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December 3, 2008 by smitajain
Posted in Kkrishnaa's Konfessions | Tagged authors, chicklit, fiction, fun, India, modern literature, reading, rupa gulab, sharing experiences, smita jain, writing | 6 Comments
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I’m a writer and screenwriter, living in Mumbai. I wasn’t always one though, a writer that is, having experimented with various careers. But then I gave it up to concentrate on writing full time. Since then I’ve written numerous TV serials, several film scripts and a book with another one on the way. People often ask me where I got the courage to give up a wildly successful career for a dream, whether it has been worthwhile, whether it was all smooth sailing, how does one go about it etc. Well, this blog is in response to that.-
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"Since I had had the misfortune of laying my hands on the cursed telescope my life had gone berserk, I thought miserably. I had witnessed a murder, been shot at (by a supari killer, no less), spent a night in the slammer and seen a man killed right in front of me. But having my story and screenplays stolen — that really took the cake." How far would you go to get what you want? a) Steal b) Scam c) Seduce For Kkrishnaa, the 20-something, impulsive, gutsy and unapologetically ambitious scriptwriter of television soap operas, the answer would be d) all of the above. And what she wants most right now is to retain her long-running, hugely successful primetime show Kkangan Souten Ke. Unfortunately for her, she has writer’s block and knows it. What is worse, her Creative Director knows it, and is threatening to hand over the pen to Kkrishnaa’s erstwhile love and current adversary, Dev Trivedi. Kkrishnaa must find inspiration if she wants to keep the show. So she decides to spy on her neighbours, a decision that unfortunately leads to her witnessing a murder. And thence ensues a rambunctious, rollercoaster ride as Kkrishnaa desperately attempts to keep her job, resist Dev Trivedi’s charms - and oh yes - avoid getting killed…. A wickedly funny, rip-roaring read.a
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Made up for a good read. Both of you surely are opionated and so debatable, I felt like joining in the conversation..
Good pics too….
@Piyush Agarwal, Thank you
Hey,
I have ordered Rupa Gulab’s book online after reading this post
BTW, is there a way to actually get into writing scripts for television? I really want to quit my job and write scripts for our television so that they stop showing the same lame things again and again and yet again.
Why am I lamenting here? Because I came to know you wrote Remix! I watched it online a few days back and it was a refreshing change.
~Sookie
@Sookie, I’ll tell Rupa. I’m sure she’ll be thrilled
As or TV, now is not a good time to quit your job and take the plunge…recession and all that. Everyone’s cutting down shows. In any case, you don’t decide what to write, they (channels) do
. My advice would be to wait for the economy to pick up before you take any life changing decisions.
Hey!
That was actually my frustration talking
No, I am definitely not quitting my job at this juncture. Its just that everyone knows that things are bad in todays television; the viewers, creative minds, writers et al, yet we have to watch the same ol’ stuff day after day. I honestly don’t get the point.
But one day, definitely, I will write and direct a horror movie.
That is my life time ambition
~Sookie
@Sookie, go for it, girl. I, myslef, am a big fan of horror movies, especially trashy teen slasher ones