Sunday, November 22, 2009

Whatta Show!!

I have been assosciated with the theatre group misfit based in bangalore for about three years now. Misfit is largely known for the acting workshops conducted by emminent theatre personality Ratan Thakore Grant.
It usually offers 2 courses the begginners and advanced level. I have done multiple begginers and advanced workshops and have assisted with directing, stage design , lights etc of almost all the workshops till date. And I have never been surprised with the kind of talent that comes out of Misfit. Launching Misfit theatre factory in Bangalore with the inaugural play :The Disgraced" by the current level 1 batch was a treat to watch. Sadly i could not be of help in direction this time as I could not promise commitment, But to watch what the Actors did on Stage today was nothing less than exciting. I have to travel almost 100 kms to and fro if I plan to go to MTF and let me tell you, The show today was worth the effort.
It was as I say a "MISF!T PRODUCTION".

Great job guys!!!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Sad but true

Its strange how people`s attitude towards you can change by one wrong move you do. It might be a big mistake or a small one but its sad when your whole personality is decided based on that incident. People then start connecting lot of other unrelated things and believe me, if we put our minds to it we can connect anything to everything and the end result is not something either party may like. Its different when the wrong move by you gives people a new insight into your character. They now know better how to treat you. But unfortunately not everyone has that ability or works towards it. I know people who belong to the second category. But sadly a lot others belong to the first.
I used to belong to the first category. But now I am trying..... trying to change.
As I walked in that day I saw her there. Wasn`t really expecting to see her, at least not there,at least not after-- almost 2 years. I tried not to look at her cause i wasn`t prepared coz I hadn`t yet found a solution. And I knew i am going see her a lot more in the coming days. Time to find a solution I thought--- I did and I feel a lot better. I can handle it now. Its easier now.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

The Below applies only if one party actually has been hurt.

Its not a very nice situation to be in when you know you are right and you know your friend is right and yet you have 2 different thoughts. Its crazy because as much hurt as you may feel you can`t do shit about it b coz no one is wrong. If a friend hurts you intentionally you have hope b coz either one of you is wrong and by realizing that you can work on rebuilding the friendship. But what happens when you are hurt un-intentionally, who is to blame? NO ONE. Can there be a solution. Possibly never.Except both of you forget what happened as an inconsequential peice of history and work at building a foundation for an exciting future.

--Post in memory of many incidents, one of which happened 8 years back.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

It aint easy being an actor

I am an Actor, I hope some of the blog readers who read my blog(other than me) know that. Was just watching a Video clip of Al Pacino on Inside the Actor`s studio.(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73bTHMfKEbM) The conversation reached a point where they spoke about Actors being either introvert or extrovert. Though I knew it,I never really THOUGHT about it. I am an introvert. It takes me time to open up to people. Acting is essentially my therapy,my way of breaking that image of an introvert. Al Pacino mentioned he used to fabricate stories as a child. Well so did I, but am not quite proud of it I must say. I must have been just a step away from being a pathological liar, which is very dangerous. As a child you might make innocent stories/lies but if you carry that habit as an adult you are royally screwed. And I am sure am not the only one in this category. I think that was my first realization of how creative and how good an an actor I am.
You know It s very funny, and I hope I have understood it to the best of my ability. An actor who is an introvert would love to be have his own space but he also craves wildly for times when he is loved and respected by all, basically he craves for the adulation and his acting, his work provides him that. Ironically the more the intensity of the people`s adulation the more he loses his private space. And that can drive anyone crazy. That`s why i understand why some of our stars/actors are so erratic/eccentric. Its not easy being an actor/star, especially a good one. Well I dont really need to worry about all this now. But its good to keep these thoughts in mind.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Realize!!

Some days ago i got a forward message from a friend of mine which said something to the effect of "People around you whom you grow up with build your character". Interesting perspective but i feel its incomplete.Our character i believe is always there in us, the aggressor or the passive guy, the emotional fool or the objective dude, whatever trait of our personality it may be they are all there in us. PEOPLE/SITUATIONS around us help us in "realizing" that trait of our personality. They do not build our character by enforcing a personality trait in us. We chooose the personality trait that we connect with and if we connect with it, it is a part of us. Omkara for example is a movie I like not only for its slick and rustic style but for the character played by saif ali khan. For those who dont know this movie is an Indain cinematic adaptation of
Othello. Saif played the character of IAGO. Now the reason i connected so strongly to IAGO is because i have a personality trait of his. JEALOUSY. I always thought I am only envious, not jealous, until the day I did something out of jealousy. The realization was overwhelming and I didn't know if I could handle it. But the first step in handling such a negative personality trait is to realize and be aware. Now I am aware when I do or say something. I ask myself "Is this jealousy or is it something you truly feel?" Believe me, it helps.