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A Musical Evening

“Singing is an art in itself. It means performance from the heart… as you really have to feel the words, to deliver the magic that captures the audience.”- Hariharan Everyone at Whistling Woods International (WWI) was blown away by the … Continue reading

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Academia-industry collaboration has always been a hotbed of discussion on both sides of the union. Some might say that industry and academia sit at two opposite ends of the spectrum and the twain shall never meet, but what we are … Continue reading

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Relationship of Director and Director of Photography

  One of the most collaborative relationships on any film set is the relationship of a Director and Director of Photography (DOP) . They are the two sides of a coin; a director visualizes the film but a DOP is responsible … Continue reading

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Modern Day Direction…

Directors develop a vision for a film and decide how the film should look. They give life and emotions to their reel life creation. They convert a script into motion cinema, which is like converting a dream into reality. A … Continue reading

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An Unfinished Letter…

…written by debutant screenwriter from WWI Ranjan Ghosh is a delight for the senses.. An aging actress,a suicide note,memories and the media glare…does she survive it? Know more on 29th August 2011 when the movie releases at the theatre near … Continue reading

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This Week at Whistling Woods International

Orientation and Training program for students at Whistling Woods International is a continuous process designed to provide WWI students with the knowledge they need to succeed academically and socially. Events on Monday, 25th July’ 2011, 10.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. … Continue reading

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Taxi Driver is to ‘De Niro’ what Godfather was to ‘Al Pacino’

The film ‘Taxi Driver’ has become prophetic and mirrors the violence of contemporary news headlines. Notoriously, the film is linked to and may have triggered the political assassination attempt by inconspicuous John Hinckley on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, illuminating … Continue reading

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Excerpts from a 2009 video interview with the father of Indian comics, Uncle Pai, shot for a documentary on Indian comics history

In 2009, I visited Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) and Tinkle founder Anant Pai in his Mumbai home, armed with a camera and copies of old ACK comics. We shot over 2 hours of footage, covering 40 years of Indian comics … Continue reading

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