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What
the Wisdom Tree Means to Me...
(Images by Pankuj Parashar, Direction 1979)
Soudhamini,
Direction 1985
It
means chai, silence, laughter, waiting, watching
, darkness, bright eyes, early morning, someone
closing my eyes from behind, someone else warning
me just in time, sounds from the main theatre,
class in CRT, more chai, the ledge on the side,
the rough surface on my palms, saree, yellow
flowers, whistling, cinematix, a script, camera
practicals, Kakaji, NVK Murthy’s ambassador
(his daughter’s badminton racquet), folded
knees, chin within and endless rocking. Don’t
care much how it got its name. I like it. That’s
enuf.
Susant ‘Lulu’ Mishra, Direction
1989
Lot
of wisdom
Lot of introspection
Lot of fights
Lot of renewed energy
Lot of contemplation
Lot of dreams
Everything put into one that was the Wisdom
Tree
Naseeruddin
Shah, Acting 1975
That
tree has a lot of vibes around it because so
many unhappy souls have sat there and felt better!
Shabana
Azmi, Acting 1973
It
was wonderful. The Wisdom Tree epitomizes all
the joy I received at the Institute.
Kundan
Shah, Direction 1976
Addabaazi…basically
addabaazi! Faaltoo talk…and faltoo is
very important. The Wisdom Tree sums up the
spirit of the place.
Sanjay
Leela Bhansali, Editing 1987
Well
there is a ghost up in the tree. No, no I am
not joking, there really is a ghost up there
on the Wisdom Tree. If you sit under the tree,
the ghost will come down and make you see things.
I saw my Devdas sitting under the tree. Other
than that, I did not sit under the tree much.
I always found it very crowded. I did not interact
much with people. I’d prefer to be in
the jungle instead, especially around morning
and watch the leaves as the early morning light
struck them.
Indira
Agarwal, Screenplay Writing 1971
La Wisdom Tree
The sniffles, the sobs,
The giggles, the laughs,
The mashes, the smashes,
Of students and profs:
“O my dear, hasn’t she eloped?”
“No you fat-head, she’s merely doped.”
“And
what about the Prof?”
“What happened to him?”
“Don’t you know, the movies took
him!”
Oh, la, la! And ah, la, lo!
This is merely some of the dose,
For dear readers,
Where gossip runs free,
Is where we have
La “Wisdom” Tree
These
‘musings’ have been taken from the
‘wisTreefest Bulletins’ that were
published daily during the Wisdom Tree Film
Festival, Pune 2003.
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Ghost Devdas
Comment by :
AVISHKAR AMAR
My title is Just joking!
But i liked the article of sanjay l.bhansali.He potraited his devdas in a very effectiv manner.I want more articles from MR.Bhansali
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