Posted on: September 19, 2009 - 4:30 am

Day before yesterday I spent all day at a newspaper office. This is for my next film - “Kajarya” . One of the lead protaganists is a newspaper reporter and a large part of the film is shot in a newspaper office. It’s from my documentary days that to know something you have to at least semi experience it.

Well all i can say is that it was great fun and so much insight. Newspaper reporters, editors and people on the desk and their life dilemmas, their work pressures and method of working. Best of all the terminology - “spike” a report, or the rookie reporter is a “cub”, it’s going to be all over my film!

Next up, I’m going to a jail and a hangman’s chamber. Can’t find anyone who can take me there though. Hopefully this week.