The Other Side. (IFFK, Day 6)

I thought day six would be same as every other day. Waking up at the right time and running to the hotel has become a routine by that time. As usual, went to the hotel and made the arrangements of cab to the guest.

After distributing the lunch coupon, two journalists from a respected media house came to the hotel for an interview with Mr. Ashvin Kumar. I got a chance to witness the whole interview.

Mr Ashvin’s views on film making are very intriguing. The way he explained every question made me wonder. He explained the struggles that he had to face while making No Fathers in Kashmir. He pointed out some of the major flaws this country has and made his points very valuable. “Make a film on Kashmir and you are an anti-national” this point was very evident from his story. The troubles he faced in order to release a film is just un-explainable. I never got a chance to watch this movie. He told that the aim of this movie is to let people know the untold realities of Kashmir.

After the interview, I went out for a break. By that time the dinner invitations were handed over to us. I made the needed arrangements for the guests and wound up the day and went for dinner. Tagore was filled with people. After the usual friendship hurdle we enjoyed some payasam from the counter and went to Nishagandhi. We then had some quality fun time there and left to home.

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