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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

LOL-- A docu drama on "SPOOFS IN THE HINDI ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY"





This I had made in the final semester of my Masters degree course in June 2013.

Your views on my scripting; editing sense; editing; voice-over skills et al are welcomed............

Saturday, February 2, 2013

How I got over a bad break-up?


How I  got over a bad break-up?


Dil se jisko maan raha tha apne dil ki raani wo
aur kisi pe hi yaaroan marti thi marjaani wo
Ek kahaani khatam to dujaa kissa shuru hua……..”

setting this chunk of the song as my ringtone was the 1st ‘corrective’ measure I took to get my life back on track post my break-up!

Another knee-jerk reaction to that event saw me watching the forgettable Imran-Kareena starrer Ek Main Aur Ek Tu again and again as it somewhat lessened my pain, at least to some extent, seeing someone else, albeit in the fictitious world of movies, not getting the girl he loved!

But I had to look for long-term solutions rather than the abovementioned short-term quick-fixes!

So, I got myself the DVDs of movies like Jab We Met; Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam; Dil Maange More and Student of the Year. The prime reason behind zeroing in on these was that in all these movies, either the leading lady or the hero was involved with someone else at the beginning/1st half of the movie but eventually finds his or her soulmate in another person by the time end credits roll!

All these movie sent out this message that no matter if you happen to be the person at the receiving end of rejection or at the giving end, you have every reason in the world to keep your chin up and remain upbeat!

Next step was snapping all ties with my ex, more so on the social networking sites front. No I wasn’t worried about feeling more and more miserable seeing her flirting with other guys on it and/or seeing her getting on in her life as if nothing had happened. I was more scared of seeing her silly and pointless status updates like “Good Night frendz”; “Wishing all my pumpkin dumpling frendz a very warm good morning”(and in case she missed performing such ‘rituals’ any day, she would make up for it by saying “belated good night/good morning!”. Please someone go and tell her that there’s a new day every 24 hours and with that a new brand opportunity to perform those ‘rituals’ also!”).

Her online ‘heroics’ would have constantly reminded me of all the lies I had told her like “Sweetheart! You’re an example of ‘Beauty with Brain’”; christening her as ‘Dream Girl’ etc. etc. and thereby compounding the guilt feeling I’d have to live it as those were the only lies I had ever told in my life besides telling my parents that I was studying well with complete focus whenever they used to ask me if I was taking my studies sincerely and seriously! Moreover, all my lies to her in the form of likes and comments both in the online as well as offline world would not have augured well for me for I harboured a desire to try my hands at film reviews! My credibility would have taken a serious beating!

You doubting if I ever had a break-up or if I felt bad following my break-up? Not taking me seriously?
Well, that precisely where lies the mantra--- NOT TAKING IT SERIOUSLY!

Break-ups of course, hurt! But it’s definitely not bigger than life and more importantly, you as an individual! Had I too taken in seriously and sulked for days and months, I wouldn’t have survived to tell my tale! And it’s not that my love for her was superficial and short-term/stop-gap arrangement for me for only I know how much I loved, in fact, still love her. But my love for myself was; is and will always be greater than for anybody else. It’s just that I chose to see the lighter side to it and move on and discarded the path treaded by the fraternity of spurned lovers like me---- that of ‘Devdas’!

You too don’t judge your worth on the acceptance or rejection by the so-called ‘world’ of yours---whether current or ex!

It all boils down to how you want to see your stint with your ex--- as a glass half-empty with focussing on the negative and unhappy memories associated with it or as a glass half-filled with taking with you all the special memories!

Trust me, for every ‘Kahaani’ that meets and end, for good or bad, there’s always that ‘Kissa’ hidden somewhere right there waiting to begin! 

Embrace it!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

53-minute Radio Program on Yash Chopra

Audio Program on Yash Chopra

This is a 53-minute long audio program I’ve made on the late Yash Chopra…….Please listen to it and let me know what did you like about it and what you didn’t……I’ll awaiting your responses on my scripting; voice quality; editing and music sense et al………..


Credits:

Script & Voice-Over: 

Chandan Kumar(that’s me!)

Yash Chopra bytes:

From an interview footage of Yash Chopra taken by Shah Rukh Khan 

on Yash Chopra’s birthday in 2012

Background music: 
-
Taken from Youtube

Editing: 

Chandan Kumar( That’s me again! J )


(P.S. The audio quality of this program may sound inferior as it has been compressed considerably. So bear with it :)

Friday, December 28, 2012

News Package Scripted by me

This is a news item on the increasing vulgarity on Indian Television of late.............................

Please watch it and let me know what did you like in it and what didn't score well with you....................

A TV ad on HT's 'You Read They Learn' campaign & A Nursery Rhyme

Concept & script: Chandan Kumar(Me)

Director: Deepika

Editing: Chandan Kumar(Me) and Deepika




2. A Nursery Rhyme made by me


Writer: Chandan Kumar(Me)

Voice-Over: Teesha

Animation: Deepika

Editing: Chandan Kumar(Me)

Saturday, October 6, 2012

"मेरा अक्स मुझसे है कहता"

आजकल जब भी मैं झलक अपनी हूँ देखता

"कौन है तू अनजान शख्स" यह सवाल मेरा अक्स मुझसे है पूछता.

था तू दूसरों के होठों की हंसी; अब नम आँखें ही तेरी मैं हूँ देखता

ये कैसा अंतर्द्वंद है जिससे तू है जूझता?

सवाल पे सवाल मेरा अक्स मुझसे है पूछता

क्या जवाब दू उसे कुछ नहीं सूझता.

"क्यूँ हर बार दिल पर चोट लगाता है ये जग" पलट कर मैं यह सवाल हूँ पूछता

अपेक्षा और उपेक्षा के चक्रव्यूह से निकलू कैसे यह नहीं सूझता.

"ये कैसा बोझ तू हर घडी हर पहर लेकर है घूमता" मेरा अक्स मुझसे है बोलता

क्यों डग-डग पर तू दूसरों को है तोलता

जो पहले से है तेरे अन्दर वो क्यूँ दूसरों से और दूसरों में तू ढूंढता?

जो हक़ है तेरा क्यूँ करता है दूसरों से उसकी गुहार

दूसरों के सांचे में ढलकर उन्हें तो जीत लेगा पर खुद को जाएगा तू हार.

दूसरों के हाथ में दे दी है तूने अपनी कमान

खुद को दूसरों में देखने की गलती कर रहा है तू नादान.

नहीं है तू दूसरों के प्यार और परवाह का मोहताज

फ़रियाद नहीं करते वो जिनके सर होता है सरताज.

मन को फौलाद सा मजबूत कर; कम कर दूसरों से आस

दूसरों की मुहर ही नहीं बनाती तुझे है ख़ास.

अक्स मेरा कहता आगे "वापस करेगा तू मुझे वो शख्स" जो अब नहीं है पास

चाहे करती रहे दुनिया तेरी आँखें नम; वादा कर दूसरों के विष में भी तू डालेगा

हमेशा अपने प्यार की मिठास.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

A CHAT WITH MY SCHOOL TIME CRUSH--- JAANA THA JAPAN PAHUNCH GAYE CHEEN


Today one of my school-time crush happened to get back in touch with me. during the course of our chat, there

came a point which saw my crush getting ‘crushed’ once again. Here’s the excerpt from the chat-----

She--- Hey I want to get into bed

I(half-shocked; quarter turned-on; quarter confused)---- क्या ? लेकिन मेरे  से  क्यूँ  कह  रही  हो ?

She--- तुम्हारे  हेल्प  के  बिना  I can’t get into bed

I(this time 3/4th turned on; 1/4th confused)---- क्या  बोल  रही  हो ! I mean आज  अचानक  se  कैसे ……….

SHE--- अचानक  से  नहीं ……काफी  सोच  समझ  के  फैसला  लिया  है  मैंने ……काफी  लोगों  से  सुना  है  की  u r the best person for the job.

I(almost jumping with joy)--- I’m ready to help! TIME और  VENUE बताओ  बन्दा  हाज़िर  हो  जाएगा

She—नो  नो  तुम  नहीं  आओ ….मैं  ही  आती  हूँ  इस  week या  next week

I—hey thanks तुमने  मुझे  is लायक  समझा  कि  मैं  इस  मामले  में  तुम्हारी  मदद  कर  सकता  हूँ

She---oh pls don’t be so modest……. SUBHRA* n SWATI* gave me your reference that how you helped them get

into bed without any problem

(*names changed)

I(totally shocked as वो  दोनों  कभी  handshake से  ज्यादा  बढ़ी  ही  नहीं )---- क्या ! अरे  नहीं  नहीं  मैंने  कुछ  नहीं
किया …….

She--- stop being so modest! अच्छा   बताओ  पैसे -वैसे  कितने  लगेंगे !

I--- पैसा ? क्या   बोल  रही  हो ! तुम  पैसे  की  बात  कर  भी  कैसे  सकती  हो ! तुम्हे  क्या  हो  गया  है !

She—Chandan you’re my last hope……. मैं  already 4-5 बार  ट्राई  कर  चुकी  हूँ  to get into bed but I performed

very poorly. इस बार  if I don’t get into bed my parents will kill me.

I--- क्या ! तुम  4-5 बार  already ट्राई  कर  चुकी  हो  n ur parents know about it! how could u be so shameless!

She—shameless वाली  क्या  बात  हो  गयी  यार ! खुद  में  अगर  कोई  कमी  हो  to accept करने  में  शर्म  कैसी ? मैंने  तो

अपनी  तरफ  से  200% कोशिश  की  थी  पर  अब  सामने  वाले  को  मेरा  performance नहीं  जमा  तो  what to do……….. but

मैंने  सुना   है  की  IGNOU में  ये  सब  आसानी  से  हो  जाता  है ….

I—who is spreading such shit about IGNOU? IGNOU शिक्षा  का  मंदिर  है  हवस  का  नहीं ……

She--- what? have u gone nuts? इसमे  हवस  की  बात  कहाँ  से  आ  गयी ? what’s wrong with going for a bed course!

teachers की  काफी  vacancy निकली  हुई  है  इसलिए  I thought I should give it a shot…Patna में  Patna Women's College के

अलावा  कोई  ढंग  का  institute नहीं  है  bed के  लिए … if U can’t help me it’s ok…..

(When I realised what her ‘bed’ was, I couldn’t reply for the next 5 minutes due to the shock I had just received!)

She—अरे  कहाँ  चले  गए ?

I—B.Ed. में  ! :p

(and I logged out. I wonder if it dawned on her too what I got to realise!)

(P.S. DEAR MY SCHOOL-TIME CRUSH next time से  B.Ed. को  ‘bed’ नहीं  बल्कि  ‘B.Ed.’ ही  लिखना  वरना  किसी  को  कुछ  गलत

‘उमीदें ’ होने  लगती  हैं ……and 1 more thing SWATI n SHUBRA की  मदद  के  नाम  पर  मैंने  B.Ed. की  सारी

details पता  करने  का  ही  काम  किया  था  बस ! )