DO IT.

You know how they say "if you want to do something, do it." And we all think about it for a minute then let our thoughts wander off some place else?
Yes. Well, consider this one of those supposed-influential-intellectual-kind of-texts (not really)
Realization came to me at 2:45am, to be exact, when I was talking to this friend of mine asking him to study.
If you know me personally, you'll get the irony. For those of you who don't, motivation was being given to my friend by someone who hasn't opened her books yet and has her board exam due in 92 days, yes. How many of you want something really bad but not enough to get out of the bed or turn off the tv or get out of the house and drive a hundred kms for? I'm sure there's a handful of you.
Get this, we all want the same thing- money, success, happiness, power. But there's some of us that are actually working towards it and well most of us are convincing ourselves that we have enough reasons to start 'tomorrow'. But do we, really? You're sitting at home right now, crying, whinning, partying, playing, sleeping while someone else who, I assure you, has the same aspirations as you is getting on his ass to get some work done.
If you want something, go get it. If you want someone, go get them. If you want to earn money, work. If you want to become a soldier, train. If you want to ballet, practice. If you want to tell someone you love them, do it. If you wish to tell someone you hate them, go ahead. If you want to travel the world, go figure.
Don't let your dreams die before you do. 'Tomorrow' is a day, sure. But by tomorrow, someone would be one step closer and you two steps behind. Make a plan and work on it. Everyday. Life is too short to not buy yourself a Ferrari or travel the world. What was it that a go getter in silver dress with tainted lips said? Oh yes: "Believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, honey?"
-A fellow procrastinator on hypersomniac pills.

'Muffin' is here!

Okay hi. As you may know, I've been working on a short film called 'Muffin' and, well, to be honest, it's the most fruitful thing I've done in a while, taking into consideration how absolutely useless I am, gah. Anyway, so the project, yes. So basically, working on 'Muffin' has in a lot of ways helped me grow. It has helped me rethink my priorities. And well it has made me realise that there's more to life than just sitting on a couch with a bag of popcorns. It’s actually kind of fun being the one who gets others to make the popcorn and sit on their couches.

'Muffin' directed and produced by Mudit Murarka, who is a dear friend of mine, is a short film based on how things change from when we were children to when we finally grow up. The movie is about how we are faced with challenges and the realities of life that we may or may not have been sheltered from as a child. Thought provoking, I know.

Apart from the lessons watching the movie actually taught me, I actually had a lot of fun working since it was my first time acting. And I'll be honest here, acting is a lot of work, despite the common assumption. I also worked as an art director on this project – I coordinated the makeup and wardrobe and was involved in the lighting design discussions during the production process, and I coordinated the making of the promotional artwork once the film was done. While definitely involving less work than acting on set, this was pretty challenging none the less. The film has been a grand success so far. It was selected to play at three locations in America during the months of September and October and bagged an Award of Merit at the Best Shorts Competition in California, joining the ranks of Oscar winning productions such as Mr Hublot.

The movie is out on Viewster tonight. You can watch it here – http://www.viewster.com/movie/1286-18995-000/muffin/
This is as part of the Viewster Online Film Festival – this is our fourth selection, and it is in Switzerland. We need your support to win the audience award so make sure you share it, watch it and leave your comments on what you think about it. Should we win the audience award, Viewster will donate USD 20,000 to War Child on our behalf. In other words, it’ll be a pretty big deal. Adios!