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    Aladin Genesis 4 – Ringmaster Arrives
    EROS PREVIEW THEATRE, 1998 I get invited to the screening of a film. For the first time in my life, I am seeing a film before its release. And here I meet for the first time, Sanjay Gupta, one of my favourite directors and a fine technician. The man who taught me that it’s always good to start with a poster when you are staring at a gaping blank wall. CUT TO: MEHBOOB...
    by Sujoy Ghosh at May 27th, 2009 at 12:05 am
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    The Genesis of Aladin – Part 3
    I remember the day clearly… FILM CITY. FLOOR 9.  2003 I stand in one corner.  Atul Kasbaker clicks away stills for Dabur, while Mr. Bachchan poses.  Suddenly he shouts “STOP”!  - It’s too boring…let’s get some music on.  Hurry hurrush rush … and a music system appears by magic in which he slides in a CD. The music is from a new film yet to...
    by Sujoy Ghosh at May 18th, 2009 at 11:05 am
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    ‘Aladin’ or How I learnt to start worrying, slow down and make a movie : 2
    ‘Agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaho toh saari kaynat tumhe usse milaane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai’ - Om Prakash Makhija Things were cool. Were going to get cooler as I was off to London (very bad joke, sorry) to meet Charles. I was running seriously low on money and had just got permission to use a small gym in Pali Hill, FREE, which was fantastic. Very nervously...
    by Sujoy Ghosh at May 11th, 2009 at 04:05 pm
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    How I learnt to start worrying…
    I have just realised that it’s far, far easier to write a screenplay than a blog! For the last 6 hours or so I have been trying to find THAT perfect start to my first ever blog but like fuck if that’s going to happen in this lifetime.. so let’s just start.. I am here to share my experience in film-making and in making ‘Aladin’ and hope it helps someone in their...
    by Sujoy Ghosh at May 10th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
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