Aaya India

Notwithstanding India's failure in the Champions Trophy (from what I read in the press), the video below is still good. Maybe Team India should have a look and see the hopes we have for them!!!

GO INDIA!!! OOH AAH INDIA AAYA INDIA!!!!!!!!!!

(I will have a decent blog entry soon, just don't know when though)

My screenplay 2

My screenplay for the Mangal Ho (Aatma) song, from MPTR

Tannn tannn....
Sabne suna re...
Show Wayville Pavilion
Danka bole dhum dhum,
Ramping shot of Ridley Centre front
Jago jago ab tum,
Ramping shot of Ridley Centre right side
Neend me ho kyu tum, oooo...
Cut to: Leaves on the ground of Wayville Pavilion
Jago re jago, jagoooo reeee....
Students start slowing trickling in
Jagi jagi hai dharti saar aur jaaga jaaga hai ambar
Jagi jagi hai nadiyaan saari aur jaga jaga hai sagar, jagoooo...
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)*4
From feet up, show close up frontal shot of Prasanna, walking majestically, from the Wayville Pavilion entrance
Show left view, Prasanna, and surrounded by friends, walking in step
Dekho dekho samay kya dikhaay,
Show right view
Dekh kar bhi na biswaas aay,
Koi exam likhne ab jaa raha hai,
Focus on the backpack of Prasanna, and slowly focus on Prasanna
Kitne gaurav-se sar ko uthaay,
Frontal of Prasanna, writ in concentration
Dhanya hai bhaag har us mata ke,
Jo aisa beta paay,
Frontal of Prasanna smiling
Jo needar hai,
Woh amar hai,
Prasanna looks around at his friends, allays their nerves, fearless about the exam
Exam likhne (hai) to aise likhenge,
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)*4
Prasanna goes towards a chair sits down, starts some last minute revision, but mind is not in it
Greets the other friends who are coming around
Aisi dhaj se chala hai ye baagi,
Cut to: Prasanna walking towards locker room
Jo bhi dekhe woh sis nibhaay,
Cut to: Prasanna picking out items needed in the exam room
Cut to: Prasanna standing at the front of the hall, waiting to go in
Apni hoton pe hai aaj bhi woh
Explaining a formula
Naara Formula ka hi sajaaye
Cut to: Prasanna turning to his friends
Apne aankhon me aaj bhi woh,
Show close up of Prasanna's eyes, filled with burning desire
Cut to: CGI of flame burning in the retina of eye
Apni HD ke sapne basaay,
(phaasi to lagti hai F2 ko,
Kaun HD ko phaasi lagaay)*2,
Cut to: Prasanna, still exchanging pleasantries, and last minute tips with friends
Jyot phir bhi nahi buujh sakegi,
Deep chahe de koi bujhaay,
Cut to: Door opens, and for a second everything is still
{HALLA BOL....}
Cut to: Prasanna lip-syching the above line, although in a whispering mode
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)*2
Cut to: Aerial shot of
Prasanna goes in
Jage nagar saare,
Jaage hai ghar saare,
Jaga hai ab har gaon,
Friends go in
Jagi hai baagiya to,
Jage hai ped aur,
Jagi hai pedon-ki chaaw,
All go in

OSD 3 hours later
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)
While background music plays, Prasanna comes out, relief and happiness writ on his face
Friends come out
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)
High fives are thrown all around
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)
Prasanna walks towards locker room
Cut to: Prasanna collecting his materials
((Mangal Mangal)*3 hooo)
Cut to: Prasanna walks away from the pavilion, towards the bus stop
Cut to: Looks behind at the pavilion one last time....for the next 6 months.

Narrator's voice

And so began Prasanna's quest for a degree.
Show various shots of Prasanna at university
While the University called it the mid year exams and end of year exams, to Prasanna, it was the path for a degree
And this path was finally cleared when in 2009, he finally graduated in Honors
Cut to: Prasanna receiving Graduation certificate
Music ends on crescendo