out. Made a nervous start next day, but quickly got back to form. Worked till 10 pm and I am satisfied, if not thrilled with the day's work. The more I shoot, the more I realise it's all a game of self belief and how well you can translate that to the camera.
Today is a 'chutti', much needed. C'nt wait to head to the studios tommorow and kickass!
I like the set, very close to the real thing, designed by LC. Day 1 on studios, we spent shooting a scene. I thought it went smooth, I liked a couple of improvisations which I did. I try and avoid thinking of how it went or was it very funny, because it's very easy to fall in this trap of liking what you are doing and thinking that is the correct path but in actuality the audience is not going to go by that one joke/nuance, it has to work in the entirety for them to like it and you cannot predict that (unless you have been around and worked for a while). I've decided to do it with my best abilty and honesty at that very moment and forget about it.
Day 2, we started working on our first song shoot, which might be my first song in the film. Again, it very easy to like your own song, but that is because you connect with it instantly and see yourself in it. But a viewer does not feel the same attachment for a movie song at the first instant. A lot of film songs, that i did not think much of, watching them for the first time and subsequently really liked them once i saw them as a part of the entire movie. In that sense, I am happy that this song has been growing on me and the entire unit every time it's played. When the light men, the spot boy's start humming it, it is probably an indication of good song.
Coming back to the first day of picturisation, it's not a day i would like to remember very fondly. I guess, I just was'nt in form. It's like when you batting, you hit the ball but it does not come from the middle of the bat, you dn't hear the sweet spot on your bat. We packed up early and I went for my reharsals. Did not get much sleep that night. Nervous/anxious to start my next day. I have to add that GA has been very patient, motivating and has some real cool choreograpghy worked out. Made a nervous start next day, but quickly got back to form. Worked till 10 pm and I am satisfied, if not thrilled with the day's work. The more I shoot, the more I realise it's all a game of self belief and how well you can translate that to the camera.
Today is a 'chutti', much needed. C'nt wait to head to the studios tommorow and kickass!
