My friend Bergen Swanson emailed about a film he recently produced in India with Plum Pictures --
Rajapur, directed by New York-based Nanda Anand.
Here's more about the film on IFC Insider, including comments from fellow producer Celine Rattray as well as On the Road Production's Dileep Singh Rathore. On the Road is an India-based service company specializing in bringing foreigners to shoot in India.
Writes Andrea Meyer in the article:
"Celine Rattray of Plum Pictures (
Lonesome Jim), one of the producers of
Rajapur, an indie that recently wrapped in Jaisalmer, a town in the Rajasthan Desert, says of the film, 'The production value of this movie is the equivalent of a $20 million movie shot in the States.' Some ways in which the filmmakers got more bang for their buck included being able to shoot 29 days (as opposed to the 20 days shot on a recent Plum project with a similar budget back home), low crew salaries and housing costs, two cameras and a crane available for the entire shoot (a rarity for a U.S. indie film), 350 extras. 'We had intense stunt sequences with wind machines blowing sand and a large stunt team. We [were] surrounded by sand dunes, camels, gypsies dressed in amazing colors. In every way it felt like a large movie,' Rattray says."
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Comments (16)
Life is defined by destiny.
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posted by @ 4/13/2005 6:09 PM
In India, when the lights go off, we call it LOAD SHEDDING.
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posted by @ 4/13/2005 6:10 PM
Hey Shefali. Surfs up.
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posted by @ 4/13/2005 7:15 PM
My ears are burning Sara...
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posted by @ 4/13/2005 7:48 PM
If you love camels, goats and cows (in that order) then learn to pronounce Namaste..
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posted by @ 4/14/2005 1:14 PM
We all are still searching for Sara
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posted by @ 5/02/2005 1:35 AM
and Sara was having fun:)
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posted by @ 5/02/2005 1:36 AM
Ned has the meory of an elephant. He still remebers events...
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posted by @ 5/02/2005 7:24 PM
Aaaaaah....Jaisalmer..........
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posted by @ 5/02/2005 7:25 PM
Angrezi samajthe ho?
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posted by @ 5/02/2005 11:00 PM
Production was great in India but they eat lot of oil and chilies man it was not fun after a while.
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posted by @ 5/03/2005 5:40 AM
That is so not true!!! The food was the best!
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posted by @ 5/04/2005 12:56 AM
The best looking crew ever!!!!
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posted by @ 5/04/2005 12:58 AM
Amazing Production value
Terrific talent
Beautiful Photography
Direction from the heart
Great Music
FIVE BIG STARS!!!!
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posted by @ 5/11/2005 11:23 PM
Premiering at Tribeca film festival 2006
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posted by @ 3/06/2006 3:44 AM
The worst producer ever in india is Mr.Dileep Singh Rathore. A feudal lord who can never be a leader. Corrupt liar. Avoid working with him again, on any film project.
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posted by @ 3/24/2006 6:22 AM
