A 2 minute ride to your childhood days

The Kahaani Studio produced its first music video ''Bachpana Gaya Nahi'' on the eve of the Children's Day. It is a 2 minute ride to your childhood days.

Watch it, if you have not. It has crossed 2k+ views on Youtube as I write this.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PkmUOnPKRuM

The lyrics are written by Neeraj Upadhayay and the somg is sing by Archana Chauhan.

Being involved on this project was a great experience.

But it was not supposed to go on like this right frok the beginning. It was NOT supposed to be a music video right from the beginning. We had two shoot days for the video and the  song was recorded after the shoots. So it was ij the editing that we had to coordinate the song and the shots...which is not the ideal way of doing it. The song comes first and the video is done later.

But, I guess thats how this Youtube video production goes. We have a pkenty of ideas but not the necesary resources at our disposal at all times. We have to make our way with whatever is available.

Video making is not an easy thing, everyone imvolved in this ondustry will tell you. So yes, when you see good content anywhere, do appreciate it. It is mostly what we want.

The stepping stone

I can recall that feeling.  Sitting on the first desk,  I felt challenged by my best friend sitting beside me.  There were mixed emotions.  I was proud of his effort and the praise he got for having written a poem titled 'Books are theeeeee  best  (the extra 'e' s were for emphasis,  he told me.)  But I also felt left behind as Nikhil and I were pretty competitive academically.  I could not let him get a lead over me.  I just wanted the day to end and get the scores levelled with him .

I don't remember what all ideas came into my end,  but I ended up writing a poem about a farmer.  I literally defined the term (as is the right way of introducing any topic): the first line I wrote was 'The man who works in the field is called a farmer,'  (the second line : he works there from January to December.)

For some reason I was very excited about this effort. It was the last day before summer vacation.  I could not wait for two months to share my effort.  I telephoned Nikhil but could not reach him  I called our mutual friend Keshav,  who listened to my first poem very carefully.  I don't remember what he said,  but it was not discouraging,  at least audibly it was not.

This was the stepping stone.  This ordinary effort and many others got encouragement from people who were close to me.  It took me years to compile poems which conveyed deeper meanings,  were  written in a particular style,  provoked readers to think.

Looking back these ten years,  I know I have enjoyed the process.

Aman Arora writer (29 April 2006-Present)