The canon that wolfs us

Lets go for ‘Bhag Milkhaa Bhag’’

Should we?

At least will be different from other formula flicks. A biopic on a living legend.

Ok. Let’s check out. Running there in Fun cinemas.

Don’t you think it is much costlier to watch a film now a days at all these multiplexes?

Ya it is, but it has advantages also. You get the ambiance that creates the mood, effect?

Really? How?

The sound effects, (5.1, 7.1 n what not), the air-conditioning and pushback chairs the free trailers…n…

N what about the overpriced popcorns, snacks( 700% costlier) …

You are always complaining. It comes with tax. Service tax, entertainment tax…. refurbish your economics.

How many times do you install push back chairs in Cinema Halls? Anuradha Cinema charges you Rs. 8 t against every entry for pushback chairs.

Must be film policy. The state govt is talking about it.

No it is the exhibitor policy. Of the owners, for the owners.

Have you seen films in Talkies? A huge dark void, moments of silence interspersed by whirling sound of fan with the mechanical movement of film reel, the visible spectrum of projection flicker and such a multitude of receptive audience. Blended feeling of myth and commonplace.

We are in 21 century bro. The technology has overtaken our lives. Now the films are screened through satellite UFO. The projectionist and gatekeeper are memories of the past. And you have not mentioned the cacophony of the generator in olden halls.
You can enjoy films at home theatre at the comfort of your home. The future is private.

Stop it. Now we have reached.

(The beggar at the complex entrance asks for money)

Should we give him?

You can resurrect poverty not the poor with coin charity” –one famous economist said. Moreover how long can he survive on a one rupee coin?

Give him ten instead. He can have enough with that money.

Are you serious?

Hmm. Some of the ministers can live on it. Why can’t he?
Ok let’s buy the tickets. Then will give him the change.
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Two tickets for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Sir the schedule is at 8.45PM
What’s in store for now?
Wolverine …starts 15 minutes later.
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So what to do?
Let’s go for it anyway. We can’t wait for 8.45. Will be too late.
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The End

So how do you like the film?

Yaa…the nuke bombing scene at Japan is thrilling. The bullet train scene and the fight sequence at the end are impressive.

So these are the things that strike you? You go to film for scenes. Verrry naaice. What about the story?

You are an old chap bro. Who looks for stories these days? You have to glue them to the seats.

The ferocity of Wolverine-II has left me nowhere in the hall. Perhaps its agility is wolfing our conscious.

The formula takes over. The telling takes back. The story of futuristic slick cinema.

Wind will carry us

It’s hard to focus on the man with my camera despite being empowered with its developed focus system . His face is radiating with an aura beyond the measure of rules of Optics. Every single time I encountered him, I found him with that aura. Much like the snow sheathed Eastern Himalayan range that radiates similar halo. There is something about the discipline and asceticism of the monks. He seems to be an epitome of eternal serenity characteristic of the heavens there since ages.

It occurred to me that beneath the veneer of apparent stagnancy he is dynamic enough to perform several duty at the high abode of quietude. I broke the silence.

“Have you ever been out of here?”

“I have been here for last thirty six years. In this peaceful land, the memory of 1960 war is still haunting me. The rival army arrived in Tawang. The air is heavy and humid unlike quintessentially Tawang. The calm, still life whose reflections can be found in the dewdrops hanging from the orchid trees were disturbed for once and all. I ran leaving all his belongings behind across the tough mountainous terrain with insurmountable hardship and arrived at Assam through Tamulpur (a place in bordering Bhutan) and then Barhampur, Nagaon District of Assam.”

“Can I get a ticket?”

We got interrupted as a visitor sought an entry to the GALDEN NAMGYEL LHATSE (Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh) Museum –the hub of ancient rare Tibetan Buddhism artifacts. He went back to help the man. Established in 17th century AD by Mera Lama Lodre Gyasto, Tawang Monastery is considered to be one among the biggest monasteries Mahayana sect in Asia. Chodak Thonduk (he told me his name) returned to me.

“Why Gompas (monastery) and other places are decorated by different colored flags hung in unison?”

“ The messages from our Holy Scripts and Lord Buddha about religious teachings and universal peace are inscribed on these. They are hosted on the eve of Losar (Tibetan New Year) with the hope that the wind will carry these sacred messages to everyone and the air will brim up with peace and happiness.”

“Please, you have to leave for now. The roads leading to the town are blocked due to landslide.” an Indian Army official alerted us.

I worried, “What about road leading to Circuit House?”

“I don’t know. Please wait until I get further communication.” The officer said. There is clear sign of anxiety in his face.

But Thonduk was composed. He smiled as he sought adieu from me. I nodded.

I thought about our lives in the plains. People are always preoccupied with the nightmare of violence. Can such aerial message bring some peace to the region?

I felt if I could raise some flag the next day

Anchalik Chalachitra Chintan


Dear All,

Finally a little step towards a an amorphous journey. We felt to tell our tales in mother tongue which may connect us in better ways, express us wholesomely.   In this forum we may,

1) Collaborate in various tasks in the best of our capacities
2) Elucidate our experiences of working
3) Complete unfinished tasks through collaboration
4) experiment in various media painting, film, cinema varite, web
5) work for the benevolence of oppressed

The contents may not strictly be about cinema, but it can encompass life, art, philosophy, fiction, poems.

Any bhavna that may help us keep going.

So we started.


Utpal