Back to Film City.
Kingfisher took off from Chennai as usual late, delayed as they had to, believe me, complete the paper work. Appears each time they want to be up and flying, the guys have to file an application in triplicate and get it approved by the nearest available government official.
The entrie stretch of H’bad Ring Road wears a deserted look with almost all shops closed. It is Friday noon – Namaz time.
Hotel Sithara in Film City. The friendly front-office girls smile in unison.
‘Welcome Heera Murukan sir’.
Am checking mails before settling down to business.
Paa Raa enquires in his mail whether reports in a section of internet-press that I have quit my job to become a full time script writer are true. I do a Mark Twain – ‘the reports of my death are highly exaggerated’.
Understand from the guys here that it requires a few lakhs of rupees per day to maintain the sprawling Ramoji Rao Film City. Cash inflows do not appear to be that closely matching the outflow. well, that is someone else’s problem…
Back to UPO script giving it a lean and hungry look..
Good Friday, 2009 6 PM