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Mahesh Nair is a writer director making his debut with Accident on Hill Road. He has been the Creative Director on 50 Lakh, and Chief AD on Naach. Mahesh has also directed numerous documentaries including the one on Dabbawallas for BBC Worldwide TV. His company Soul Curry Films produces corporate films. Mahesh has also been a print journalist (Mid-Day, Business Today), director of non fiction tv shows (Crossfire, India This Week) and Contributing Editor to Rediff.com. His firm SoundPicture.com was India's earliest broadband content supplier.

 

Mahesh Nair's Blog

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    Casting Ouch
    Farooque Shaikh in Accident On Hill Road Why does an actor say yes to a role offered by a new filmmaker? My experience of struggling in Bollywood to make a film taught me this. There are four factors that convince an actor (male and female) to say yes. The first is money. If I put crores on the table there are very few actors who will say no. But then that is such a stupid...
    by Mahesh Nair at August 23rd, 2009 at 07:08 am
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    How to make a film with friends
    Abhimanyu Singh and Celina Jaitly in Accident On Hill Road “There is this film that I have bought. I want you to see it and let me know whether you would be interested in making it,” Nari Hira said chirpily as we met for the first time in the Magna office Shit. I had spent the last six years sitting and writing eight original screenplays in the hope of making them...
    by Mahesh Nair at August 16th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
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    Accident in Bollywood
    First look of Accident On Hill Road posterAs a child I used to hate my dad for making us wait at railway stations to catch the train. I have often waited at  the Chandrapur railway station in Maharashtra to go to Palakkad in Kerala.  For a 5.30pm train we would be there at 1pm. I would my spend time counting the number of coaches of umpteen trains that pass by.  I would...
    by Mahesh Nair at August 10th, 2009 at 11:08 am
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