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RECREATING THE WORLD OF GRAHAM STAINES A PRODUCTION DESIGNERS JOURNEY
BHUPESH R BHUPATHI Simply Scan and Watch
The story of the WILLYS Station Wagon. This was the most important movie property which we meticulously and most respectfully recreated for the movie.
Graham used his Willys station wagon as a make-shift clinic, to travel to remote locations in the tribal areas and treat people. It was so well equipped, it had all the facilities of a full fledged clinic.
We clearly knew that we needed more than one vehicle. One for the main Character vehicle and one for the Burning purpose. This was my Concept Sketch for the look and feel of his medical work station.
We could not risk having only one vehicle and burn the same one after principal photography. This was too risky.
Restoration Begins… Ready to load up and travel to the hills After many sleepless nights, the restoration team headed by SYED OMAIR and SHARM A got the vehicle on time and delivered it to our office in Hyderabad to be loaded on a truck and sent to the location.
God lies in the details… Bharat Motors Nampally. A genius team of mechanics helped put this vehicle back in running condition. They specialise in Jeep restoration in Hyderabad, India.
Thanks to my teachers at NID (design school) The finer the detailing in production design, the more easy it becomes to tell a story. The performer just has to fit in to the environment and be transformed. My Cinematographer arrives with the Sun. He reads the light and makes suggestions for placement of things.
He made my set pieces comealive.
Ant the shoot begins, at the Willys clinic location. Both the actors are in character and in their Jayakrishna Gummadi, a environment. The cinematographer cinematographer par captures the magic directed by excellence. This man is a genius. Aneesh Danial. Bhupesh R Bhupathi Production Designer Email: bhupesh.bhupathi@gmail.com Ph: +91 9849502788
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reverse, and she almost, at times, had to unlearn her high-end hospitality that she had practiced in the Taj at New Delhi. Her most vivid memory when she had just landed in NY was that of an old woman eating out of a trash can outside the Hotel she was checking into….had she just moved to the super power of the world? Family Speaking of life, we want to speak of family. Shabnam is married to an engineer who she met in Dallas, and is blessed with 3 kids - 2 daughters and a son. Shabnam always believed in giving her children room to grow and branch out in their preferred directions. Her eldest daughter is an attorney and a trainer in martial arts. The younger daughter worked in the US Navy for 4 years, just graduated with 2 Masters degrees and works for a Corporation. While the youngest, her son, is on his first job working for a Company where he is leading projects to make cities cycle and scooter friendly. Shabnam says when she held her first daughter for the first time, it was at that moment everything changed. A switch just went on…called motherhood, and of all the accomplishments in her life, she values being a mother the most. To be with the kids growing up, she was a part time realtor and also spent some time in the retail and banking industry. She also served on the board of the only non-profit Montessori school in Dallas for 10 years, and was also the Principal of that school. Shabnam truly believes in adjusting your stride as priorities in life change, if you learnt to do that, you'll learn to enjoy each phase of life without any regrets. Career It's a beautiful thing when career and passion come together and no one can demonstrate this better than Shabnam. She began her career in the hospitality industry where she was able to excel with her amicable personality and top notch people's skills. An inherently, impressive orator with a knack for public speaking, it was only natural for Shabnam to organically branch into media. What began as a pursuit of passion quickly became Shabnam's career, a career that'll make her the known voice in every South Asian household, be a companion to all the morning travelers and be the voice
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that resonated with minds of big and small alike. After spending 16 yrs as CMO in media , she now has moved on to be the CEO of her own multi-media company, a new journey which she's pursuing with familiar grit and perseverance. In the past, Shabnam has served as President of the IANT (Indian Association of North Texas) and been the organization's Chair of the Board of Trustees. She has been the President of the Dallas Indian Lions Club and also Chairman of the GDAACC (Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce). A philanthropist at heart, Shabnam is actively involved in programs for promoting chidren's right to education through Pratham and empowering South Asian Women by combating domestic violence through the organization called Chetna. In honor of her exemplary philanthropic work , she was voted as the “Woman of the Year – 2012” by United Nations Association of Dallas, of which she has been the President for the last 2 years. Lastly, as a firm believer in the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, she serves on the board of the MGMNT – Mahatma Gandhi Memorial of North Texas. Fun facts Some lesser known fun facts about Shabnam are that she proudly doesn't cook, even though she is a huge food critic and can write a book on food, she loves trying new restaurants and says that she helps the economy of the city by doing so. She loves reading books but her favorite book is the Dictionary. However, there are 3 words that don't exist in her dictionary, and they are: Tired, Retired, and Bored! And her favorite word …righteousness…do right any and every time. She says she is most comfortable when behind a microphone, speaking to the world at large.
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Message From Shabnam
We all are born as empty vessels but shaped by our moral values; a belief that is centric to Shabnam's life. She picked her battles, she fought like a warrior but always picked to NOT do what was easy but to do what was RIGHT. Life is beautiful and too short to live in fear, so unleash yourself, fly and soar to new heights because the journey of life is not meant to be planned, it is meant to be travelled and enjoyed..
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