Nondescript filmmaker

I was born and brought up in a city. Date: 25. Sept 2011 I was in my parent's village when this idea came to me. Location: The Village My parent's village in Kerala is quite different from North Indian villages. (Assuming, of course, that North Indian villages are like those seen in North Indian movies and tepid Hindi, prime time serials.) This one is relatively rich. It either has villas or smart looking thatched homes. Most homes have at least some people, who are educated and can speak and write in English. At least that's how it is in the homes of dozens of my relatives. The pace in this village is slow and every person's arrival is treated like the next circus in town... err village. Wait a minute. Did I hear one of my story characters speak in Marwadi ? Or was that Haryanvi? My story is set in a North India village. The questions I watch out for when I am here Where are you going? A simple question with great potential for spice. If I say I went to t...

Once a wise person pointed out to me that getting affected by an adverse situation in another's life is more a reflection of one's self rather than a reflection of the other. In other words, in such a situation it may not be a fact that the other person is as happy or sad as you think he/she is but it is a fact that you get affected by the situation you explained about the other person. So I have come to believe that if I get affected by another's 'plight' who I am trying to address is, actually, myself. I came across an article in the newspapers where six people-five youth and a middle aged man-were alleged to have raped a young girl. My heart went out to the girl. The girl had been invited to cook by a well-known acquaintance and his friend. They overpowered her and raped her after she entered the house. They warned her not to reveal it to anyone. They, on the other hand, went and revealed it to their friends. Their friends blackmailed her. On different occasi...