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And The Oscar Goes To... (2019)
AND THE OSKAR GOES TO
(Dialogues from movie) Blooms of dream that lurks in my eyes That ephemeral rainbow Thou filleth my being as hues and tunes This is my essence, this here my expression and this sure is my path Riding on wings of Art Rising on ripples of heart My mind a screen of white images flashing clear and bright Gleam of my soul, perish not. Blooms of my dream, wither not ln childhood the world is all bright Youth, down skies distant, took the flight herel go down this path Hand in hand with times of yore that set fire to my senses Myriad images, woven in time and space. Miracle of life by a touch of grace Every moment, alive and potent. Yearns to write these in hearts that bleed with feel Gleam of my soul, perish not. Blooms of my dream, wither not Gleam of my soul, perish not. Blooms of my dream, wither not Gleam of my soul, perish not. Blooms of my dream, wither not This movie's producer stays near by So they asked to stick more posters here 0k! That famous director, used to have tea here That day you gave a different name! He too used to visit But he stays far away! So what? Won't he travel? Film people wander a lot leaving everything behind You are right All these small eateries thrive because ofthese people trying to make it in the movies All the eateries get crowded by these youngsters Some will make it Some go back home Some find other work here I know you are bluffing But one day you can honestly say lssak Ebrahem used to frequent your shop (Drama poster on the van) When did you come? Last night Saw light in your room Didn't disturb thinking you were writing Where are you going? To Pala A producer has liked my script Today, l have to narrate it to his wife and son lfthey also like it He will pay me an advance in the evening How about yours? Finished writing We'll meet in the evening See you in the evening All the best What's up? The show is far away Where is Joey? We reached at 3am He was drunk Someone is trying to wake him up It is already late If we wait for his hangoverto be over the show will be cancelled "SKY OF THE FlREFLlES" Afilm by lssak Ebrahem We haven't banned anyone If a Director does not get chances Why blame the union? Producer's forum also has complained against the same director Though there is no ban It is rumoured that you have asked nobody to cooperate? What dol say to this? These are your assumptions Are women safe in the film industry? Why talk only about film industry? Are women safe in any industry? The one who has eaten criticise"1'the food the one who hasn't, tries to get some food What about our matter? According to our deal, l was supposed to give you 5 episodes Here is the script for 6 You have a choice You turned a good boy? Please settle my payment immediately l have spoken to the boss Sir (Greetings ) Chitra said you won't be there for our new project l have decided to direct a movie Great! Congratulations Thank you sir Do you have a producer? lam funding it myself Very good I didn't knowyou were this rich In your locality there is a lot of Gulf money Not because I'm rich I've been looking in vain forfunding So I am taking the risk All the best Thanks Sir, his accounts are pending l have told Satheeshan Thanks Let's eat You both go ahead It's already late Then let's go You have You will blame me later that! abandened you Some movies drain our confidence You are right Someone was wiping tears Those who are good hearted may cry seeing pain You won't understand I've advised as much as I can Making a movie is not an impulsive decision l have been dreaming ofthis for years Money does not remain in one hand it rotates Don't discourage lfl fall, give me a helping hand You will get only a hand don't expect anything in it When are you returning? ln 2days 0k See you Good night Producer dropped my project because his son and wife didn't laugh Am I a buffoon to make them laugh? It is difficult to impress a producer What you are doing is right At least your script won't be gang raped You heard the applause after the screening today? We clapped for a movie maker from some other continent True What more does a Director want? ( A man selling pirated DVDs of latest movies ) ( Call for morning prayer) Keep them up If it rains this will get ruined I will keep them under the seat Mother Mother How did you come? Got off at the junction and walked Last night the kids killed a poisonous snake on the path Have yourtea I want to sleep Mix some cold water It won't feel this good Make some tea for him Why didn't you attend Nazima's wedding? l was busy She is like your sister Have you attended any family function? Who all attended? I'm not your only child All are elsewhere How about me? No point in blaming you Your dad did not even recognise his own nephews and nieces You don't care for the relationships How do | recogonise? All the kids look alike What about your house construction? lt's progressing If you keep on fighting with the workers howwill it finish? This is not Dubai Are you the one who pledged this gold? Yes. My photo is in the records Name? Fouzia Valiyapurackal Is this you? 0n God It's me Sign here When did you come? Reached today morning The television episodes are not that effective these days Getting old, right? But you are not that old Not me, but you The capacity to enjoy reduces with age Sit l have brought all the documents you needed Howmuch do you need? 2,000,000 rupees You won't get so much forthat land You don't knowthe market value there Aren't there procedures? Even with your high interest I came here because you will give more money Don't be sarcastic This is not to getyoursistermarried It is to make a movie! Many would have taken loan to get their sisters married But I'm the first one to take loan for a movie? At least respect that What about my role? That is ready Talk to the secretary I will do that Then it is done Thanks Though your interest is exorbitant, I knew you will get things done I may be the elder brother but he is the decision maker I need only water God saved me If you drink and I don't, what will you think of me? I will also have water He usually calls back immediately seeing a missed call Must be busy Last time when he was here Bashir wanted to buy this land for Rs 250,000 I promised him priority when! sell Nowl need money We can arrange money Let him call I saved every penny I earned to buy that land He's calling You remember lssak? Talkto him Hello You wanted to buy that land I'm in need ofmoney now Just what you quoted earlier 0k Yes, yes What? 0k, will call Bye He asked to fix it for 230,000 Alright He asked to give an advance You have no time for family now Do you have to go today? l have booked the train tickets Why do you want to go so soon? You have a family waiting? Many your age have 2 or 3 kids by now You are so obsessed with movies ln Lakshmi Hospital, kids are born hearing the sounds from the movie theater next door Get me warm water l pledged the land I received as my share It will be good if you are careful How much? 150 Rupees For such a short distance? Fuels prices have gone up 120 is enough That is not enough sir I came in a rickshaw, not a flight Why did you come in a rickshauf? You are not only the Director 11-but the Producertoo You should have come in a taxi I usually travel in rickshaws ln film industry, you need to show off You have much to learn He is free now Where is your hometown? Anakampoyil, it is a village in the valleys l knowthat place well l have done theatre there Do you want to narrate the story here or should we go to my room? It's alright here What would you like to drink? Anything would do John, one tea It is inspired by atrue character There is one Moidu in my hometown He makes a living by selling snacks doorto door Arshad is his son He goes to Saudi Arabia for ajob 4-5 years he did well Maayin? Who is that? That is Moidu's character's name in the Cinema 0k Moidu struggles to arrange the huge blood money they demand Finally he gets his son back home That is the climax It's good I'll do it Thank you Sir Thank you Sir Forthis day l have been waiting so long My dream of cinema is getting fulfilled Today we start the shoot My gratitude to all who stood by me I couldn't contact any of his friends Ourfriend Hameed's son is also there Our son and his room-mate had an argument It was an accident The one who died is a Sudani Allah! Our son was arrested Hameed's son doesn't know anything more Wasn't it an accident? Wasn't it an accident? Why would the police detain him for that? Why would the police detain him for that? Pray to God What else can we do? Cut Lights off Sound ok Manu Take was ok? Yes It is slippery on the steps Was worried I would slip Pack up ( Crew chatting ) l have done maximum coverage We will give a good report Had your dinner? Yes I'm having food on the set for the first time Really good Vehicle to take them to Ernakulam? lt's ready Who is the driver? Abhilash 0k Do visit us often That second take was better Then we'll keep that also ok Can we get into our house nouf? Sorry... Give us 10 minutes to get it cleared Our son has his exams tomorrow You had dinner? No You have dinner, by that time they will clear the house It's such a sob story Who will spend money to watch a tearjerker? Who will watch? His money.. He's making a movie Be sure to collect your wages daily Projects like these may stop anytime Why did you call? Come You got up so early? Haven't slept at all! We just started the shoot We have many more days to go. You will fall sick The shoot on that hill will not happen You said we got the permission That place belongs to a Haji He won't give it for shooting Can't we do that scene elsewhere? As a child, I used to see Moidu on that hilltop That mystical vision haunts me But we can't shoot without permission Today let us do the scene of temple committee helping Moidu 0k Give instructions to the Art Director Need to set the house 0k Alright You are so sunburned Been out in the sun the whole time Were you farming? Where is father? He slept lt's late night here | asked my husband for permission to visit your shooting sets As if he will allow... Yesterday we bought some gold plated jewellery for the movie Bought for you too Looks like real gold You say you are hard pressed for money We have enough real gold For 2 days, only for 2 days I want to pledge the gold By God, I'll give you whatever! owe I swear on my son who is suffering in prison abroad Please help me In a Jewellery shop there will be gold In a grocery shop you will see vegetables Cut! It is not vegetable but grocery You have been making mistakes so many times Can't you learn it by heart? | get confused counting money and delivering the dialogue ( teaching the dialogue ) Can I get my payment now? Be patient till this scene is over ( teaching the dialogue ) Shall we go for a take? In a Jewellery shop there will be gold In a grocery shop you will see grocery Similarly this money is for business How can we give it away? We need collateral Cut! Take ok Get it quickly You could have said it earlier l was confused Fill up the diesel The caterer will get the balance only after 2 days Sir Is your son's exams over? He has two more exams We will be there only after that I need to tell you something I heard the story of your movie It has goodness in it I heard you are in need of money This is 25,000 Rupees I had received 50,000 Rupees as rent formy house I had only asked for 25,000 Your staff increased it to 50,000 25,000 was a kickback to them Please accept this I don't want rent forthis movie Let's not disturb them at this hour. We'll wait (SKY OF THE FIREFLIES) It's me. lssak Why are you here so early? Has he woken up? l'll wake him up What an odd hour! I saw a few missed calls from you l have travelled 8 hours up and down after shooting Please understand my plight I sold that land at that price only because I'm in dire need of money lfl don't have the money today The shooting will stop. Laterl may not be able to resume it I don't want to trouble you My brother and the Arab sponsor are touring in some other country l'll deposit money today before 12 noon I assure you He has come to act as child Afsal Take them to location Which grade are you in? 7th 0k I need 10 minutes to get ready You go to location There's a problem Light crew will not work without settling previous dues Delay is normal but stopping work is not right Money will be in our account before noon l have given all the assurances But they have refused to leave their rooms It would be shameful if Aravindan knows of it Can we plan a scene with camera crew only? Can we plan a scene with camera crew only? That won't happen That won't happen They are all together If he is not paid, the catererwill also stop his services Chitra is here Let her not know Haven't seen you for long I'm not like you, I am an employee Sit The shoot report was telecasted I didn't see it Heard it was good My mothertoo watched it I thought you would have gone to location I checked up with Manu He told me you are here This money I had saved up for my own wedding You have to repay every penny If you aren't able to repay, Don't propose marriage as a compensation Ka beer Take this Ask everyone to start You wait here. I'll freshen up We'll go together My new movie starts day after I'd like to go to Chennai tonight I've told to book an evening flight foryou Is the beard and hairalright? They trim the hair and beard in the jail abroad 0k sir He's acting as Afsal Why do Muslims grow beard but shorten hair and moustache In Islam, beard is considered to be manly Kerala Muslims follow many Yemenite tradition. They established lslam here One minute The main actress hasn't come yet Ask herto come immediately She won't come without her full settlement Try to make her understand the situation I tried She is adamant From where will I arrange the money? There is only one way You talk to her Go Sir? Good morning! Come in Things have not gone as planned. Give me some more time to pay you My collection dues are much more than what I have received so far in my career Once the shoot is over, I have to go after producers for my payment Don't know about others I'm not expecting profit from this movie, | only want to reduce the loss l have not pleaded like this before in my life Whatever happens to this movie you will get your payment I can only give you my word now Please come and finish the shoot Mother My son Oh God! Cut! 0k? Manu ok? Pack up Today we finished shooting... Fulfilment of a childhood aspiration... A big thanks to all Amere thanks won't express the gratitude | feel... Support given by Aravindan and Sivakumar is unforgettable Ebrahem's Son lssak is making a movie Seems it is your story Did you knoiAf? I too heard so We knowyou Your luck has turned Be quiet now Once the movie is ready for release, Just file a case They will give you the money you ask for Did you not read the earlier news? Someone filed a case and became a millionaire You came alone to Chennai? Bringing someone will add to the expenses ls Prasad in his room? He is inside Found a distributor? l have contacted a few They don't think such movies will work Censor members feel that Aravindan will get an award Prasad, good morning Good morning sir How are you? Prasad, this is lssak Please sit He has made a wonderful movie l have a lot of hope on it Today is the last day for National Award application So we need the material Why not! Definitely What is the name ofthe movie? Sky ofthe Fireflies Accounts of Sky of Fireflies? Here? Ah, let me see Total 900,000 rupees You have paid only 100,000 l have brought 200,000 Prasad, you need to support him Don't mind me saying this Such movies don't get a theatre release They take material from here for award we never hear from them again Technology is ever changing Last year's camera is outdated this year We too have to survive 0k. I stand guarantee forthe payment How much we should pay now? Pay 600,000 rupees I will release material on his word I will arrange the amount Ask them to keep the material ready Let's go Here's the money you asked for ( Filling the application for National Award ) lssak lssak! Moidu is here to see you Why is he coming often? Greetings! Just dropped by How are you? 0k Everything ok? Yes I need some money urgently Just 2,000 Rupees Thanks Why did he come? Hello Where are you? I'm home When are you returning? Will come by the noon train Come by my house Why? You come I heard something 0k The National Award for the best actress goes to Seethal for the Hindi movie Saal This is her debut movie Happy news for Malayalees Best Actor: Aravindan He bagged this award for his brilliant performance in the "Sky of the Fireflies" (Malayalam) ls cinema director's media or actor's? There have been films with flies, rats and cats in the main lead But there have been no films directed by them Aravindan's award eased the situation TV. channels bought it for a good price Aravindan helped to get a distributor too It did well in theaters too after that a lot of felicitations, admirations' l repaid all the loans Moidu used to take money regularly In short, cleared all debts And have some cash in the bank When Aravindan got the award We friends celebrated When they showed you on TV, we gave a standing ovation l was the one who showed off most in front of everyone I want to meet Aravindan Heard that he is arrogant Not at all I want to take a selfie with you both And upload it on Facebook They recognised you. You are famous You are imagining. They might not have seen a movie in their life There are a lot of people who don't even recognise actors I watched your movie It was very good Thank you l was moved What is your name? Santhosh Where are you from? ldukki There are many from ldukki in Ajman Where did you study? I did MBAin Bangalore Why are you working here after an MBA? Cinema was my aim too Cinema was my aim too Here! can meet film people like you Herel can meet film people like you The official Oskar entry from India has been announced The debut director lssak Ebrahem's "Sky ofthe Fireflies" will represent India at the Oskars Aravindan had won the NationalAward for the Best Actor for this movie Let me call Aravindan Your movie's budget was only 5,000,000 The promotions would need more than that How will you manage? Even big budgeted movies could not Will you be able to create an impact there? I don't know But I will go with my movie So Now that you have seen all the nominated films It's time to find out Who will take home the Oskar Please welcome the respected, the beloved, the adorable Steve Lopez Good evening ladies and gentlemen When you pulled offthe red carpet and asked to do a favor. And herel am standing in front of several million people world wide, the lesson is always listen to your wife when she tells you wearthe good tuxedo 0k, now to the business at hand And the Oskar goes to Number of people coming for morning prayer has reduced If you are with your cell phone till early morning this would be the result Greetings! Are you coming from Cochin? Yes Heard he's going to America with his movie As though America will be ruined if he doesn't go How many other good jobs are there in this world? Did he have to choose this sinful job? Heard his movie is good There is no good or bad cinema Film making itself is sinful Don't quote tradition l have studied thoroughly. There is nothing like that anywhere You have just surfed it You have to go deep You forbade us from learning English Later you start an English medium school Then you made watching TV a taboo And you started a TV channel I swear on God, You will make a movie too Don't talk nonsense Don't be naughty He's not bothering you, no? Many of our people are in Qatar They all have different organizations l have put it in the last committee meeting When we have such a celebrity in our township Should we not felicitate him? They are looking for a date They can honor him anyway We have to give an initial push lssak, Would Oskar bring you money? I don't think so Will we get the Oskar? It's difficult... Then why spend so much money? Moidu is here to see you He is the first to know about your arrival l'll handle him When someone succeeds many take advantage I'll make sure he never returns No need brother in law I heard that you had arrived by the morning bus No, don't want it now 11'! will ask when! need You made a movie about me and got into deep trouble The whole village helped me but you are alone How are we going to the Oskars? Don't give up thinking you can't afford lfl had donethat Arshad would not be alive now You are intelligent and experienced l have a suggestion Go and meet Resul Pookkutty He might be able to guide you Believe that it will happen Putyour heart and soul into it Then, making it happen is God's responsibility All the best Sawyour movie. It was good The movie is good enough to get nominated | just wanted to make a good movie That's how it should be The movie should be marketed well What is the procedure? Foreign film category has a separatejury We should make sure that they see it We should get a good PR agent My previous characters might have influenced him to cast me Or! have the character's body language Where is mine? Seriously, you ask me nouf? The bar is right there But a good movie, won't be ignored It will find an audience Right Just because I love some film You might love it too That doesn't mean it will get the recognition it deserves Yeah What the characters do might be brilliant but if it isn't well made There is a Moroccan movie they had shown in Cannes It is their official entry and brilliantly made With good marketing, It will get nominated Sorry, I have to interrupt Girl, we love you I love you too I'm trying to make a name for myself I'm just a little out of my debt Get to the point 0k, lndiajust announced their official selection It is an independent film by director/producer And if! get my way I'm going to be lobbying into the Academy You go girl! How many more are yet to watch the movie? I made this for ordinary viewers Elsewhere when a movie gets an award It attracts more audience But here we consider them slow and reject it Hello! Hi! This is Maria calling from Los Angeles l was hoping to speak with lssak, please He is giving an interview Can I ask him to call you later? 0h ok, sure I'm sorry. Who's this? Chitra Chitra Very cool. 0k, thank you 0k bye 0k Moidu raises my curiosity Absolutely How is the promotion? We have to market it well Come to location if you are free Were you here? Chitra informed me you are here Was waiting for the shoot to be over Come You had a call Who? These are my colleagues They want a photograph with you Is that alright? Of course Thank you What about your movie? Script is ready Would like Aravindan to do the lead It will help If lssak Sir recommends lssak Sir! I'll tell him Have we drifted apart so much? Hi, first off, my company and I would like to congratulate you on your achievement Thank you You are welcome I'm going to send a link to our company profile because we really want you to get to know us And we really want to market your movie here I'm also sending you some marketing schedules, and a list of ways we think would be successful in getting yourfilm out there I'm also sending you a copy of our agreement just read it, sign it and send it back And for you to knowthere's a 25% fee up-front. It is 10,000 dollar 0k 0k? Great! We are already late on marketing We really want to go ahead with the events Just foryou to know The more we spend, The more we can market If you have any questions do let me know Sure Excellent Will talk to you soon Bye Good night sir lssak Sir You may make better movies in future but this chance, don't waste it Hi I'm Moidu Hello Where are you? I'm in Madras for US visa Bought a new phone To know your whereabouts One ofArshad's friends from Saudi is now in Los Angeles He might be of help Save my number lssak Sudhi! I saw your film Fantastic! l have a gift foryou. Shall I give? You did a greatjob Let's sit down What will you have? A dosa and omelet What about you? I had What is new with you? You rememberthe lawyer story? l rewrote it, made it more modern For so many years now I wanted to become an independent director My friend in the Gulf will fund partially Rest, I will take a loan It will materialise l'll create waves I'll pay l have money I'm teaching theater in a school I earn now How much? My daughter Anu She's in 7th She sketches well She sketches well Sings well too Sings well too I take copies of her photo and keep in my pocket, wallet, bag - everywhere When I take a room in a hotel, | place it where! can always see it When I feel totally defeated in life, I can't say when I'll want to end it When I see her | feel like staying alive 0k Alright Lame excuses for not ending our lives... Issac Abraham No lssak Ebrahem No Issac Abraham No no, lssak Ebrahem I'm a Muslim 0k How is it? Really good Better trim the beard 0k I gave you 2,000,000 rupees last time on my personal risk You are now asking 3,000,000 for the same property? I know you can do it At that time I took the loan for my film now it's yourfilm too Don't blackmail me emotionally How will I convince my boss? Sorry, I couldn't give you the money at that time Yes, yes l have already transferred the advance to your agency Ok great! For screening theatre, dinner venue and hotel l'll transfer the amount in 2 days Don't worry about it Take your time Get on the plane 0k The gold coated jewellery you bought that day still looks new You may not get enough money if you pledge you sell it We can buy again later Why did you stop? Just remembering a scene! could not capture in my last movie You will get a chance again But that movie is over Don't worry I came to say bye I'm leaving day after"1'tomorrow l have nothing to give you Pray forme You will always be there in my family's prayers There may be many who are more talented than you If God has picked you from among them He has a special love foryou Don't waste it Keep these snacks Thank you After finishing these two films in September I'm taking a family holiday for 15 days You can start after that Okay sir Meanwhile I will rework the script I will also fix the other artists Start the work I also would have come If planned earlier It would have an experience to watch the movie with them Will they understand the movie Of course Emotions are same eveywhere And also visual language is powerful Bon voyage Hi Hi Welcome to the Mecca of cinema Thank you Yeah How was yourflight? Was it all good? Thejourney Yes, yes, everything good Ok. Good Just so you know, The weather has been a little bad, with a lot of rain 0h! It's not normal But we'll be positive 0k? Good? Ok, you ready? Yes Ok. Let's go Are you hungry? I had food from the flight When I watched your movie lthought it was made by an older man It is very mature And you are handsome too 0h These are the latest editions of Variety and Hollywood Reporter We have ads in both A lot of movies have already started their PR work I'm working on your movie full time now Man of fewwords I see 0k Passport Room key Take the elevator and go up 0k? 0k Good evening There is a guest for you in the reception lssak Ebrahem? I'm Prince I had send an FB friend request You have not accepted it But I'm following you Status update showed you checked in 2 hours back I thought I'll just say Hi I'm Arshad's friend The character in your movie Moidu's son Moidu had given your number. Thought I'll call tomorrow I couldn't watch your movie on screen so, downloaded from the net Really good lt haunted me for long l migrated here 13 years back from Saudi Shall we go out for dinner? I had my food and was about to sleep Were you sleeping? Sorry... You are representing our country Don't hesitate to call for any help You have my number? Yes There's screening of my movie tomorrow evening Please come with yourfamily Done Good night If you can, that will be perfect We are expecting more, but they are a little late That means dinner also will be late We have blocked the venue till 10After that, they will charge us by the minute We have to start now Good evening Slept well? Not bad It will be better in 2 days Same will happen when you get back Wanted to come with family, but both my wife and daughter are busy It started He is Mr. Prince... Hi, Maria Nice to see you Nice to meetyou Maria, crowd is thin Ya, the timing of day isn't ideal But there should be more people coming 0k You should have told me I could have asked my friends Justa minute Hello Where are you? Ask our friends to come to Metro theatre There is a screening ofthe Malayalam Movie that is competing for the Oskar We should support him There is a dinner afterthe show l've arranged for a few people to attend Let's go inside Came out really well How is it Maria? Congrats Were there any academy members fortoday's screening? There were a few We should get more for the next screening Three screenings aren't enough we should have at least five Tomorrow we will get good news coverage And a little more effort we can get a nomination What do you think of that? I don't know what to say It's the first time for me Ya, well to get this far on your first movie It's not a small thing lssak Who is that girl? Which girl? That girl who answered when I called you first time Chitra? She is a friend of mine Afriend or a girl friend? 0k There's a lot of pressure from the company for your next payment You should transfertomorrow 0k Good night Hello American Man! How are you? The first screening is over How was it? Good Where are you? In the hostel Did you not go to office? Took leave Did you see my message? I didn't see the message Was busy till now What is the matter? Looks like it is time to spend the money I had saved Meaning? Amarriage proposal My family liked him 0h! Did you meet? Saw a photograph We are meeting at noon How is he? Not bad You tell me, what should I do? You have to marry someday Meet him 0k Bye Ok. Bye If he hadn't reached this height, I would have asked him to marry me Yes? Forgot to tell you... All the best Thanks Solitary sojourn where seasons march one afterthe other Single golden star on the crown of night sky whither darkness recedes and bright morn arise Close all the doors but yet there appear rays of sun afresh Let's now pour as clouds that rain in a corner unseen, unheard Any information about him? I'm working 24 hrs a day for your movie Maria, not your movie It's our movie He doesn't think that We need money, when we need it How are we supposed to do the next screening nouf? I cannot handle this much stress Ok, let's just... If you want to do another screening, you come up with the money 0k? When you have it, call me Don't worry Whether or not you decide to another screening, it doesn't matter But you have to come up with the 10,000 dollars you owe the company But you have to come up with the 10,000 dollars you owe the company by tomorrow by tomorrow 0k? 0k? They will sue you You signed a contract Say something lssak Maria, you please go ahead and arrange for the next screening Please Great! Don't worry We'll find a way l'm short of money but I have transferred the amount It will reach tomorrow She doesn't believe it Malayali club is very strong here Shall I talk to them? We might be able to collect enough No lfl post my situation on Facebook Movie lovers from around the world will send me money I'm sure We may get even more I don't want to do that I can't survive the pressure of borrowed money Can you help me? Can you arrange a place 11'for me to stay till I leave? It's a farm house of a friend, just 200 kms away It's not too far, just 2 hrs drive The distance is not an issue Need a free accommodation till I leave It is the perfect place for creative people I had asked to get it cleaned Keep it there My friend is out of town for 2 weeks Is it convenient enough? For the past fewyears I've been living in a single room in a cheap lodge This is luxury for me Little away there is a supermarket on the left If you want, you can cook too It's time to pick up my wife Bye The past may have withered off from the tree. But flowers will bloom again Eyes moist, drunk with the potion of life in love, for sure Solitary sojourn where seasons march one afterthe other Greetings I am Moidu How are you? I'm fine Things are going well All liked the movie Did you have the snacks I gave you that day? Or did they rot? I ate it How will it rot? Wasn't it your love you packed? Good evening everyone When I was a kid, my parents used to scare me with 2 things One was driving They made sure that I don't drive l was not even allowed to travel sitting on back of a bike The other one was English Did you learn English? Do you speak English? Do you read English? Do you write English? Even after growing up I'm still scared of both I don't drive So that nobody gets hit and killed by my car Butl haven't heard anyone being hit and killed by English So I do try speaking English Thank you so much everyone for coming and spending your valuable time here being a part ofthis screening, and supporting me Thanks a lot lssak! You are not a guest, you are the host I need you to meet someone Come on Hi This is lssak Very nice to meet you Amazing! Could we get a picture? Yes, of course Ya, sure lssak Meet Mr. Grant He's a well known media person he wishes to interview you 0k You proceed Please You stay out of it "1'and let me do my job You do not speak for lssak He can speak for himself Or are you going to help me find work tomorrovf? Unless you have more money you don't tell me what to do This is my job you stay out of it I told you not to embarrass me And what did you do? You made a scene How am I going to go back in there nouf? There was shortage in food "1'that is why she's angry We had booked for 200 people Were there so many? What did you say? Are you accusing me of ordering less food and pocketing the cash? Why are you so suspicious? Who are you to be asking me all these questions? Ok, may be that's how you run your business But that's not howl run mine I run mine with honesty and integrity I've been doing this for 6 years All my clients have been very happy And I do your one movie Your one movie Nowl have to rebuild my entire reputation Every single bit of goodwill I had, is gone Please leave before you do more damage Don't talk like this Maria If something wrong has happened, you are equally responsible for that 0k And who the hell are you to shout at him? I'm a professional in the motion picture industry Who the hell are you? This is between movie people This is cinema You don't get it because "Tyoujust watch movies Don't pretend to teach me Let's go! This is not how we should to talk her Such arrogance! She doesn't knowwho I'm She says I don't know cinema! Do you have any objection ifl drink here? l'm indebted to you for getting me this accommodation Would you need my permission? But honestly, I don't like it You want to get drunk and tell me something If you consider me a friend you don't need to be drunk to open up Tell me I can't bear it She said I don't understand film making I came into cinema even before she was born People called me a mad man Madness is not only an illness Passion about anything is madness too l was mad. Crazy about cinema l have knocked on many doors Then one day I had to choose between life and cinema I chose life For my family's sake Married a nurse and went to Saudi I had starved, during those days of struggle to get into movies You had starved for getting into the movies l've reached this far in cinema and have not eaten for past 2 days I'm going to bed l have morning shift tomorrow l'll clean up My daughter She's not here I don't knowwhere she is We bring up children like Americans We become happy when they talk like them, dress like them But once they grow up they become like natives Don't care for their parents Mom! Mom Go to bed It's late Shall I serve more? Hello! What are you doing? Washing clothes Mom was asking why you are staying there alone That's alright I'm ok here Only a few days more 0k Maria just called She's hesitant to call you directly It's a bad news Ourfilm is not in the shortlisted 15 Don't be upset We did all we could I'm not upset I'm grateful that I've reached so far I'm busy today See you tomorrow 0k? 0k Hello I thought you forgot us You haven't called Nowthe blame is on me How is your fiancee? Marriage is called off Why? It won't happen Reason? Our elders say: Don't get too friendly with boys after a certain age We start com paring I wasn't impressed by him Where are you? In the Office I'll call you once I reach You want anything from here? Nothing Bye Let's go One minute I may never come back Do we have time? Can we spend 5 minutes? Why not? God is great At times he'll make you walk through embers We curse him later we realise that that walk was a prevention from getting paralysis I don't understand You still aspire to be an actor? Of course Would you act in my next movie? Really? Yes It will be an easy role for you Why? You will be acting as yourself I don't understand I want to make a movie based on my experiences here Is it? Moidu, Arshad, Maria, you and others will be the characters Good id ea l've some savings and investments | always wanted to make a movie Shall I fund your movie? Ok ( A happy song from an old movie ) There, Maria is waiting l'll park the vehicle Hi I know you are mad at me Please don't take all that to heart ljust kind of said it in the heat of the moment I shouldn't have said all that It's ok, I can understand It's hard to leave this city I came here for my love of cinema and They play a lot of games here You know I can see how passionate you are about movies l knowyou spent a lot more here than what the movie actually cost I talked to some international business leads I think we will be able to make some of the money back Oh, thank you Yeah And you have come this far with a movie at your age You are going to do such bigger and betterthings Yeah You are, you are Ok? All my best Thank you Ok? bye Bye This is for you Thanks And this is for Moidu Call me Sure Safejourney What is the title of our movie? I've thought of one What's it? And the Oskar goes to... And the Oskar goes to... Nice Come in l was waiting for you Prince sent this for you Ummukulsu Ummukulsu Greetings She's Ummukulsu The only movie she has ever watched in a theatre is yours He speaks of you daily Arshad's kids Shahina and Sharaf They stayed homejust to meet you Where is Arshad? Suhra Suhra Where do you work? She is learning tailoring He works in a tea shop What happened? It was not a happy ending like in your movie The few months in Saudi jail took it's toll on his body and soul Honestly, I wasn't aware A good ending for my movie, that's all what I wanted Forgive me Sorry Don't be upset Even if it was in the movie, we were happy to see him come back like that But then, I tried to show real life Cinema is cinema and life is life... totally different entities What is it Arshad? |
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