Even though drama is a passion, i'd never thought of myself as being part of a 'movie'..i mean i'm not built for that. but you never realise what it is unless you've tried it. and now that i've gotten a chance, i love it!
shweta, a friend of mine from college, asked a bunch of us if we'd act in her bf sameer's movie as part of a film-making class submission. and though it initially started off as a simple favour, im now so glad she asked! we've been goin over the script, scenes, dialogues etc since about a week and i love every bit of it!
it's a horror flick and i play a 17 year old ghost, who'd slit her wrist outta loneliness and depression. it's a freaky story and me being me, i was totally scared of my own role! for the past week, i've had some incredible experiences playing a ghost, staring into the camera lens in a demented spooky way, lying dead on the floor in a pool of blood, crouching in a corner staring at the protagonist(kushan) who has no idea i'm watching him.
but besides all that, i've also substituted for a couple of people while they weren't present and even handled the camera in some shots, learning about various angles and positions that would best suit the scene.
2 days ago we went to the location to rehearse before our final shoot on sunday. this place, chanod, is about an hour's drive from baroda. there's an old semi-deserted haveli that's perfect for the movie. with hundreds of bats flying all over the place, creaky stairways, doors that lead nowhere, rooms without a ceiling, storerooms filled with antique furniture, and a massive dog-the place is made for horror flicks!
with the final shoot beginning tomorrow, i'm super excited to get into my costume and make-up and scare the living daylights outta people!!
Amazing! Atta Gurl!
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