Sunday, June 16, 2013

Formation of Rainbows

      It's been quite a long journey and we believe we haven't been quite updated our followers on the progress of our project. Wait, correction. YOUR project, as well.

      The pre-production stage is in full swing and auditions for the film were highly successful. The auditions for casting were held on the 1st and 2nd June in Mumbai. Hundreds came out to try their hand in making a change.  From funny accents, to funnier dance moves, we found every shade of talent during our mumbai venture. We found few characters which we thought would fit the movie in the best way. On the 8th and 9th June , the Delhi auditions were held. Our team braced ourselves for another 2 days filled with shocking and surprising stars shining out. Little kids to old aunties, we learnt that talent is not lost out when wrinkles appear. It gave us hope, and our team was even more charged up about the future of the movie.
       Next comes the background score of the movie. After hearing out many artists, we came across a band named Delusion, who managed to pick up the same notes as we had imagined it in our heads. They put our dreams into reality with their music. We've managed to put together 3-4 songs and the recording of these will happen with the end of June.
      The shooting for the movie has started with location as Delhi and hot spots here. After a 14 long hour shoot, the team was convinced that we had valuable shots for the scenes. We spoke to a LGBT activist from The Mitr trust, Rudrani Chatterjee. She gave us some valuable insights about the lives that the transgender lead in today's society. She made us rethink the very fundamental norms which are present in today's society - Blue is for boys. Pink is for girls. Says who? She challenges the very concept of only two genders existing and facilities being provided by the Government such as public toilets, jail cells and hospital wards. With her brave and breath taking thoughts and ideas and arguments, she left us thinking more over this issue and the very basic rights which are being denied to the community. We also had the chance to speak to a lawyer, Aditya Pandopadhyay, who gave us an insight to his life story being gay himself and how society do not really welcome them with open arms. Aditya gave us various facts on Sonagazhi, the largest red-light area in Asia.
       With less than 2 months left for the official release of the film, the official website of the movie went live on 15th June. Rainbows Are Real is all set and under process to come out with a bang.
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Be a part of change, because change begins with you. Help create a rainbow of happiness.