HOW ANISH PAID FOR THE SKIRT!!
Kamal Kamaraju, lead actor of Confessions of a Filmmaker sent me this funny story that I couldn’t resist and had to publish for your pleasure.
Dont forget to watch out the space @ Confessions of a Filmmaker website for the June 15th internet release of COF.
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There is a slight shift in the mood as we started that evening for the days shoot…there could be three possible reasons
1) Overly stressed routine of the shoot which was now extending into the 24th day
2) I have a clean shave, sporting a moustache.
3) we are shooting some refreshing love sequence as an image sequence…
But no, none of the above were more overwhelming than one important association to this scene..a skirt!!!.. Yes a damn white skirt which was to be worn by the girl.. in the image sequence along with me… Why could this be any reason for the shift of mood …were the stitches wrong, or was it too revealing oops!! Not revealing…nah.. those are what usually a director would have had to deal in general…but no beyond that anish who is usually boisterous was keeping silent and pensive, thinking how he could pay for that NIFT grad designed self imposed burden of the skirt which was never in his budget list…A whoophing1OOO BUCKS!!! I know I am sounding like a beggar here …not that we were struggling for a 1000 on a daily basis .but that day we were cash stuck. and we cant tell that to the NIFT guy or even the girl…with whom we expected a daily use skirt of 300/- found in the stores…None to blame her she was just trying to look beautiful…here is the intresting part of the story…imagine this
We take the first turn from anish’s home…the evening traffic is like the rising waves (flow with it or u will perish)….the traffic guy signals us to move…the mood inside the car is extremely silent…The red zen is as usual trotting its way and has finally joined the wave…S U D D E N L Y…boom Waaam crash!!!!! A silver santro has crashed into an already badly bruised dickky( trunk) of the Zen…two Dil chahta hai styled guys who were heading to a probable Saturday night bash were sitting inside to gauge the situation…Here is the angry young man action sequence of anish….Wham!!! opens the door…the first glance goes to the bumper which had nothing but a small dent ..may be it was there even beforeJ, none of us knew…the angry look continues on anish looks towards the guys …I get down look at anish …coz I dint know how to react… I can see in anish he is still thinking of those 1000 bucks that need to be paid to keep the shooting on…his mind was no where on this…now looking at the imposing personality of anish the ‘k I d s’ get down …I saw anish in the most animated way that day…he went crazy..yelling screaming at them…” what the hell have u done…” “is this the way you drive the car”…” how can ….blah blah blah…..and then came the golden words ” who the hell is going to pay for the damages…”I thought I heard ” who the hell is going to pay for the skirt”….i was trying to stop my smile…Anish maintained his stance…the party hoppers didn’t want the Saturday night to be ruined…zattak the purse opened with out further argument…he took out a 500 note…and said
GUY-” how much would it take to repair”
ANISH- fuck I don’t know…I don’t know ..i dont know — read as (it takes 1000 for a skirt)
GUY slowly takes out the second five hundred note…
That’s it …I was smiling…couldn’t help…but must watch was anish…who just almost grabbed the two 500 notes…and was like in the forgiving tone…”anything ..anything…its ok ..its ok….please drive safely…have fun…”
Read as ” thank you man …thank you…”
And even before anything else could happen..We rushed into the car….Anish was screaming …I was clapping my hands…there was a sudden relief to the day..it was as if a god sent crash…!!
We were lucky…anish can now pay for the skirt…we can finish the shoot that day
Tags: Confessions of a Filmmaker
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Very funny story. Thanks for posting. Sounds like it’s right out of a movie.
yeah it is …infact thts the fun of movie making sometimes that it can be cinematic by itself:)
Though the story seems funny, as I started reading through it, I could only feel for ANISH….From what I had been reading for sometime, Anish had gone/going through lot of pains. I really hope he reaches his goal on June 15th.
Good Luck Anish and Kamal !! We need people like YOU !!!!!!!
LOL! That’s crazy!
too late! but this coould be included in the film.
Tha was wicked..:d
Although I feel for Anish and his team but for some reason I think it was not right thing to do. I feel tt was exploitation of a situation, I just got this feeling after reading this. Please dont judge me, its my opinion.
Anyway a nice story, thanks for sharing.
couldn’t believe that guy actually paid you right on the spot.. where in hyd this happened??
@ Kishan….”couldn
We were never friends, but I never remebered Anish to react in such a manner in his childhood days. Society has changed and I guess he did adapt himselves to the changes.
What ever the cost for the Skirt was paid off, but he dents remain and he can laugh at himselves wheneven he looks at it
[V]
well done anish…the fact that the guy immediately took out two five hundred notes, shows how dumb he was and shows how he treats money as…..such people are often subject to something called “How-la” syndrome, which means being prone to an immediate cowardly reaction towards situations of pressure especially induced by confessing directors.
:d
Tht was cool !
I would ve made him pay not 2, not 3, but 4 500 rupee notes coz without bein judgemental, the kinda guy he was it doesnt matter to him havin no valve for money.
exploit those who ve it all n shout frm rooftops ki aa bail mujhe maar !!!
great goin anish
P.S: agar 3 500 rupee notes hote toh v cud ve partied guys, i m frm hyd too.
It would be interesting to know the reaction of the 2 guys if they read this article.
They will watch the movie and shout
“Is skirt ka paisa maine diya hai”
OR
if it was a live play instead, they would shout “Meri skirt mujhe de de jaaneman!”
Hai Bhagwan, paapi skirt ki khaatir kya kya karna padta hai
=))=))=))
nice read
a stuff for small miracles series!