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Madhu Gawade : The Ideal bride WIDE ANGLE : THE IDEAL BRIDE
Diksha : There are so many movies that I love and can watch multiple times . Emir Kusturica , Asghar Farhadi , Coen brothers , Catherine Breillat , Sriram Raghavan and Raju Hirani are my favourite filmmakers . Lately , regional movies in India like Fandry , Shala , The Court , Thithi , Gabhricha Paus have been very good . During the making and editing of The Ideal Bride , Sriram Raghavan gave me valuable feedback which helped me in crafting the story .
Madhu Apsara the sound designer . Alokananda Dasgupta , who has already worked on diverse national award winning films like Shala and Fandry composed the background score . Madhu Gawade impressed everyone as her screen character Phuleri .
About the Director
Diksha Jyoti was born and raised in Darbhanga , a small town in Bihar , India . She moved to Delhi for her graduation , followed by a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication . Diksha has worked as a copywriter for TV Commercials . So there was never any dearth of ideas that had the potential of becoming stories . It was when she got a chance to assist Sriram Raghavan on the movie Badlapur , she decided to direct a short film . Like many aspiring filmmakers , Diksha too has many projects in the pipeline . She has just wrapped up , directing another short film and is editing it . Along with short films , Diksha would love to get into mainstream cinema , depending on the script she gets !
Madhu Gawade : The Ideal bride
continnect : Who is the actor who plays the role The Ideal Bride in the movie ? Diksha : Madhu Gawade is a dear friend who always wanted to act . As soon as I had conceived the script of The ideal Bride , I met her and we decided to take it forward . Madhu has never lived in small towns so it was a bit difficult for her to understand the nuances of life of women living there . We held many workshops and once ready , went ahead with the shoot . We both exchanged many feedbacks and she took it as a challenge and gave her best .
Team Ideal Bride
Along with Diksha , the creative team behind The Ideal Bride include director of photography ( DOP ) CK Muraleedharan who has done big ticket ( in Indian Bollywood ) films like PK , 3 Idiots . Farooq Hundekar was the editor and
You can get in touch with Diksha here .
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