Shantaram
I finished reading 'Shantaram' and it was a wonderful read for the rest of the time. The book is only about 950 odd pages but it feels like reading a 300 page novel. The writing pulls you into Mumbai and keeps you there throughout the entire length of the story. You can smell and breath India through that book. The book is being made into a movie soon (or maybe later because of the WGA strike) with Johnny Depp in the lead role (he is also the producer and picked up the rights to the movie) with Mira Nair directing. I don't know how they are going to turn this epic story into a hollywood movie without loosing out a lot of the human element from the story - it will be interesting nonetheless.
I watched 'The Darjeeling Limited' yesterday night and it was a strange movie. I like Wes Anderson's movies however quirky they turn out to be but this one had something missing. It had some really funny moments in it but the movie was not complete in some way that I can't put my finger to.
I didn't get selected for 2008's Berlinale Talent Campus and was disappointed by the news but there is nothing one can do about it. The letter said that I had potential talent (whatever that is supposed to mean) and that I should apply again the following year. Hmmmmm......... I guess the upside of it is that I have potential talent at an international level.
After a flurry of emails between Katha publications, I have decided not to make 'Peace'. Without going into details all I can say is that I didn't want to make the short film anymore. A bit of a bugger but as the french say it cest la vie.What an year it has been - more good than bad has happened to me in 2007, so I am a happy chappy. Everyone always has some problems or the other but the key is to focus on what we have got rather than what we don't. I am hoping that 2008 will be a much more positive and fun year.
Till later,
Amit
posted by Amit @ 11:48 PM
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