Actually I was been suggested to write a post on Bharat Bandh by Darshan but being post number 13, I was keen to write something about the history of 13 CityStreets Productions. (and to be frank, I tried to criticize about Bandh but couldn't establish any thing.)
So, let me welcome you to the curtain raiser of the trend-making, the one and only... 13 CityStreets Productions. To be precise, it happened exactly before 3 years nd 5 months in my hostel room with another two history makers besides me.
Those were the days of culfest in college. And we had planned a drama to perform. Being from Mechanical dept, it wasn't easy to get girls to perform in drama though we managed to get few after perspiring hardwork of a week. But god knows why no one was paying enough attention to rehearsal.
So on that dark night, we three, (Hardik, Nildeep nd DJ off course.) were thinking what to do now while facing the frustration.
"Damn the drama. No one is interested." I said.
"Then what?" Hardik asked.
"I've one more script with less characters nd no need of girls." I replied.
"what's the theme?" Nildeep asked.
"Two thieves, one idiot nd another serious, makes chaos in a home at midnight." I said.
"but we can't perform two drama at a time." Hardik said.
"What if we show it on the screen?" I said.
"You mean movie." Nildeep said. "Sounds good."
"We'll be needed a camera." Hardik said. "Mehul has it. We can have a talk with him."
"We can offer him a role in movie." Nildeep said.
"We need four characters." I said. "Suits perfectly."
"What's name of drama, I mean movie now?" Hardik asked.
"Haven't thought yet." I replied. "Midnight Madness..." I said after a while. (Name was inspired from the game Midtown Madness.)
"Good one." Nildeep said. "We need a name for the production house also."
"Whatever it may be, but it should have number 13 in it." I said. "It's my lucky number."
"Mine too." Hardik said.
"No probs." Nildeep said...
This is how it named 13 CityStreets Productions. Though I had thought that I'll include the making of Midnight Madness too in this post. But let it have another dedicated post.
So this was the base on which the platform of 13 CityStreets Productions rooted. The saga will continue with next project Maanas. And I'll continue writing this for you. Keep reading Random Strokes. - DJ.
hey dj, i read this blog very late after u wrote, though very happy,,after reading this.....!!
ReplyDeleteit is good to see,,,you have used your memory power as well as imagination in this blog....really very nice.....!!
those days are quite unforgettable any way..!!
here i would like to add something in this,,,
becus it's about 13th citystreets production, so how can we forget our Mr.producer. we have been always blaming him for not producing(i mean by payment) any thing. But i would like mention here that he had sponsored the location ((which was the only costly thing)) for the first film of the production house.(that is other fact this was the only reason why we made him producer)
(there are also similar facts about writer and cinematographer also...... but not now...!!)
some other facts.....
13th is also the lucky number of arekar's father ,,,,i don't know about arekar,,, and it also my lucky number as well as birth date.....!!!
we love u our dear dear "13".....!!!
My dear Mr. Writer...Heads off to your memory power...
ReplyDeleteYou are correct that 13 is the lucky no. of my father...
BUT...!!!!
Arekar's father is also arekar...means 13 is lucky for all of us...(arekar's)