At a very young age BV Karanth ran away from his house in Babukodi village near Mangalore in Karnataka, South …
The Rat Race
Mumbai’s invisible army of rat-catchers – it’s more appropriate to call them rat-killers – were immortalised on the screen in …
Director’s Note: The Rat Race
The story of Mumbai’s rat killers gives me the chance to represent what I believe are critical issues of developing …
I’m The Very Beautiful
At an Alliance Francaise festival of documentaries last year, I chose to go on the day devoted to ‘Love and …
The XXX Factor
I often feel sorry for the ‘firang‘ producer/director making a documentary in India. Asking the right questions is the key …
Before My Eyes: Understanding Mani Kaul
I first saw Mani Kaul’s Before My Eyes, (a film made to promote J & K tourism), in 1989. The …
An Ode To A Fish
One of the high points of my life as a filmmaker came sometime in August 2001. I was shooting a …
Director’s Note: Jahaji Music
“Would you want to document an interesting journey?” I have never separated ‘documentation’ from my films, I see one as …
First Person: Khoob Asti Afghanistan
Indian filmmaker Soumitra Ranade grew up in Kabul as a teenager. Twenty-six years after leaving the country, he returns to …
Director’s Note: Lakshmi And Me
I had a slightly different film in mind to begin with but sometimes you have to respond to what’s happening …