Posted by fullthrottle
@aautif
what.z ta best time.. To visit. Kashmir.. Anytime where the temp's r at 5c n snowfall.. :*
Posted by maggflodd
Now I get it
on the road to 300
Posted by aatuif
@Magg, got it bit too late...
@full, snow can fall anytime from mid dec to mid march...
as per your 'requirements', you'd come in mid feb, snow time...
Posted by fullthrottle
@aautif
Wt happened no pics ???
no updates??
i think thr must be snow fall now!!!
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2** was totally blocked, hence the delay...
will loan a adsl conn. now, most probably...
aatuif...
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the venue of our surveying camp...
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some more...
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scorching sun...
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kiddies...
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some more...
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all the kids were very helping...
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welcome to
the "water treatment plants, rangil"...
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work on the proposed one...
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thank you all for your support...
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where is everyone... ?-)
Posted by mcrosser
hi! nice pics. Seems like a nice place
Posted by fullthrottle
@aautif
Thnx 4 the pics feelin refreshed
New PIcs After a long time!!!
Posted by blu_6779
nice pics buddy
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thanx all...
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KASHMIR FORUMS
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Kashmir Forums...
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have a look at Kashmir Forums... Do join there too
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no one joining and postin'!!!
Posted by fullthrottle
Aautif
wht du u mean by tht
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THIS is what I mean...
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I've already joined !
as Throttle
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thanks for that...
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more pix as soon as i acquire a dsl...
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"Sahar Khan: He is one among them who moves around every nook and corner of his delimited zone in Shehar-e-Khaas (downtown) at 3.30 AM daily in the holy month of Ramadhan by beating the drum vigorously and shouting Waqt-e-Sahar. Ghulam Muhammad (in picture) is Sahar Khan who awakens people of Safakadal during Ramadhan."
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Vegetables kept to dry in the balcony of a house in Srinagar’s Maharaja Bazar. Until recent past every Kashmiri household used to dry vegetables in summer for consumption in harsh winters, a practice now dying. (crtsy:HN/GK)
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Posted by Chartreuse Eyes
@aatuif u live in khashmir?
luck guy! And pics are simply amazing full to life...hey aatuif would u upload some random videos of khashmir? can u speak khashmiri language? Would u teach me some words in khashmiri?
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and kashmiri not khashmiri...
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@green bi, kashmiri is my mother tongue...
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"Shawls consume childhood of Gund Panah children"
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Young children struggling for space in a narrow room of a Shawl Centre in Gund Panah, some embroidering shawls and some learning the craft. (crtsy:HA/GK)
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@aatuif then would u teach me a little bit kashmari? Like how do u say.
1.welcome
2.how are you?
3.who are you?
4.whats your name?
5.my name is amal
6.thank you!
7.sorry!
8. i hate u!
9.fool!
10.get lost!
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@GREEN BI, asap...
Posted by hac_king
^^ Ausalam alikum aatuif bai
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Great colection u compiled here.
BDW do you hav any camcoder or any 10MP KODAK KB10 camera like this
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nice one there, hacky...
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Eid Greetings Galore, from KASHMIR...
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ROLL OF HONOURS!!!
Name Posts
aatuif 138 posts (most humbly)
maggflodd 37 posts
fullthrottle 8 posts
shivam007 7 posts
blu_6779 6 posts
mrao 3 posts
mr.v 3 posts
decay_zeit 3 posts
freworld4u 2 posts
drakkor 2 posts
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Time To Go!
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Kashmir is nowadays witnessing shortened winter days. Here the Sun sets in the background of Clock Tower in Lal Chowk that shows 4:57 pm...
(Crtsy:HN/GK)...
Posted by mrao
hi...nice pic, aatuif... the sunset in the background of the clock tower is a really nice touch...and sunset at 4.57 pm is not something most of us in india get to see
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pix from trip to Manasbal Lake (14 Nov)
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Hokersar Wetland Reserve (14 Nov)
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"Bollywood returns to Kashmir after 18 years
Multi-starrer Dastaan being shot in Pahalgam"
Rahul Bose Poses In The Traditional Kashmiri Dress, Pheran...
Pahalgam: Blessed with lofty mountains and breathtaking landscape, Kashmir the preferred destination of filmmakers 18 years back is once again being opted for by Bollywood production houses to shoot films at locations that match or even surpasses in beauty many in Europe.
Latest among the films being shot here is Dastaan, which is directed by ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan, whom Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan chose to direct his home venture Ashoka.
Dastaan is Sivan’s second Hindi film as director.
The shot which commences early in the morning here in a village Dalseer, some 20 kms from here, depicts a man and a child draped in Kashmiri Pheran who arrive in this picturesque hamlet amidst snowfall and stand silently in surprise watching a marriage being solemnized there. And as the bride hugs her parents and relatives, tears are visible in eyes of the duo and others present there.
However, before the tears trickle down their cheeks, somebody shouted “good shot, cut” and everybody switched their roles, exchanging smiles. The man in Pheran was none other than versatile actor of Hindi and English films Rahul Bose.
The film being shot in Pahalgam for past over four weeks has Rahul Khanna, Anupam Kher and Sarika as lead stars.
Pulling a horse, Rahul Bose amidst snow walked through a muddy road as Santosh Sivan sitting atop a crane focused his camera on him. However, the little actor Master Puran who plays the character of Ihsan in the film struggled to move a mule on the mud.
The crew members and the cops had a tough time as hundreds of villagers gathered on the spot to see the shooting. But they managed to control them. It was only after few retakes that Santosh was satisfied with the shot and relieved the crew for lunch.
“It has been my fascinating experience shooting here. I have fallen in love with people and locations here on my first visit. I want to shoot in Autumn too as we can see through the trees and get different angles,” Santosh Sivan, who has bagged 11 National Film Awards, told Greater Kashmir on the spot.
However, he refused to divulge details about the film. “All I can say that it is a story of a little Kashmiri boy and is set in Kashmir,” said Santosh, who graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and has even made some international films recently. His Before the Rains was sent for Dubai Film Festival.
Coincidentally Santosh Sivan has worked as cinematographer in Mani Ratnam’s critically acclaimed Roja, which touched sensitive subject of militancy in Kashmir in early 90s. Santosh has also worked in same capacity in Dil Se which dealt with similar theme in north-east.
After finishing the lunch, the crew made preparations for a marriage scene.
“The villagers will also participate in the wedding,” said smiling Santosh clad in a pheran as he positioned an old man and women wearing traditional Kashmiri dresses behind the bride and groom.
“Action” Santosh shouted and the whole village reverberated with Kashmiri folk songs. It looked a real Kashmiri marriage. Santosh seemed to have done his homework about Kashmiri culture well as even traditional Isband in a copper utensil had been kept near the bride and groom.
Sitting near a tree, Rahul Bose despite his hectic schedule agreed to talk. “I was four years old when I came to Kashmir. You can consider this as my first visit,” said Rahul who has acted with many Bollywood actors including Kareena Kapoor in Chameli, and Mallika Sherawat in Pyar Ke Side Effects.
Pointing towards the snow-clad mountains, Rahul said, “Kashmir is absolutely wonderful place and people are very good. I am in greats spirits shooting there. Any place is safe and any place is unsafe in India and I don’t find Kashmir any different in this respect,” he said.
About the condition of roads in villages in Pahalgam, Rahul said “in other parts of the country the road are worse. Taking it as yardstick, Kashmir has got some good roads,” he said.
Did Rahul find the life in villages of Pahalgam hard? “I couldn’t find out life hard as I am shooting as a star. I just come on the spot by cars, shoot and when I want food I get it. So it is an unreal, pampered existence as an actor. But as a human being who has to go and experience life in villages, it will take me months,” he said.
“Each film has a subject that dictates the location. I would love to come here not just as an actor but as a tourist. Kashmir is a special and unique place,” Rahul, who besides actor is a social activist and an international rugby player.
Mubeena Ratansi, producer of the film, said “Actually the film was scheduled to be shot in Manali in Himachal Pradesh. “When I for the first time came to Kashmir with my family few months ago, I saw everything normal. There was nothing like what is being projected outside about Kashmir. I wondered why have people stopped shooting here. So we had a recce and decided to shoot the film here,” she said.
However, it was not a smooth job for Mubeena. She had to convince the actors and the crew that Kashmir is a safe place and managed to get nearly 100 crew mostly from Mumbai and south. Rest she is using locals for logistical support.
“I believe that whatever has to happen can happen anywhere. If safety is the concern then Mumbai is as unsafe as Kashmir. I am not denying the fact that there has been lot of activity in the past, but I think situation is not so bad now and people are moving along,” she said.
For Mubeena shooting in Pahalgam has been an exciting experience. “It is one of the beautiful locations. The cooperation and welcome we received from people and administration is outstanding. Even though the people are not film friendly there is a lot of excitement among them as it is after a long time shooting is taking place here,”
“It has been my most fantastic experience. I think everyone should try this place once. There is no need to go to Switzerland. Weather is beautiful, seasons are beautiful, we should tap its potential. Not only Bollywood, but film industry of south should be receptive to Kashmir,” she said.
Policemen wishing not to be named said it has been a new experience for them to provide security to the actors and the crew. “After seeing the shooting, now we realize how difficult it is to make a film. The actors are very down to earth and Anupam Kher is a lovely person. We put our lives at risk and rescued the crew and actors when they were stranded at Chandanwari due to heavy snowfall on Sunday,” the cops said.
Quoting Anupam Kher, a Kashmiri Pandit, who left for Mumbai after completing his schedule here, one of the unit members said Dastaan will change Kashmir’s perception not only at local level but outside too.”
“Kher Sahib is very optimistic about the film,” he said.
“Dastaan is a story weaved around culture, ethos and traditions. That’s all we have been told. The main theme of the film has been kept a secret,” he said.
The shooting of this film in this off-season has provided livelihood to a large number of people.
“They are paying us good money. We wish more shooting units come here,” said Ghulam Qadir, a horseman.
(crtsy:ASW/GK)
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Snowing since yesterday...
Posted by fullthrottle
Snowin.
that's gr8..
Posted by Rahul_dude
Hi Aatuif ....
DUDE....Nice Pic collection..!!
me from delhi ... n planning to visit KASHMIR this year ....!!
BYE BYE
Posted by aatuif
AM A BIT BUSY NOWADAYS, SO LESS TIME ON ESATO ET AL...
MEANWHILE KASHMIR WELCOMES YOU ALL...
A SUCCESSFUL CONDUCT OF NATIONAL LEVEL WINTER GAMES IN FEBRUARY AND I WAS A WITNESS TO IT...
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Kashmir is hosting the prestigous National Level Santosh Trophy Football Tournament from 25 May...
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kashmir is burning!!!
for more details, follow the links given in the first post of this thread...
aatuif...
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the state government falls as one coalition partner withdraws support; courtesy the row over the transfer of land to a non-state subject managed authority...
for more, follow the links in the first post...