by Abhaya Simha | Nov 17, 2010 | Blog
Time and again the premier film school of India, the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII) has faced various threats to its existence and the students of respective batches have fought back hard and have been victorious. The founders of this legendary...
by Abhaya Simha | Nov 11, 2010 | Blog
Sagar is a good friend of mine and also my associate director for the first film, Gubbachigalu. Ever since I started working on Shikari, he too was a part of it. Santosh Eashwar is (a close relative of great writer from Kerala, Mr. Kaidapuram) an experienced associate...
by Abhaya Simha | Nov 4, 2010 | Blog
It was a film party given to honor that year’s National Award winners of Kannada industry. I was there to express my respects to senior film makers there. A senior friend and well wisher of mine introduced me to one of the leading producers in Kannada film Industry,...
by Abhaya Simha | Oct 28, 2010 | Blog
When I got down at Cochin Airport and smelt the fresh salty air, I was reminded of my home town Mangalore. It also reminded me when I saw my first film of Mammukka. It was long back during the VHS times. Dad had got a new VCR and one of my grand mothers, Sita had...
by Abhaya Simha | Oct 22, 2010 | Blog
Once I had a convincing enough story, I started scripting it. But at the same time I was wondering who would suit the role best. Since I am from Karnataka, I was thinking of some stars from Kannada film industry. Many faces flew by but none settled in. many of them...
