avijit mukul kishore.. the man with three first names.. close friend and great cameraman..once from delhi then a ftii, pune graduate- and now a bombayite living in a tall building in borivili east with his brother and sister in law.
a favourite with every left leaning documentary film maker and visual artist in the city.. the latest experiment in video art? a film on aids? an experimental film on mumbai? must ask mukul..
adorable guy- just ask anyone who has met him. gentle, caring, responsible and sweet. the darling of all mothers who want sons-in-law just like him.
loves his food and drink- especially.... actually especially everything edible- as evidenced by his spherical self..
he has a ridiculous sense of humour that is annoyingly punny and can be shocking with its bawdiness.. even more shocking because it is spoken by this baby faced 'good boy'. a great manipulator of the power of image.. in more ways than one.
semi-celebrity even since he was in college- when he hosted a youth program on delhi doordarshan - which he has clips of but refuses to show absolutely anybody. though i have seen photos of a bespectacled, thinner and gawky boy sitting in front of a typical blue dd backdrop.
a 'radio announcer voice' that hosted a radio program on classical music (western) and my guide through the world of symphones and concertos, which he knows better than most.
teaches photography in college and is my teacher too- black and white developing and printing. the photo in my profile is courtesy him.. the guy manages to outdo me by clicking the only great photo in a roll in which i have desperately attempted to create masterpieces.
tarkovsky fan- another phenomenon that we enjoy together- fancy foreign art films.
terrible reader- claims he is dyslexic.. i think he is just lazy..
great singer- great ear for a tune- has to hear it just once to remember it for the rest of his life. though our singing classes on sunday mornings with my mother turned out to be a complete farce.
aficionado of hindi films and their music; is able to remember lyrics of obscure songs and give you the bio-data of the film maker in a thrice.
made a beautiful documentary about his parents 'snapshots from a family album' that i recommend to everyone to watch.
we speak every single day when he is in town- and mostly even when he is not- which is very often.
he couldnt wait for the next installment of the 'characters' series... wonder what he thinks of this one..
georgina maddox on mukul and his film in the 'indian express'
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marry me mukul!
omigosh!!! i could die shy with a big grin on my round face.. or happy, having finally been recognised, with an even bigger grin :D hahaha!!! mad boy rohan!!
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