Monday, November 4, 2013

THE END!

04-11-13.

My dear friends, it is not my end. THE END belongs to somebody.

Opening short.
Chain of crackers busting with deafening sound. You foreigners are likely to think… India is a land of year round festivals; this could be one of their festivals. Watch (read) it carefully.
You will find people throwing flowers on road. As the crackers died down you hear drum beats.

“DUNK- NAKA…. DADAKN –NAKA-DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-
DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA- DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-
DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-
DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-……………”

As the camera gradually zoom in you see drummers are followed by bunch of guys dancing to the beats. Even though the beat remains same each one of them can dance as he wishes. There are no particular steps. Steps mostly consist of pelvic thrusts and unpredictable movements.  
Behind those dancers you see family members (only gents) relatives and friends walking along the cart. Through the moving garlands you see a man/woman either sitting or laying on palm leaves and flowers. Their eyes are always closed. Peace at last, NOT Pieces at last. As the procession moves away from the camera a vocal song can be heard in the back ground.

“ Zindagi-ka safar, hai yeh kaisa safar.
Koi-somja nahi.. koi- ja nanahi…..”
Rough translation.
“ Nobody ever understood life’s journey,
What sort of a journey is called life”?
                                                                     
                                                                        THE END.
                                                           FREEEEEEEEEEEEZZZ!
Location. Marina Beach.
Time. Evening around 7p.m.
Around the bonfire few guys are frozen in ‘action’.

TAKE ONE. CLAP. CAMERA ROLLIING……
Voice over. “Let’s pay our last respect to the departed soul’.
‘KUTTHU… MACHAN….KUTTHU…!

SOUND, ACTION…
One of the guy jumps over the other guys and land in front of the fire and everyone went on with trance. 
“DUNK- NAKA…. DADAKN –NAKA-DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-
DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA- DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-
DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-
DUNK- NAKA…. DADAK –NAKA-……………”

As the camera gradually moves away from the dancers and crowed you see a long shot ….far end of the sea shore guys are dancing around the fire. The End.
work of an empty mind.
Jivan.