Bhay - The Fear

Dreams and reality are different. It is very easy to dream but difficult to implement. I always wanted to make films. By films, I mean story about real people. I love documentaries and aspire to have a few in my name one day.

After a lot of hustle and bustle of life I decided to go ahead with my first movie. I never wanted to do fiction but my friend Ritesh insisted to start with that. Osian talent campus hunt was another reason to choose 1 minute movie over others.

There was no scope for endless arguments as Ritesh and I unanimously selected a feasible story with least of the budget and time requirements.

Bhay – The Fear - did not turn out the way we wanted but I am satisfied with the way we completed it in just three days over two weekends. Arranging resources and managing everyone with different commitments was indeed a difficult task at hand. However, I could use my resources and contacts, and above all my rapport with various people around me. Everything went smooth and on time. We chose Sunday Apr 28, 2007 for shooting and May 05-06, 2007 for editing.

As expected, editing revealed our various flaws such as loose script, low quality direction and camera work, issues with the sound, and the final editing itself. However, the encouraging part was that we could deliver the product, even of an inferior scale. But there is no concept of a perfect product as there is always a room for improvement.

How many people actually step forward and realize their thoughts in reality. I am happy that I could do that even on a smaller scale. I am much more confident and better prepared for my next movie.

I did not get an opportunity to thank people in my film in such a small time frame but here on my blog I would certainly mention everybody’s name.

Thank you Ritesh for partnering with me. I am sure that we will make better and better movies with time. I would like to thank Pantji and Ravinder who spent their weekends away from their family with us working on the editing table. Special thanks to Ravinder for not only editing the movie but also teaching me and being a patient listener for my stupid editing related questions. Also, thankful to Dr. Ajit Kumar for being so helping, supportive, and confident about my endeavor.

I would like to extend my thanks to my friend Sriram for his honest critique, support, and encouragement. Mukesh Srivastava, Praveen Shukla, Sarvesh Chinagi, and Nitika Sood for their continuous support. Thanks for listening my stupid stories and giving your valuable inputs and suggestions.

Last but not the least, greatly thankful to my parents and my sisters who could instill me with positive thoughts, never dying energy, and confidence to realize the dream into reality. Thank you Mummy and Papa for the fantastic upbringing.

Please go through the movie. Criticize and make me better.