While working in an advert company, filmmaker Pardeep Sarkar dreamt of turning into a filmmaker. He wished to direct advert movies however his seniors and collegaues by no means gave him the prospect. So he left and opened his personal manufacturing home, shares his pupil and colleague Gajraj Rao, including, “That’s when I joined and began assisting him.”
Forever a pupil
Rao remembers a number of life classes that Sarkar taught him unknowingly. “What I noticed in him and always appreciated was the fact that is was always a student by heart. Even at the age of 40, he was open to learning new things. Unhe sankoch nahi hota tha koi bhi cheez seekhne me. He was not ashamed of asking questions even to the people who were younger to him jaise ye kaise shoot kara. Despite being successful in his career and doing good work, he had the hunger to try new things and learn every single day. He would always be excited to know about a new camera technique, colour grading techniques, editing and everything that was introduced. He was a self-taught filmmaker and learned from his surrounding,” Rao tells us.
A humble human and decided filmmaker
After Sarkar shot a few industrial adverts and music movies, he got here to Mumbai and was employed by Vidhu Vinod Chopa because the track director for Mission Kashmir. Rao remembers how, on the set, a lot of the crew members (besides the director or actors) weren’t conscious of who Pradeep Sarkar was or the nice work that he had achieved to date. The Badhaai Ho actor provides, “Toh unhe waha koi kursi bhi nahi derha tha. I ran and grab one for him but despite everything, he never felt cornered. Wo bolte the ye ek naya maidaan hai aur ek naye sire se shuruwaat karni hai. Ek nayi jagah aakar, bina kisi ego ke, kaam krna aur har cheez ko itne acche se sambhaalna, was a big lesson that I learned from him.”
A pillar for a lot of
He all the time believed in giving possibilities to individuals who have been new to the trade. “Mene apni zindagi me kisi ko itne naye logo ko chances dete hue nahi dekha,” Rao says and goes on, “It was early 90s and I was fairly new to the industry of ad making. He was the one who taught me how to tell a story within 30 seconds. Bade confidence ke saath, doosro se milwaate the mujhse aur guarantee lete the ki ye bahut accha kaam krega. He would stand like a pillar behind me.”
But Sarkar didn’t solely give possibilities to the actor but additionally technicians, music artistes, choreographers and so forth.
“When Mission Kashmir was happening, dada said ‘Bosco Caesar’ hi film ka ye gaana karenge. They were not very experienced at that point but dada made sure they got that chance.”
“Even for Parineeta, many names were suggested by Vidhu Vinod Chopra but Pradeep Da ne kaha, ye character Vidya ke alawa koi nahi kar sakta. To convince the makers and prove his point, dada shot an entire song with Vidya and showed it to the decision makers,” Rao wraps up.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com