Ronjoy's Standing Ovation

Today was the 4th year's pre jury for their degree project. I went along to see ronjoy's jury, cause i'd worked as a DOP in his films.
He started his presentation and couldn't read his own ppt. I was practically helping him open his pen drive. Poor fellow forgot his glasses. He luckily knew the course of his slides. He introduced me as his head Director of Photography(felt really nice). Just as the 5 music videos finished, one of the jury members got up form his chair and stared clapping, he said that Ronjoy's work deserved a standing ovation. Poor ronjoy didn't know how to react, seeing this me and Kreena soon got up too and started clapping.
I think he deserved this after all the hardships he's faced and after 4 months of planning this entire project. Kudos to Ronjoy Chatterjee.

Forced Blog

Yes! I'm forcing myself to do this. Well the past few days have been rather exciting, and i've been wanting to share about all those incidents separately as they all happened. But, then i was a little lazy, just wanted to have a cool blog and do nothing about it.
But these darned blogs don't update themselves you see. you need to sit and type all this shit down. I mean everything that you do and think of putting it here. you need to bloody log in and type. Wish it would update itself. wish there was a mobile blogging app. Blogger mobile sucks.
coming back to the point. So, yea! A lot of things happened the past week and i honestly don't know where to start from. Here is a quick review :

1. Dad came to Pune.
   
2. Dad met Ana
   
3. Dad got 4 packet's of Bheema's Biryani(Yes! this is super important. I'll speak of my love for biryani later)
   
4. Went swimming after ages
   
5. Had food in the Hyatt an entire DAY!
   
6. India won the match
   
7. Finally finished Ronjoy's shoot and cried at the screening
   

Well these things were the highlights of my week. trust me. best week I've had since ages.

Wish i could put up pictures of the biryani and the shoot and stuff. Next time.

I'm going to go and attend ronjoy's jury tomorrow. Wish me luck. i hope they say good things about his shots.

I'm glad i actually blogged tonight. My friend Aditi told me not to stop posting cause its "Blogicide" apparently, and this rings in my head. blasted conscience.

Mushroom soup for the soul

Coughing like a barking seal in bed, I regret playing holi yesterday. I have a shoot lined up today 4scenes, 3 locations. Im not going for 1. Lets see if im better by the evening. I have to make it to the shoot. Im the bloody DoP for crying out loud. Cant let someone steal my credit.Plus Indira spoke to me in college about her Av that she needs shot. That is the next project coming right up after Ronjoy's finishes.
Anyway, mushroom soup tastes divine when you throat is fucked. Just had some for lunch with dal khichdi. I'll eat anything anyone gives me now. Don't care much for the taste. Meryl is back from Delhi today, she's been constantly tweeting and putting up pics of all the good stuff she's been eating. Not only does she tweet about them, but also tags me so i feel worse. Some friend she is. The good news is that she's getting back a lot of food from there this evening, which i hope I'm able to eat. Looking at my state now i think it'll be over before i get a bite. I was going to ask my sister to send some kebabs but Meryl just got them herself.
So about the shoot, there is a party sequence and a fight sequence with Aban and Tanvir. Ronjoy is super buzzed right now, everything is going wrong. he leaves for allahabad on thursday and we have a hell lot to shoot.
He was a little drunk yesterday when he dropped me home, he told me the shots in all his other music videos have come out really well, and he thanked me for being there for the shoots. It kind of felt really nice, like this wind just entered my lungs and passed by.
I've had some really amazing times with this guy, will write a post on the Alibag shoot trip soon. That is another adventure.