an exploration for sure...

There has been a lot of ‘Eureka! Eureka!’ moments these days. Instead of calling it ‘discoveries’, I will call it, ‘realizations’. With a lot of issues already to bother about, the sleeping mind woke up suddenly to another such moment. The moment demanded an urgent need to improve my vocabulary; to ink words which are more real and closer to my heart. Anyway with this temporary limitation, I will try to help myself understand clearly, my recent eureka moment. I would require that help because the life at present is very abstract, at least it seems to be so. In an effort to identify forms in this highly random piece of art, I am giving time for this piece, in all hope.

When the sun went down and with it the electricity, I had no choice but to light a candle. While being amazed at the silence that prevailed and staring at the burning wax, this idea struck me; the concept for a short movie. It was my first directorial venture. Apart from getting introduced to “all it takes to direct a short movie”, I started to recognize the nuances in life. It was quite strange but also fresh and welcoming. The short movie was for the promotion of ‘BELAKU SHISHU NIVASA’, an orphanage.

The willingness in kids at the orphanage to mingle with people in whose world both resources and relationships are clear and visible, was not surprising, rather it proved a point. The truth in this proof provided life to our thoughts, and it eventually gave birth to our team, ‘KALEIDO’. On the day when we announced to the kids that we will be working with them for a short film, I started to loose count of the volunteer heroes and heroines that emerged; some romantic, some action bent. Amazing characters for sure; the story of the film took a back seat not being able to accommodate all of them.

Lights began to take effect, the camera started to roll (digitally through NIKON DSLR) and there was no reminder required, everyone around new the shooting for the movie had begun. Oh my god! It was one fantastic ride. When I clapped for the first shot, I could see the fog clearing out and the path I had chosen became more visible.

I am so tempted to bring out the theme behind the movie at this stage. But let me not ink the story here. I would love to know that the reader of this piece has taken 6 minutes of his time to see my movie. 
Here is the youtube link to my movie :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LArBol8U3E
By the way the title goes as “CHIGURU”. The main reason behind jumping into this project was to continue our relationship with the children of Belaku by spending some time with them. But then I started to realize that, this project had a potential; the gravity of which I was not able to measure at that stage. With immense hope filling the air, there was no looking back.

Two months of non stop action, it was. Weekends were “weekends” no more. I enjoyed every bit of this weekend work. Honestly, it was not work; it was bliss. The best part of the whole action came after releasing the movie, when we started to get calls from people, willing to support the cause. They were some, inspired and motivated volunteers. All this was beautifully carved out in great amount of hope. It was at this stage that we were able to measure the complete potential of this project’s output. We were all so excited to increase this output. Each and every volunteer involved, played their part equally well. The picture, called life, started to absorb more colour. With immense confidence fueling its growth and great ideas to thrust, it slowly took off. 

It was then that I started to get these strange and absorbing realizations. The mind just chases it until it understands the complete deal. The more fortunate ones or let me generalize it as just the fortunate ones of which even I am an integral part of, are living a life which offers completeness, in terms of the resources, care, hope, love, awareness, clarity and what not. We are the lucky ones I would say to get such a wonderful support for everything we do. If the reader of this piece has experienced this clarity in life, it would be easy for me to communicate, what the children of Belaku are deprived of. Once you receive that explanation in real upon visiting them, you will come to know such a big gap that our parents, brothers and sisters are filling.

Even though the path ahead is quite foggy, the realization of this eureka moment has brought in better visibility. And while the forms are slowly being identified in this random piece of art called life, the abstractness in it seems to be getting a wonderful meaning.