Nice view sir, A great Urdu poet galib said (dil ko khush rakhne ko galib ye khayal acchha hai.)
thanks. On 7/23/10, Subramani L <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a professor who used to call the blind students "Mutta Payale", > which in Tamil means "my dear fool" and an affectionate term at that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jignesh > thakur > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 12:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AI] Acting blind is difficult: Deepika > > Once I was walking on a road with my 2 visually impaired friends. We > heard a comment from a stranger who was talking with somebody. He sad: > don't trust or help them, they can rob a bank. They are able to do > anything. We couldn't do anything except laughing. > We couldn't understood, he was praising us or anything ells. > What message the films spreads? > > > On 7/22/10, Vamshi G <[email protected]> wrote: >> Going by the role she is playing, (Deepika will be seen as a visually >> challenged girl who can dance on Skates), It does not seem so. >> >> Another bollywood movie which portrayed the skills of VIs was Ankhen. >> Though the purpose for which the blinds were used is illegal, robbing > a >> bank, the skills of blinds were well exploited. My personal thought. >> >> Regards, >> Vamshi G >> M: +91 9949349497 >> R: +91 877 2243861 >> Skype: gvamshi81 >> >> www.retinaindia.org >> From darkness unto light >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Subramani > L >> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:09 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AI] Acting blind is difficult: Deepika >> >> I only hope that this character doesn't reiterate all the > stereotypical >> notions about VI. >> >> Subramani >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of pradeep >> banakar >> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:30 PM >> To: [email protected]; accessindia; >> [email protected] >> Subject: [AI] Acting blind is difficult: Deepika >> >> Acting blind is difficult: Deepika - News & Interviews - Bollywood - >> Entertainment - The Times of India >> >> > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-intervie >> ws/Acting-blind-is-difficult-Deepika/articleshow/6 >> >> Lead actors playing visually challenged characters is not new, but for >> Deepika Padukone it was a first. She describes it as her toughest role >> yet but also says she is exactly like the heroine - a woman who is >> self-confident, ambitious and never gives up. >> >> "For me, this role out of all the films that I have done was the most >> challenging. It's not been easy. It required a lot of focus and >> concentration. I had to observe a lot of blind people before I could >> play this role," Deepika said. >> >> "I think I identify with the character Pinky a lot because Pinky is >> someone who is extremely self-assured. She is extremely confident, >> knows exactly what she wants. She is ambitious and she never gives up, >> which is exactly how I am," she said. >> >> This time director Pradeep Sarkar has teamed up with Deepika Neil >> Nitin Mukesh and a bunch of other actors to narrate the story of a >> group of youngsters living in the back streets of Mumbai. Releasing >> Aug 20, it will see Neil playing a boxer who fights blindfolded, while >> Deepika will be seen as a visually challenged girl who can dance on >> skates. "The biggest challenge was to pretend that I was not seeing. >> There were no supporting tools like black goggles or a stick with me >> to make it obvious that I am blind. For example, we friends are >> sitting together and discussing something and one of them says, 'arre >> dekh na' and then realises I can't see. Or he removes a glass a bit >> aside spontaneously not realising I couldn't see that...So everyone >> had to focus and give a lot of attention all the time while shooting >> the film," said Deepika. >> >> The actress along with other cast and crew spent time with visually >> challenged people to understand their behavioural nuances and figure >> out counter actions. "It took around six months of reading and >> interacting. Lots of physical movements I had to get use to. It's like >> feeling things around you without actually being able to see them. "We >> didn't visit any blind school, but all of us met a lot of blind >> people... it was not just for me but also very important for Neil and >> the group of friends I am interacting with in the film, even for >> 'dada' (Sarkar) to see how it is to interact with the blind. So I >> think it was a group process for all of us," she said. >> >> Deepika says she didn't find it nerve-wracking to do the implausible >> stunts. "As I have been an athlete and a sportsperson before, I think >> it just makes it much easier and interesting for me. I think to be >> able to do stunts, you need to be physically fit. It needs a lot of >> dedication, it needs a lot of control on the kind of food you are >> eating. So it was a lot of discipline," said Deepika. >> >> It's her zeal for sports that gave her the courage to train in scuba >> diving and sky diving. "The skating is something I had to learn for >> the film, but the scuba diving and this sky diving is something I have >> done for myself. It's always nice to challenge your limits. I always >> thought that I was scared of heights until I jumped off a plane. Today >> when I fly in a plane and look outside, it doesn't feel like >> anything," said Deepika. >> >> After "Lafangey Parindey", Deepika has two films - "Khelein Hum Jee >> Jaan Sey" and "Break Ke Baad" - in queue for release this year. >> >> The actress doesn't get bogged down by work pressure; neither does she >> get jittery by audience expectation. "I don't consider it as work >> pressure, as I enjoy doing it. But I feel very relaxed when I spend my >> time alone at home after I pack up every day or I speak to my parents >> and spend time with them. I don't expect people to expect anything. I >> know I have given it my best. 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