Thank you all for being part of my 10 year journey as a Blogger -from a Beginner to a better than before blogger and for your encouragement !
Its always those little moments in life, that one special moment that makes it worth to remember.
Storytelling is all about capturing those fine moments .We also see a pattern of Woman as a Protagonist with some of these fine moments as well .
For a person who who has seen 90's as a kid and saw DD1 and DD2 days to the OTT days ! its a big change when we see things like "Binge Watching" a series ,accessibility to movies @ your finger tips .Yes innovations keep happening and every decade brings with itself a change which changes your lifestyle.
Would have loved to see a Bimal Roy or a Guru Dutt ,K Balandar ,Puttana Kanagal or a Shankar Nag create a series on an OTT platform !
These are story tellers par excellence who touched Humanity with Hope and with all Humility !
Their Storytelling was way ahead of time .Something corporate innovators need to learn .and so does the startups .
"Fearless Humility" is what makes them special .The disowning of his accomplishments by the protagonists in the climax of a Pyaasa is what made it special .
An inspiration from "Bicycle Thieves" which became a "Do Bhiga Zameen" is still remembered for the challenge the protagonist accepts to race . Legendary screenplay definitely leaves an impact even on a stone hearted person !
Back closer to my home there was always a "Puttanna Kanagal" and a "K Balachandar" who thrived on
telling the future with their power storytelling.
Be it a "Sindhu Bhairavi" or "Vamsha Vruksha" there is a pattern to the story telling which connects across generations .
Woman as a Protagonist, Raising from the point of no return, Being consistent with the narrative - Sorry this is not a business class ! but yes we have lot to learn from them .
Once in a while there comes a Mani Ratnam and a Rajamouli who picks up from our epics and tells the same story in a way that creates the WOW factor .
They have taught us that innovation can also be repackaging the old with your imaginations.
Something that the startups need to learn as well.There is a method to get inspired from an idea and not just copying and creating replica of apps !
Storytelling has different dimensions to it :
1. Bandhini a movie based on a Bengali Novel explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Protagonist)is a fantastic example of how you could handle an ecosystem .Its all in the mind !
2. Taxi Driver of Martin Scorsese is a classic example of keeping it simple,Understanding your audience and giving them what they could like
I dont think any of these storytellers did market research in those days !
3. Mani Ratnam was an artist who knew how to retell a Mahabharata or a Ramayana not as a whole but with selective characters in different movies. This teaches you don't use all your ammunition at one shot !
You should create a good roadmap !
4. Finally how can i not talk about "Bangarada Manushaya" ! .The best thing is you should know when you dont belong to a place and when to move on .The climax scene of the move with Legendary Kannada Actor Dr Raj Kumar just teaches you that.
In Gist - Getting the pulse of narrating a story is extremely important - be it movies or business.
Business or Studios which wont innovate and change directions when needed cannot stand the test of time.
As always let me end with this personal favorite of mine translated to English for ease of global readers !
As always !
Life As it Is in its 10th year of its journey continues
