A trailblazer in educational innovation, Whistling Woods International hosts virtual masterclass with the team of 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'
Whistling Woods International (WWI) has always served as a
beacon for India’s creative community, inspiring them to greater heights of
achievement and success. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, WWI has once again led the
way for India’s education sector by hosting an exclusive online masterclass
session. This step provided the students of Asia’s premier Film, Communication,
and Creative Arts institute with an uncompromised and unparalleled exposure to
creative insights on filmmaking.
Rahul Puri
subsequently began the session by posing a series of questions. When asked
about the portrayal of patriotism and women in the armed forces, Sharan Sharma
cited about the influence of the real Gunjan Saxena. He stated, “Many cues were
taken from Gunjan ma’am and the way she is in real life. She showed us a
different view of patriotism, stating that this was her duty towards the
country.”
The
film was highly praised for its portrayal of the father-daughter relationship,
with Sharan Sharma noting that the actors drew their inspiration from the real
Gunjan Saxena and her father, “Gunjan ma’am always looked up to her father.
Similarly, Janhvi looked up to Pankaj Tripathi and had a lot of respect for him
as an actor. Hence it was a natural progression.” Janhvi Kapoor shared this
opinion, stating, “I have a lot of respect for Pankaj sir. I admire him and
thus forming the bond came naturally to me. Scenes with him always felt nice
and were very natural.” The conversation further progressed to the way in which
the film was scripted, and that the story had a lot of clarity, while Sharan
narrated the script to the team.
Manush
Nandan went on to describe his role in shaping the helicopter scenes in the
film, and the emphasis on realism. “Sharad had suggested certain details and
insisted that nothing could look unreal. The first half was easy as it
was all about Gunjan ma’am growing up, but the chopper scenes in the
second half weren’t something we had done before.”
As
the session came to an end, Sharan Sharma praised WWI for constantly upholding
the standards of education for the film industry, noting, “Hats off and
congratulations to all of you at WWI. From my experience of being in film
business, I have come across so many alumni who are technically skilled and
extremely professional and industry-ready. In a way they have taken over the
industry! We are very happy to have interacted with the students of WWI.” With
the session concluded, Rahul Puri led a vote of thanks for the team.
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