Tell me one thing honestly. When you discuss your some new idea or concept with someone who you know for years, how will he judge you? In most of the cases, you will be judged based on what you ‘are‘ or even in some cases based on what you ‘were‘ but never or rather very rarely you will be judged based on what you ‘can.’ Does this sound relative?

This is the bloody scenario with our society. They don’t want to forget what we were or what we are. They just keep looking at us based on our past and present. They never tend to understand that there is a future too where ‘can‘ exists. They just can’t believe that we can do something which we haven’t done so far. But nope, they know us as we are and as we were not as we can be.

If you’re close to me, you very well know that I keep bursting with bloody new ideas and concepts often, both commercial and creative. Earlier due to fear of rejection I used to keep them to myself only. But now, sometimes I do share them with the like minded people. If it’s a commercial concept, I do share it with the financier/investor/donor or if it’s a creative idea, I do share it with like minded person who I believe has the balls to understand. In most of the cases, their first approach is negative despite they like the idea. And the very reason for such thinking is their fix-view on me based on my past and present activities which they’re aware about. They bloody don’t get to believe what I ‘can‘ do. I mean, there is never a guarantee for anything that is thought to be done. It can fail too. Point is not that. Point is to make people think differently about yourself that you are a brand new person everyday.

Mahatma Gandhi

M. K. Gandhi was a young blood when he went to South Africa. After completion of the case, he was to return to INDIA. By his client, a small party was arranged for his welfare. During that party, he read this short note in a local newspaper which talked about rights of Indians living in South Africa. He sensed the future threat to Indians through that note. He shared the same with other Indians who were in that party. He shared his view that if nothing is done against this note; great damage will be done to rights of Indians living in South Africa. Listening this he was asked to stay for further time and fight for their rights. Remember, he wasn’t Mahatma of Gandhiji at that time. He was just a young barrister who was struggling to settle his career. So the point is, hadn’t he been given the faith, chance and belief by the then Indian community living in South Africa, had he become the father of nation?

Srinivas Ramanujan

To judge a person from his past and present but future is the most insulting way a human can have. That way, you limit someone’s creativity and potential. Heard of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the self taught mathematician? Had he received the honor hadn’t he been recognized and invited by G. H. Hardy at Cambridge? We as Indians sometimes feel pride for the noble prize that Indian born NRIs have achieved. But then we tend to forget the bloody fact that, the kind of atmosphere their creativity needed was allotted by other country and not India. We don’t feel shame about it. But when it comes to taking pride, aah! We walk fist. But we walk back when it comes to support someone’s creativity. Shame shame!

Dinesh Tilva

There is a common man living in Rajkot whose name is Dinesh Tilva. I am sure, you haven’t heard his name and that’s just because he too is judged by what he was and what he is, not what he can do. He runs a small printing house. He has immense knowledge in his field, no doubt about that. But apart from that, he has knowledge on almost everything. You give him a subject of ‘Pippal Tree‘ to talk about and I guarantee that you will faint listening his non-stop knowledge about it. I am pretty much sure that, he highly deserves a Ph.D’s degree for his research on ‘Pippal Tree’, but he won’t get it, why? The simple but stupid reason being that he isn’t a graduate. He went to the Saurashtra University to find out a way if he can enroll for Ph.D. but as you know our education system which believes more in certificates than the knowledge, he was refused and rather advised to do the graduation. This is something like asking Mahatma Gandhi to first learn politics and then fight for Indian freedom! I mean, there are few things which are natural in all of us, which doesn’t need any certificate.

I am pretty much confident that, someday Dinesh Tilva’s knowledge will be recognized by an university of other country. And then as usual, our Indian media, educational institutions and the people of India will feel pride of it. I mean, that’s how we celebrate someone’s recognition. We first don’t give someone a chance to grow and rather kick him out, but when he grows with the support of other country, we become the first to say “We are proud of him as he is an INDIAN.” Proud, my foot!

Apart from his knowledge on Pippal Tree, he owns great knowledge on various businesses. He is a great consultant. He has helped (yes, pure help, without charging a single dime) many people to learn a way to earn with their talent and skill that they wouldn’t have realized in years hadn’t had they met him. I strongly believe that if he is given an opportunity by the Government of Gujarat to start up an Entrepreneurship Development Department exclusively headed by him, without any limitation, theoretical syllabus, force or favors, he can create hundreds and thousands of successful entrepreneurs. He has this magic touch that even uneducated but skillful person can become a hit. Hence, if an educated as well as skillful person gets his support, he can make wonders. No single doubt about that. I know that Government runs Entrepreneurship Development Departments and Agencies. I myself have visited one of them and what I have experienced is that, there is nothing but the bunch of theories and high-figh funda talks. They advise you to do this and that, but they don’t make you to achieve that. Where as if Dinesh Tilva’s skills are invested by the Government then society can be filled with more and more successful people. But we all know, it’s next to impossible to believe for several reasons; one of them being he is not a graduate because government recruits only certified (not necessarily educated!) heads!

Vishal Nagani

Vishal Nagani is a human calculator living in Rajkot. He too is a college drop out. But the talent that he has, not one out of one lakh has. He can do the multiplication of figures of crores into tables of 10 in flash of couple of seconds. For example, answer this. How many is it 25485963 X 8=? Don’t use calculator and try answering that. Mostly, you won’t find the answer and end up with a calculator. He can do other amazing calculations too such as addition, subtraction, division etc. etc. Once my cousin met him on a road in Rajkot where he was sharing his talent with public. People used to enjoy his talent and add couple of claps at the end, that’s it. My cousin sent him to visit me. Instantly, I found his talent to be fantastic. I searched Limca Book of records for a similar record and found out that the one existing was no where near to what Vishal was capable of doing. I did all correspondence with the Editor of Limca Book of Records, and finally his talent was recognized by them.

Summary of Vishal’s story is that, despite having such a powerful brain, he is not given the kind of support he should’ve received. He has met leading local politicians, visited leading schools etc. etc. but utmost he has ended up with a certificate from them. What’s he gonna do with it? Eat them? I am constantly working out to find a way that he earns with his talent. I am even planning to shoot a documentary on him. I’m done with the research and now writing the script. Also looking for a donor who can donate for the documentary expenses, which I’m pretty sure, I won’t get. It’s the routine experience. But I will do it somehow. It will take more time that way, but let it be because he is not less talented than the renowned human calculators Rudiger Gamm of Germany and Scott Flansburg.

Dushyanth Goswamy

Let me tell you that, I am also planning to make a short film based on a Gujarati short story written by Dr. Navin Vibhakar. Has received his consent too. Has also finalized the location and cast. Now almost done with the script writing too. As usual, this too will require some little fund too, approx 10,000 Indian rupees. And as usual, no one would donate for this cause because it’s about creativity. Forget me. Even the highly talented and deserve to be a film maker like Dushyanth Goswamy hasn’t received the financial support for his creativity. People do spend lakhs of rupees for festival celebration, donate in multiple zeros to religious organizations (and never come to know how they use it) but won’t donate few thousands of lakhs to such talents.

The Donor Trio

It’s not that, everybody is the same. There are supporters I know like Sureshbhai Jani, Captain Narendra and Qasimbhai Abbas who have donated to SpeakBindas for its various missions; video interviews being major of them. Their donation may not be enough or say huge in figures but their support is. Sometimes mere support is needed and sometimes mere finance/donation.

And when it comes to donation, consciously or subconsciously donor expects to be honored, highlighted, appreciated and to worst name & fame. For example if someone donates a big amount to an established religious sect, he receives name and fame there. Rather he chooses the big organization for the fame purpose only. But if he does so to a small organization, it doesn’t happen. I mean, above listed donors who donated to SpeakBindas, never were appreciated in Public, nor they expected so. I must appreciate their bravery today for donating for CREATIVITY which very rare can do. I am not against respecting the donor, rather I believe strongly in appreciating even a tiny donation because who knows that it can make a vast difference. The point is about ‘why‘ they donate?

I know many other talented people except Dushyanth Goswamy, Vishal Nagani and Dinesh Tilva who deserve a chance, but If I go on listing out their names and stories, this post will end up being a book! But I am sure that I have successfully conveyed my message, haven’t I?

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P.S.: Isn’t it a good idea to write a book on such talented but yet under-estimated and highly deserving people from our society and tell their story to the world? How about an added video interview too? (This is one more idea which has popped out of this article! Any donor for publication and video interview??? He he he….)

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Jen believes we all have the potential to shoot for the stars and go for our dreams and writes about this topic on her blog Reach Our Dreams. You can also find her as a guest blogger on many other sites.

Interview

Q.: Jen, you’re a life coach and you run a blog Reach our dreams dedicatedly on it. What types of topics you cover there?

I write about personal development and ways to enjoy our lives more and get in touch with what is really important to us. I am really interested in helping people to reach their dreams and live a life they really love.

Q.: What really inspired you to choose the life coaching profession?

I did a Psychology degree and I also took a Counseling Certificate as well as having tried lots of different jobs! Through trying different things as well as my own personal development, I discovered coaching and found this was a great fit for me. I found coaching such a powerful tool to help people move forward with their lives. I like that it is about listening to and empowering people but is also very much about taking action and moving forward. One key thing that drew me to be a coach is that as a coach it is not my job to give advice but to help my client find their own answers. We all have an innate wisdom and we really are our own best teachers. I facilitate people to realize that and find their own answers.

Q.: You’ve written an article on Mahatma Gandhi by name “The Wisdom of Gandhi.” In INDIA, he is praised as the father of nation. How do you look at his deeds?

I have always been very interested in Gandhi. What really fascinates me about Gandhi was that he achieved what a lot of people would think as impossible at the time (Independence of India from British rule) in such an extraordinary manner … by standing up for what he believed in a peaceful and non-violent way. He educated his ‘enemies’ simply by ‘being’ an inspiring stand for truth and what was ‘right’. I think his deeds and lessons are as relevant today as they were in his time. If we could all “Be the change you want to see in the world” what a difference that would make!

Q.: What according to you is creativity?

For me creativity is about bringing forth a vision to the world, creating something that didn’t exist before that comes from a place of inspiration.

Q.: When it’s about personality development or positive thinking or anything of that sort, there are thousands of books, dvds, audios are available to preach the youth. But still, it doesn’t solve up the issue. What’s your take on such books and dvds that claim to be success in few hours?

Great question. Personal development is an ongoing process and I know that some personal development books and DVD’s have definitely changed my life, maybe not in a hugely obvious way to other people, but I know I haven’t been the same after reading or listening to that thing. I do think huge changes can happen quickly and I have seen that in my own life and other peoples. On the other hand, I think we need to be discerning. There is some great material out there but there is some not so great stuff. We need to listen to ourselves and trust our intuition so we can choose what’s right for us (and not waste our money!) Ultimately nothing can replace putting the work in to achieve our goals.

Q.: Money is one of the major issues of today’s youth. Would you like to share some of the interesting and cool projects/ideas/business modules that can earn them money?

To be honest, I would say with regards to this … follow your heart. Do what you enjoy. What you enjoy will be different for everyone. Doing something just for money, may work but will leave you feeling empty at the end of the day.  I am not saying don’t earn money … absolutely do, but don’t make that the end game. Find out what you love doing and find a way to earn money doing that. Projects and ideas will then become clear when you know your vision.

Q.: Does your blog help you earn money too? Do shed more light on it.

I have just started offering life coaching services via my blog so that is one way in which I plan to monetize my blog. I don’t earn money through my blog in other ways yet, but am looking into doing this in the future.

Q.: Films like Dead Poet’s Society, Good Will Hunting and 3 Idiots (Hindi - INDIAN), do talks about doing the things that we love to do. What’s your take on this concept?

I think that doing the things we love is essential for our happiness. Somehow there is a topsy turvy message in this world, that doing what we enjoy isn’t ‘real work’ or wrong. I think that’s rubbish! Do what you enjoy, as much as possible! Life’s too short to be doing things we don’t enjoy. When you do this you are not following someone else’s template for life and by loving what you do you are much more likely to be successful in that area.

Q.: What special message you would like to share with SpeakBindas readers?

Enjoy each moment, do what you love and love what you do! Life is precious and we have huge potential. Don’t waste it or doubt yourself.

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Are ministers, cricketers and other national stars afraid of common men?

Aren’t these the same guys, who walk through streets all alone without security of any kind for their promotional activities before election? Why after acquiring the power, they find themselves insecure and unsafe amongst their very own people? Why do they need security against their own people?

The same is applicable for cricketers, they would love to see the stadium full of spectators but while they travel they would not entertain any person on the road. For these people, the roads are blocked for security reasons and what about the common man, getting late to work or to get back home, doesn’t he has his priority to be fixed at the given point of time?

Whenever I come across these kinds of incidents, trust me there arises rage within accompanied with several questions. Are we really a democracy? Do we really enjoy those freedom and equality as has been mentioned in our constitution? Do we really respect others freedom? At times, I feel those freedom and those rights are only meant for these leaders and other national stars, including cricketers.

I would definitely like to ask here, what will happen if these people travel without security? Either some common man might come across their away hoping that he/she might listen to him, resolve his problems and do justice or if he is not satisfied with the leaders, he might abuse or at the later stage might try to physically harm them, which can be, by every means avoided.

Gandhiji has once said,” The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” At present, I feel that these famous people in power need to learn how to treat a man.

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I went to a theater I don’t remember its name now but it is situated in Malleshwaram area. There were few film posters hung outside the theater, couple of them were of Hindi Films and one of Teleugu (or for that matter, Tamil may be!) I didn’t know Telugu or Tamil at all (And do not even know yet!). It was around the noon time and I read that the next film show was a Hindi film. I straight away purchased the ticket and went in.

To my shock, when everything went dark in the theater and the film started, it was not the Hindi one! I realized, I had mis-read the timings of the film outside. But now what? Damage was done. I had paid for ticket which was in my pocket, and there was no refund scheme going on! I had to make a decision, either to leave theater straight or stay for a while and see how the film in the language I do not know goes about. I chose the second option.

After few minutes, I found myself settling down with the film. Although I didn’t understand a single word of what was spoken in it, I was enjoying it. It was a romantic film, all that emotional drama, songs around trees and stuff like that. Moreover, actor was giving justice to the character. I judged so by his acting. Does acting have any language? I mean, what’s more powerful? The words of dialogue or the emotions with which it is delivered? I didn’t know the words of that film, but I felt the strong emotion that the actor was putting for them and that kept me adhered to the seat. It wasn’t that tough to guess what was going on in the film. Actions were quite easily understood. For that matter, even speechless films of Charlie Chaplin were hit and highly enjoyed. Did anybody need the addition of excessive dialogues in his films?

I must say, I enjoyed that film in totality and came out with the satisfaction of ‘Paisa Vasool” despite it wasn’t a Hindi or English film.

For me, films have always been mind relieving medium. There are films almost on every mood. Sadness, happiness, romance, thriller, horror, fiction, non-fiction… you take any, there are good and must watch films on the theme.

I have always loved watching films. They do really talk to my soul. For me, watching a film is more powerful than attending a prayer in temple. If it’s about witnessing God, I find films to be a medium and not the temples. I am not against temples if that’s what you sensed, but the point is that the creativity put in by the filmmakers in films are capable enough to touch our heart and soul.

I have observed that in few families, watching films is considered as an addiction or something unworthy. Parents feel that it will give a wrong message to their child. In INDIA, watching Hindi films is considered to be ok to some extent. But in few families, I have also observed that they consider English films as sexual films only. I mean, it doesn’t matter if you’re talking about A Beautiful Mind or Schindler’s List or Forest Gump, when they come to know that it’s an English film, they just dress up with an uncanny expression on their face. Sometimes it feels like they are saying that “You’re a freak! You watch English movies for sex.” If it’s about sex, I feel like saying to them “There is porn stuff available for that purpose.” But when they are considering English films as porn stuff, you just can’t help it, can you?

Personally for me, watching films have been a great life changing experience, every single time. Whatever the positive change that you can see in my life, these film have a big role in it. Films have provided a different way to look at myself. They have taught me few important lessons of life. I run this site, SpeakBindas where I interview people, ask those questions, also conduct video interviews and apart from that I’ve made few documentaries on Indian festivals and common people. This doesn’t come from my education. I’m Diploma in Computer Science which has nothing to do with mass communication, interviews, documentaries etc. Its films that have evoked the inner-self of mine and taught me what I really love doing!

Hadn’t I watched the films that I’ve; I wouldn’t be where I’m today. I am indeed happy with what I am doing. Films made me strong, strong enough to take some decisions that for the society were foolishness. But how can they know about what I really love doing? I mean, if I had walked on the straight path like most of us do, I would have been living my life without the kind of happiness that I am enjoying today. Money isn’t always a matter of happiness, right? I know it as after starting SpeakBindas I have met people of different financial conditions, rich, richest, poor and beggars. From each of them, I have learnt what happiness is. And my friends, what I have learnt is that happiness comes from within. And when it’s about within, do what you really love to.

For me watching some meaningful English films has molded my personality. My favorite films have changed from time to time, but some of them I remember are Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Green Mile, Gladiator, What Women Want, Catch Me If you Can, The Departed, Blood Diamond, The Ghost and the Darkness, American Beauty, The Longest Yard, The Aviator, Dil Chahta Hai and RHTDM. I know it’s quite an insulting matter to list out few names, because in doing that I tend to forget many others those too do fill this list. But the point is that, watching films has never bored me, rather it has killed my boredom. And if I say further then I can say that, watching films has taught me to study other people, know about their liking-disliking and most importantly it has taught me what are my likings and disliking!

Fortunately, I have come across such persona who do share the same or rather a better taste about films such as Dushyanth Goswamy (who lands me films from his personal library) and College days buddy Pratik Patel (A Chinese film fan). Virtual buddies like Rotary Midtown Library which has a cool collection of English Films as well as Gold Video Parlor from where I can rent interesting films.

These days, I am even working on couple of concepts to make a documentary and another a short film. I know that film making isn’t as easy as film watching. We can sit in front the TV, watch film and share our criticism, but when it comes to film making, even a few minutes short film is a tough job.

I hope to come up with something created by me which can be called a short film soon. More on the other side of the creativity.

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But l later became a journalist and filmmaker in Chicago in 1994. After completing my first documentary on Bharatanatyam in the US (Dance Celestial 1997), I became a software engineer.

Sanjay Nambiar

This is cinema and it’s not for pussys. No guts… no glory.

While, managing both my software and filmmaking careers, I made my first feature film ‘Yanam’ (2004) in Kerala. In 2006, I returned to India to form FilmCamp, a company that teaches, produces and distributes film using the internet.

Interview

Q.: Sanjay, you run FilmCamp.tv. Tell us what is it about? What inspired you to start the same?

FilmCamp is a company that teaches filmmaking, produces films and also distributes films using the internet. These three elements of the company are closely tied to each other. Practical knowledge on filmmaking in India is very poor. There are only a handful of institutes in India catering to the giant industry and entertainment consuming population. Most institutes teach a theory and are minimally practical. The need of the hour is practical education. Practical filmmakers who prepare, write, shoot and execute better scripts produce films that are high on content/story and lean on budget. Hence FilmCamp’s production plans are tightly integrated with it teaching methodology. In the decade to come, more films will be watched on the internet and cell phones than in the theater. It is in this internet space that FilmCamp plans to position itself as distributor.

Q.: At FilmCamp, we get to see many Short Films. Among all of them, so far I’ve watched ‘A few more minutes‘, ‘Eureka‘, ‘Bullshit‘, ‘Sperm Mis-count‘, ‘Swept Dreams‘, and ‘Nothing for sale.’ Rest are in process to be watched. Among these short films, I liked ‘Nothing for sale‘ more. The collective feeling that I got from these short films is that, if we’re good at film making, we can give a million dollar message through a mere 2 minute short film. I would like to request you to shed some light on making a short film, i.e. from story writing/selection to editing. What are all Hows and Whats that a new enthusiastic filmmaker should keep in mind?

“A million dollar message through a short film” is what the entire ad-filmmaking industry is based on. Filmmakers who can powerfully communicate a story within 7 shots over 15 seconds and can proportionately do the same for a 2 hour feature film are successful filmmakers. An ad film, is like any film (or story). It has three parts. Beginning, middle and end. Characters and circumstances are established in the beginning. A problem is introduced in the middle. The product that amicably solves the problem is introduced in the end. Everyone is happy (because of the product). Every ad film from ‘Fair and Lovely’ to ‘Airtel’ and ‘IPL’ ads have this format. The non-ad film or feature does not have a product but a philosophy/ideal/way of thinking that solves (or doesn’t solve) the problem and the characters live happly (or unhappily) ever after.

The (1:1) films on the FilmCamp.TV website are made by first-time filmmakers who have never made a film before. They are all made in 1 day (12 hrs) from writing through storyboarding, shooting and first cut of the edit. The FilmCamp 1:1 Workshop lays a lot of emphasis on writing i.e. treatment, script and storyboard. A good 4-5 hours of rigorous work in the morning section goes to this work. It is the area where ALL of Indian filmmaking fails. We Indians make the worst movies in the world because we don’t bother to write, re-write and polish our scripts. If a story does not work on paper, it will NOT work on screen. It’s all in the writing and pre-production planning. Once the script and storyboard are ready, execution can be done in 3 hours. The edit of the film that is executed according to storyboad can be done in 2-3 hours. All this is explained here: http://www.filmcamp.tv/FilmCamp.TV/Academy/Entries/2008/6/18_1_on_1_Workshop.html No rocket science. You can find this in any book on filmmaking. And yet, filmmaking is extremely challenging. Go figure…

Q.: At FilmCamp, you instruct and tutor passionate beings to make a short film in a day. What are the facial and internal expressions of them after they create their first short film, that to in a day?

The one-day workshop is intended as a primer or introduction to the mechanics of filmmaking. The internal feelings that express themselves in profound facial expressions of the actors face (as in Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep or Naseerudin Shah) is a lifetime’s work. That, no film school can teach you. You have to learn that by studying yourself and your psychology and applying your observations of yourself to your filmmaking. At FilmCamp, we begin to do that in the advanced Rookie course. http://www.filmcamp.tv/FilmCamp.TV/Academy_Courses/Entries/2008/6/3_The_Rookie_-_Level_1.html

Q.: You’ve said “We believe in making unique cinema rather than talking or dreaming about it.” Can you elaborate the same?

I know we are already unique. Every short on the website is different. Every film has a beginning, middle and end. Most Bollywood films cannot boast a story (with beginning, middle and end) even after being made for several crores. They only have stars that give very mediocre performance considering their hefty salaries. Bollywood is ALL hype, and bad lottery business with less than 1% success rate. FilmCamp, on the other hand, is ALL real. The pity is, you don’t know how to evaluate it. You are not a filmmaker. You never critique Rembrandt’s student works or listen to Lata Mangeshkar’s recordings as a student singer. Do you? FilmCamp is very different. By the fourth hour into a one-day workshop, you are actually shooting a film. No ifs, no buts, no hype and no bullshit! You go to Whistling Woods you might (or might not) make a film after paying 12 Lakhs and sitting in class rooms for 3 years.

Oh yes… we don’t talk, we do it. But you’d have to attend a workshop to know that for sure. Are you game? Or will you be preaching from Rajkot…

Q.: Funding is one of the critical issues that upcoming film makers do come across. I mean, even for renting a professional camera, they need to pay good amount. And there are expenses for editing, sound mixing etc. What are the funding opportunities in INDIA, particularly for Short Film makers? In other words, from where they can avail necessary funding for their short film / documentary project?

If one is a beginning filmmaker, there never has been a better/cheaper time to make films. A lot of experimentation can be done with a little Rs. 15000.00 Sony handycam and an Apple Mac Mini (Rs. 35,000 hardware and software).  So, for Rs. 50,000 you have a complete solution - shooting, editing and mixing. It’s never been cheaper than this. I know. I became a filmmaker before the digital age and started shooting on Kodak film. Short films are not going to be funded unless they are ad-films. Return on investment is virtually non-existent. What short films facilitate is a medium to learn, experiment, share using the internet and mobile phones, get feedback from an audience and build a fan base and community. That is a lot more than filmmakers could expect from short films 10 years ago. After making several short films, a filmmaker can confidently put to use his experience to make longer commercially viable works. Everybody from Spielberg to Scorsese began making short films. It’s all practice, and, if it works for those directors, it should work for us too! The funding for documentaries is not bad.

I think there are a lot of NGOs operating in India that need films made on their work. Budgets are small but there are good opportunities to tell interesting and different stories. Documentary filmmaking is very very good experience in filmmaking because one learns to cope with the unexpected. The story evolves and changes and you go along and one has to keep fine tuning the script and the edit to tell the story. It still is a story. At FilmCamp, we offer participants of our 1:1 Filmmaking workshop the Grass Root Filmmakers Grant. If they write and storyboard a 1-2 minute film, we allow them to borrow our camera and use our editing equipment for free. The principal aim is to hone the skills learned at the workshop i.e. writing, storyboarding, shooting and editing.

Q.: What should be the motive of short film making? In other words, which are the ways to earn from it? Are the Film Festivals good for that? Which are the other ways?

The purpose of making short films is explained above. If you think the motive of art is only to earn money then stick to getting an MBA or becoming a dentist. Cinema is an artform just like Kathak or Tabla. Pay is proportional to talent. And for talent one has to work hard to develop.  One can’t expect to be paid while still taking baby-step in the art form by making short films. Crawl before your run. Zakir Hussain is a truly gifted tabla Ustad. Ustad Allah Rakha used to play for him even when he was in his mother’s womb. Lucky guy. But to become an Ustad like his father, Zakir practiced 5+ hours a day to get to where he is now. He never talked about pay on that journey. He always was, and still is today, about love for the tabla. You can see that love in his face when he plays and feel it in his indescribably music. For that, audiences will pay him anything! Everything in life is NOT about pay. If it was so, God would have wanted us to be prostitutes on the day we were born. Go hungry first!

Q.: You also organize workshops for kids too. How is the experience of mentoring them?

Teaching children is much more fulfilling. They will certainly bring about change in Indian filmmaking because they are much more creative than adults, far less judgmental and far more fearless. They learn faster and don’t have pre-conceived notions about filmmaking. They bring their innocence to the filmmaking process and so they shine. They are the future of Indian filmmaking and will be foot soldiers of change. They are not going to pay money to watch the Bacchans or the Khans but will make their own cinema. They are going to be free. Watch out Bollywood!

Q.: If I’m not wrong, presently, you’re operational from Bangalore only. Are you planning to stretch the activities of FilmCamp in other cities of India? If yes, what are the planning and what exactly you’re looking for to establish another center in another city?

FilmCamp’s plans for the future will unfold in the years to come.

Q.: What else completes Sanjay Nambiar other than film making?

Filmmaking completes me. A human being cannot express himself/herself better than with a film. It is the ultimate umbrella artform. I was lucky to have been introduced to it by a good teacher. Or I would be a restless ghost.

Q.: At the end, some real tips to enthusiastic and passionate upcoming short film makers?

Gotta write the script. There ABSOLUTELY is NO work-around to filmmaking. Even documentaries have to be scripted. You might never follow the script, but it is the only reference point for the entire team that makes the film. Anybody who tells you otherwise or cuts corners in script-writing is bullshitting. You have to storyboard it. As a beginner it is very very important. In later years, you might deviate from it and not story board every shot, perhaps even cutting in-camera like the great Satyajit Ray. But that level of confidence comes from having done a lot of storyboarding, shooting and editing.

Satyajit Ray did a lot of editing and re-shooting on his first film Pather Panchali. It was his film school. But he was always prepared with his storyboard. The film took four anguish-fraught and frustrating years to make. Subsequent films, he is famed to have cut in-camera. No extra shots. Only what he needs. Always on budget. That’s the genius. One has to learn to shoot on a budget from day one. Making cinema is ALL about money (and not having enough). If one owns a handycam and an Apple Mac mini, one should not spend more than Rs. 500 (Rupees five hundred) on production cost for a short 2-3 minute film.

In order to accomplish that, one must shoot and complete this 2-3 minute film in a day. Does that as a regime - knock out 20 shots in a day - like finishing a marathon, for every short film and you will become a Spielberg. We do that in FilmCamp’s Rookie, film after film. If one doesn’t have a camera and editing system, write the script till it’s sparkling. Do a complete storyboard. Then beg till you are on all fours. Let the producer/donor see how badly you want to make the film.

Display a do or die passion and commitment. Somebody will relent. Fuck, I’ll relent.

This is cinema and it’s not for pussys. No guts… no glory.

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Do you remember the major contribution of Indus Valley Civilization to the world? The Civilization taught the world the art of designing drainage system. It is ironical that the nation that had set the high standards of plumbing for the rest of the world to follow has the worst records of inefficient supply of potable water and safe sanitation!

Though many might be aware about the outbreak of SARS in 2003, few might be aware about the actual cause that lead to this fatal epidemic. The main reason behind the pandemic was lack of maintenance of floor trap-seal. The little carelessness took away many lives.

The World Plumbing Day is dedicated to the unsung work of the people from the most neglected, yet the most crucial segment of the society – Plumbing! This special day is devised mainly to create awareness about the need of better plumbing practices, which largely contributes to the health of our countrymen, in fact to the health of our planet!

Conceptualized by the international forum of plumbing professionals, World Plumbing Council (WPC),11th March, this year and every year, hereafter will be celebrated as ‘World Plumbing Day’ across the globe.

On the eve of the World Plumbing Day, let us extend our warm and overdue gratitude to the unappreciated work of the plumbing professionals in preventing the spread of fatal water-borne diseases and preserving the elixir of life – water, the most important natural resource.

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Romila has also done internships with an online portal called The Viewspaper, based at Gurgaon, Haryana- Score 78% and with Mindtext Journal, Cochin, Kerala.

Her interests include Adventure sports, Internet, Photography, Dramatics, Travelling, Puzzles and crosswords.

Her favorite quote comes from gulzar which says:

“Aadmi bulbula hai pani ka….aur pani ki behti sach par toot-ta bhi hai, doob-ta bhi hai….phir ubharta hai, phir se behta hai…! Naa samandar nigal saka isko naa tawareeqh tod payi hai….waqt ke mauj par sadaa behta….aadmi bulbula hai paani ka!!”

At present, she’s working as an Assistant Editor. She is single and happily living alone. To describe herself in a nutshell she says “A little bit of everything, that is ME!”

Interview

Q: Since when you’re into writing? Do you remember any incident that evoked you to write? Or it just happened naturally?

I began writing in school in my 8^th grade; my first article was in Hindi on ‘unemployment‘ as it was a must for students to contribute an article. It was my school magazine which evoked me to write and when my first article was appreciated I shifted to English writing and I have been writing till date, though there was a gap of 1-2years in between as I got involved in dance and writing took back.

Q: Which are your favorite areas for writing?

Non-fiction. This area of writing doesn’t need imagination and exaggeration. I believe in facts and I like writing factual concepts. I am more into literature, essays, histories, politics, theories and research.

Q: You have won awards for writing articles in a highly renowned magazine Competition Success Review (CSR). Do talk about it with us. Also, shed light on other literary awards and achievements that you have won so far.

In 2003 it was my mum who introduced CSR for first time, earlier I never read it. I found their monthly essay contest and gave a try by sending my first essay titled ‘use and abuse of science and technology‘, the very first essay made me win my first highly commendable certificate and prize. I stood 4times first in all India essay contest of CSR magazine and twice earned the title of Ms Intellectual in 2005 and 2010. Apart from CSR I began sending my entries for essay contests conducted by famous competitive magazines - Competition Refresher and Pratiyogita Darpan.  I also write essays for a civil service online portal called civilserviceindia.com.

In all I have stood 10 times first, 10 times in second position and 23 times my essays came in the category of highly commendable contribution in the essay contests and 14times topped quiz contests nationally conducted by these magazines till date.

On the international side I participated in UNESCO and The Goi Peace Foundation, (Tokyo, Japan) essay contest on science and technology where my essay entry was accepted and I was awarded for the participation. I also wrote about the need for Kepler Mission for NASA’s Kepler Mission Spacecraft program, 2009. I am looking forward for an opportunity in making a name in the international literary scene.

Q: Which are the mediums you write for? Both paid and volunteer.

I have written for newspapers, magazines, and online websites. I still continue though now I prefer more to write for websites as this medium is now easily accessible to each and all and the information is reached in fraction of seconds.  In the past I wrote for Deccan Chronicle (local daily of Hyderabad).

Q: So far, your writing is mostly in terms of essays and articles. Any plans of writing a book? If yes, shed some light on it.

I do have plans of writing a book. To get myself familiar with book writing, I have translated 3 short stories of Munshi Premchand from Hindi to English. As I mentioned earlier I believe in facts, my book would definitely be non-fiction. Collection of essays on corporate world or entrepreneurship is an area of interest for me as a theme for my work.

Q: From our personal communication I know that you’ve a future goal for film making. Film making is a vast field, i.e. it includes story writing, script writing, storyboard, editing, directing etc. etc. What you’re passionate about?

Movies are my biggest passion after writing and reading. I am really fascinated by the way the stories and characters are portrayed on the screen. I would like to be a screenplay writer and in the direction category, but the fact is I don’t have any theatre experience nor did any course on films. I read extensively on film making. It is a part of my daily routine to watch one movie before I end my day.

Q: Which writers do inspire and boost up your writing skill?

The list is huge but I would like to make a mention of few of them. In the non-fiction side I am inspired by Dr Amartya Sen and William Dalrymple. In literature it’s Amrita Pritam, Munshi Premchand, Saadat Hassan Manto and William Shakespeare. There’s only one writer in English who has really given a new outlook in fiction writing that is Dan Brown for me and I simply admire the way he writes research in fiction style.

Q: Apart from writing, reading and films, what are your other interests in life?

It’s was in school time I developed interest for painting and embroidery so I still do paint and do embroidery stitch work which I excel now and all credit goes to my mum who helped me to master it. Music is food for my soul; I need something playing for my ears all the time. I like jogging and running which now I hardly get time for, it’s my desire to participate in a marathon. Lastly but not the least, I love fashion and high end designer labels.

Q: You mentioned you love fashion, did you ever attempt anything on fashion writing and what are your fetishes in fashion? Tell us about your favorite designer or designer label, do you own any of them?

I did write on fashion which got published in French fashion magazine and also became the pick of editor. I participated in the Vogue magazine’s ‘my favorite designer’ contest where I had written a business profile of Louis Vuitton.  I have fetishes for footwear and bags. I own more than 15 different varieties of bags from clutches to large tote bags from Hidesign, Burberry, Just Jane, Louis Vuitton, shoetree, People of NYC, and Gucci. I love stilettos, my favorite being 5inches from brand Paprika of Hong Kong. My all time favorite designers are - Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo. In Indian scenario its Narendra Kumar Ahmed and Sabyasachi Mukherjee who’s designed cosmetics I use.

Q: Which are your favorite books?

Argumentative Indian (Amartya Sen), What the CEO Wants You to Know (Ram Charan), The Last Mughal, Delhi 1857 (William Dalrymple), The Da Vinci code, Angels and Demons, The lost symbol (Dan Brown), the monk who sold his Ferrari (Robin Sharma), Brida (Paulo Coelho), the devil who wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger).

Q: Share your working experience so far. Which places and positions you’ve worked for?

Professionally I started as a freelance writer in September 2008 and I have 18months experience and presently as a full time assistant editor I have gained 3months experience. As an article writer I have worked with Globalams, Eternal Solutions Magazine, Paycheck India project (IIM, Ahmedabad & University of Amsterdam initiative) and speakbindas.com. From October 2008 I am into active citizen journalism, writing for merinews.com

Q.: What are your future plans?

I have couple of things lined up from writing a book, getting into film making, entrepreneurship and definitely climbing forward steps in journalism to a better position from being an assistant editor. I am looking forward to do my masters in business administration very soon.

Q: From your above plans, we can see you have interest in being an entrepreneur, how do you plan this to come true and what made you generate interest in entrepreneurship?

In one of our earlier conversations, you had commented that you find all the qualities of an entrepreneur in me, I took it as a compliment but the fact is that being a student of economics I always found interest in business. I am inexperienced but it’s important for me to plunge into it early so that later stage in life I can be called as a successful entrepreneur. I undeniably want to collaborate with another entrepreneur definitely experienced man/woman who willingly would be interested to have me as his/her team-mate to run their firm/organization. I don’t believe in concept of brain drain. I want to work in India and work for India, I want to contribute to the national income and try doing such things in business which would get a difference in the country.

Q.: Coming to less formal question are you a foodie? What completes your appetite?

I enjoy eating and have a sweet-tooth. I like eating variety foods such as chicken, sea-food, Japanese quails, Russian salad and Cheese cakes to aalu parathas with yoghurt, pickles, dosa with sambhar. Indian, North East Frontier and Chinese are my favorite cuisines.

Q. How important are friends for you and who are your close friends, can you introduce them to speakbindas?

Ans: Friends are an integral part of anyone’s life and they have been the same in my life too. I do know many people professionally and personally but there are a few of them with whom I get along well and they happen to be 5 of them – Shreyas, Siddharth, Himani, Preeti and Devang. Shreyas is Account Director with Millward Brown, Bangalore; Siddharth is Manager with Omni Medical, New Delhi; Himani is reporter with DD News, New Delhi; Preeti happens to be Deputy Editor and works with me and Devang is you, the editor of speakbindas who needs no introduction.

Q.: How can people reach you?

I am online most of the time either from my notebook or else from my hand phone. I am easily reachable through email which is romilachitturi AT gmail Dot .com. People can write to me with their comments/ compliments/criticisms. I welcome them in my mailbox. For my near and dear ones I am reachable on my phone, but I would prefer emails for feedbacks and queries. I exist in orkut and facebook also!

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Interview

Q.: What according to you is creativity?

Wow, that’s a big question! For me, creativity is our ability to dream things up and to actualize them in the world. Creativity means using the stuff that’s in your head to make something unique and new – something which would never have existed without you.

Q.: In your ‘About’ page, you’ve said “why we get motivated and fired up for new projects only to abandon them days later.” What exactly can be the answer for this question? In other words, how one should realize that among the bunch of ideas that are striking their brain, which one to pick up and apply action to it?

I don’t think there is an easy answer to this one, though I have attempted to address it a few times (see my post Meeting Your Goals #1: Getting Focused for example). I find that it helps to let ideas simmer for a while – instead of jumping into something new straight away, I try to wait and see if I’m still excited about it after a few days.

Often, the decision about what idea to go with depends on both internal and external factors. By internal, I mean things which are inside us – so, perhaps our enthusiasm for a particular topic. External factors might include the practicality of the idea, or whether it’s likely to find an audience or market, and so on.

Q.: When it’s about personality development or positive thinking or anything of that sort, there are thousands of books, dvds, audios are available to preach the youth. But still, it doesn’t solve up the issue. What’s your take on such books and dvds that claim to be success in few hours?

I’m always very skeptical about anything promising instant success! I’m afraid that life just doesn’t work like that. If you’re really going to change and grow as a person, it takes a fair bit of time, patience and perseverance.

You can waste a lot of time and money chasing “magic” solutions – or you can knuckle down and do the real work which is going to take you where you want to go.

I think one of the reasons that there’s a lot of different personal development advice is because people are different! Sure, there are some methods and techniques which will work for most people – like attending to important matters before they become urgent – but other advice is really quite dependent on your personality and temperament.

Q.: What’s your inspiration for writing on the subjects which are very close to human interests?

You’ve pretty much put it in the question there, I think: I write about interests, and concerns and preoccupations which many people have. I got interested in personal development when I was a student, and I realized that it was just another way of expressing my desire to make the most of my life and to help others get the most out of their lives too.

Q.: Money is one of the major issues of today’s youth. Would you like to share some of the interesting and cool projects/ideas/business modules that can earn them money?

Is money really a more major issue today than it has been in the past? I think we’re at a wonderful position today, actually, where there’s a lot of freedom for small entrepreneurs: almost anyone can start up a business and make money without much initial outlay.

As I mentioned above, I’m no fan of “magic bullet” solutions: I can’t give you a step-by-step business plan because it’d bore both of us and probably wouldn’t work for you, because you’ve got different skills and talents from mine.

However, I’d suggest that some good steps towards starting up your own money-making project or business are:

- Start with your interests, passions, hobbies – whatever you want to call them

- Find a way to turn these into something which is useful to other people – that’s how you make money, by providing value

- Read books like Jonathan Field’s Career Renegade (I’ve written a review of it here) for lots of ideas on how to do that!

- Get advice and help from people who’ve done something similar before – then you can learn from their mistakes rather than having to make too many of your own…

Don’t try doing something just for the money. Go with what you enjoy first and foremost. I’d much rather have less money and more time to do what I love – which is exactly what I do have. J

Q.: Does your blog help you earn money too? Do shed more light on it.

Most of my income is from working as a paid blogger on various sites (Dumb Little Man, Pick the Brain and The Change Blog are the personal-development related ones that I write for at present.)

Aliventures makes money in several ways:

* I have a shop page where I link to an ecourse (The Staff Blogging Course) and ebook (The Blogger’s Guide to Effective Writing) that I sell
* I have one (!) advertiser
* I review various products and services which I use and love, and I make affiliate commission on sales of these

Q.: What tips you would like to share with freelance copy writers / article writers who wish to make a fortune with their writing skill? In other words, they’re good at writing, how can they earn money with it through freelancing?

I’ve done the occasional piece for magazines – but most of my consistent income has come through blogs. It takes a bit of looking around to find editors who pay a good rate, but I’ve been very happy with the blogs that I work for.

There are lots of sites which can help you get started as a freelance writer – I’m particularly fond of:

* Men with Pens – writing and business advice
* Freelance Writing Jobs – loads of great tips and job listings
* Freelance Folder – general freelancing advice
* Freelance Switch – also general freelancing advice

If you want to go down the paid blogging route, my Staff Blogging Course is a step-by-step guide (and only $19).

Q.: People do like reading good stuffs. You’ve written some of very inspirational articles in your blog. Do you feel that, apart from just making people feel good, they’ve helped them in reality?

I really hope so! I know how easy it is to read a blog post and feel all fired up and motivated by it … only to forget it completely in minutes. But readers often stop by and leave very thoughtful comments, or send emails, and this lets me know that they’re getting a lot out of what I write.

Most of my posts on Aliventures aren’t about handing people a few tips and tricks – they’re about encouraging readers, or helping them to feel less alone, or getting them to think a bit about the way they’re approaching life.

Q.: What are your goals and ambitions?

I’d love to see Aliventures grow in popularity – I’m having a lot of fun writing there, and the feedback I’ve had from readers has been fantastic.

Beyond that, though, my real passion as a writer is fiction. I’m working on a novel at the moment (as part of my creative writing MA), and I’m very keen to get that published. I think that fiction is a lot more challenging than non-fiction writing – but it can also be more rewarding.

I said above that it’s easy to read a blog post and forget it … well, a novel can really get into people’s heads and stay with them for years. I’m sure you can remember stories you read as a child. That’s one of the reasons I’d like to be successful with my fiction writing as well as my non-fiction.

In other areas, I’d like to do some speaking and possibly some teaching in the future – again, that would let me make a deeper connection with people than blog posts allow.

Q.: What special message you would like to share with SpeakBindas readers?

I’d like to encourage everyone reading this that they’ve got some amazing skills and unique interests which really let them stand out. I know it often doesn’t feel that way – we tend to underplay the talents which we have – but it’s always true. You can always make a positive contribution to the world.

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Currently I share my home with my two rescue cats Kip (a sleek tabby) and Petie (a husky grey tuxedo).

I refuse to fall prey to the “Cat Lady” stereotype. I wear my black clothing like a badge of honor and buy sticky rollers in bulk. Having a cat is not exactly a dirty little secret but people talk. They shake their heads and warn that I will never again have good furniture - or a man.

Is it true that a 4-legged ball of dander can take down a life so easily? I started my blog I HAVE CAT (http://www.ihavecat.com) last August to discover the truth.  About myself, my feline attachment, and the dog-eat-dog city against which it all goes down.

Interview

Q: Welcome to Speakbindas. Tell us since when blogging has been a part of your life? Was there any motive or inspiration as a backbone of it?

I began blogging last August at the encouragement of a friend who is a proper writer and published her first novel. Growing up I had outlets for my creative expression be it acting, dancing, painting or playing the violin. As an adult I never made these things a priority and while I took the random ballet class now and again, my life revolved around work and socializing. Blogging allowed me to create something and forced me to practice the art of writing. It was a huge leap of faith for me as I’d never considered myself a writer and always struggled with grammar and spelling.

Q: What is your blog all about? Which topics you cover there? Is that you alone running/maintaining the blog, or have a team?

I maintain my blog on my own though I have had a few posts written by guest bloggers.

My blog is about my life and observations obviously influenced by the fact that I’m single, live in New York City, and deal with the stereotypes of the “Crazy Cat Lady.” It’s easy to want to write funny anecdotes or diary entries, but I challenge myself to make my posts have some meaning so that they will be relatable on some level to all readers - married, single, cat-lover, dog-lover, man, woman.

Q.: How important is it for the blogger to interact with their readers? Do you respond to all the comments that you receive?

Extremely important. I try to respond to every comment and feel badly when I forget and get around to it later.  What makes blogs so interesting to me is the intimacy it fosters between strangers. With all the stimuli out there in the universe and the amount we read online, it means a great deal for someone to have connected to such a degree with what you wrote that they take the time to reach back out to you. If you don’t respond it communicates - intentionally or not - that you are only interested in a monologue and not a dialogue. A blog by nature is a dialogue - it’s not a website for a reason.

Q: What are the present statistics for your blog, i.e. number of daily visitors, visitors geographical status etc.?

Anywhere from 80-300 visitors depending on if I have a new post.

Q: Is blogging for you just a passion or a medium for earning too? Does it help you to earn enough cash to quit a 9 to 5 day job?

I don’t make any money off my blog. Blogging for me is a form of creative expression and forces me to use my brain in ways I don’t normally in a given day.

Cats of Tamar Arslanian

Q: From the secret bucket of your blogging experiences, what tips you would like to share with the fellow bloggers?

Self promotion is key, as is finding a niche to write about.  You need to write about something that has a built-in audience. A topic that people are passionate about.

In some people’s opinion my blogging makes me an ever bigger crazy cat lady than I already am. But as my blog readers know and my good friend Nancy reminds me, the cats are a device I employ through which to tell my stories. The cat stories are not in and of themselves the point of the blog.

I recently attended a talk where Julie Powell (the woman whose blog inspired “Julie and Julia”) said two things that stuck with me. The first,  “A blog is an expression of obsession” and secondly “A strong view attracts as well as repeals.” So to be successful you will also be unpopular. I think it’s a nice way to keep perspective and not get caught up in criticism.

Q: Do you believe that blogging completes you? If yes, tell us how?

Ans.: it definitely fulfills a part of me that wasn’t being actualized before. It forces me to think about things instead of letting them whiz by without assessing their meaning.

Q: Say, you are sponsored to travel to 3 world destinations, where you need not to worry about costs for food, hotel or anything. Which destinations would you pick up, and why? Would you like to take someone along with you? If yes, whom?

Vietnam, African Safari, Alaska. I’d take my sister with me.

Q: Are you into watching movies? If yes, which fills your list of favorite ones?

Crash, Little Miss Sunshine, Garden State, Wizard of Oz, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles

Q: What would be the one thing you’d change about yourself?

To have more confidence in myself and not take things so personally.

Q: What will you do without internet?

Be forced to interact more with people face to face….or perhaps I’d become a hermit…could go either way!

Q: What is your deepest fear?

Death and dying

Q: Which is your favorite television show? Favorite songs?

Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Flight of the Concords, Modern Family, House

Q: What is your favorite food? Any particular dislikes?

Red wine and cheese.  Margaritas (lots of salt and fresh lime) with guacamole and chips.

Never liked cantaloupe or papaya. As an administrative assistant early in my career I drove catering crazy because I’d always order fruit salad without cantaloupe. It’s a filler and no one ends up eating it!

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Cricket is in out blood, we watch cricket 6 months in a year and talk the rest 6 months about it. We have never bothered so much about any other sport. Keeping aside the intellectual reasons, we will realize that so much of cricket has surpassed all the possibilities for reasons. It is a mania, a craze!

Cricket entertains its fans, rejuvenates them and unites them into one big platform. The excitement and fun in cricket is the result of personal interests of the people. Media has taken cricket to masses. Whether its advertisement on TV, sports columns of newspapers, movies or sports-time in the news, everywhere cricket tops the priority list. The reason is clear, cricket is in demand!

Apart from watching the player professionally, the fan club appreciates the players on TV screen doing something not related to the game. The fans of MS Dhoni using Reebok accessories feel that using these goodies can make them strong, and look like the man himself. It is Boost for Sachin, drinking boost day and night are required for the fans not because of the product’s health benefits but because Sachin is the man behind promotion of the product.

It may appear strange but it is a fact that after the big release of Aamir Khan’s Lagaan, the considerable part of audience was interested in spending money and time in the cinema halls so as to get the taste of cinematic cricket. The characters entertained the audience playing cricket.

Cricket has ruled the hearts of people all over the world. Where there is cricket, presidents, prime ministers and tycoons all turn into fans. Everyone has accepted cricket as an integral part of process. The explosive batting of MS Dhoni in his initial matches compelled newspapers and journalists to go to his home at Ranchi; can we ever expect a new cover in any field so crazily chased by the media?

The important factor for this craziness is the interest of the audience in the game. Cricket has in its kitty, the love and admiration of masses, to the extraordinary extent which no other game has. Cricket mania can be seen in all age groups and in all the sections of the society. In our cricket team, the extraordinary performance of the players has not only set new international records and standards but has made cricket come closer to the hearts of common people.

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