http://cogitotv.com Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:15:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en More filming with the children. A warm winters' day in Dhule, the unit continued the shoot in the outdoors near the city. Everyone is aware that it is a long day, it will end 48 hours from now when the long shoot schedule packs up. We began by shooting with ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/12/02/jhing-chik-jhing-day-23/ There were a lot of outdoor - as opposed to set up - shoots to do. Mostly with the children. Aarti and Chinmay were the focus of a lot of the shoot today, as Nitin explored the dynamic between brother & sister [caption id="attachment_209" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Chinmay Kambli & Aarti More ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/12/01/jhing-chik-jhing-day-22/ Day 21 saw us shooting a lot of scenes with Dilipji and Chinmay. The day started with a bit of confusion. Dilipji arrived, but his costume & property (glasses) didn't. The assistants & the dressman scampered to find it. [caption id="attachment_200" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Srikanth, Tejas, Bharat Dhake, Tanmay, "][/caption] Nitin used ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/30/jhing-chik-jhing-day-21/ [caption id="attachment_178" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Chinmay Kambli as Shyam in Jhing Chik Jhing"][/caption] Shoot continued at the school. A lot of the portions with the kids in the school were finished off. This shot is just before one of the takes. [caption id="attachment_179" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Sanjay Mone Entertains"][/caption] Sanjay Mone was in full form ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/29/jhing-chik-jhing-day-20/ The shooting began for the film's climax. The hustle and buslte and the fact that the schedule was almost at a close could be felt in the air [caption id="attachment_184" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="The Crew"][/caption] A quiet moment for the family - Bharat Jadhav (Mouli), Madhavi Juvekar (Manda), Chinmay Kambli (Shyam) and Aarti ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/28/jhing-chik-jhing-day-19/ It has been a long schedule - and there is a week still to go. The crew has been working non stop since the 10th of November. No breaks. Day and Night. Last night the whole crew watched the news coming out of Mumbai - everyone is from there. It was ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/27/jhing-chik-jhing-day-18/ One of the sheer joys of filming, is going up on the crane and peering down on the world around you. For Cameramen - or Directors of Photography - it may not be that exciting. But, for the Director it is that entire sense of power and control [caption id="attachment_193" align="aligncenter" ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/26/jhing-chik-jhing-day-17/ Shooting with Dilip Prabhavalkar is a different trip. He is every one's favourite uncle. And, he has a fabulous sense of humour. This was shot during makeup : [caption id="attachment_137" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="The Karela Face Pack"][/caption] And, he is a consummate professional. [caption id="attachment_139" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="The Master at Work"][/caption] On this day we ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/25/jhing-chik-jhing-day-16/ An outdoor shoot means an early start. You want to get as many hours in before the sun begins blazing. And, in areas like this, there is very little cover. It seriously gets very, very hot. But, there was a buzz in the air. It was the day that Dilip Prabhavalkar ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/24/jhing-chik-jhing-day-15/ Actually, that should read Night 14. Night shoots are a different trip altogether. Usually, they happen after a long day of not sleeping, or after several long days & nights with very little sleep. Every one is running on empty. But, they keep running. The humour is graveyard. Very little ... http://cogitotv.com/2008/11/23/jhing-chik-jhing-day-14/