Mumbai after "Jal" (shoot in desert). Part 1

Hi folks

It's been ages since my last entry. I know. I have been in Gujarat in Kutch for last 40 days. Shooting for movie "Jal". Rann of Kutch....indian desert. I know it must be very interesting to know how it was and etc etc but I feel like keeping it simple and just post "no comments". I think it's the best. LOL.

Kutch is beautiful....Rann of Kutch....desert. A great place to visit for a few days. I have been living there for 40 days and had to forget what 21st century is about. LOL. Still recovering. It's been tough if to say it in simple language. Movie is going amazing so far. It's always a pleasure to work with Girish Malik. I like the way he directs and "sees" the movie. "Jal" is our first project together and I believe we have a long way to go professionally. He is fantastic person to work with and I am happy that my first movie as a main lead happen to be exactly with Girish Malik. We have so many interesting people in our film. I can't mention all of them as its nearly hundred. LOL. But with whom I had really good working experience are Tannishtha Chatterjee, Purab Kohli, Yashpal Sharma and Gary Richardson.

We did a play with Gary before so it's like we knew each other. But I was really glad to work with Purab, Yashpal and Tannishtha. Some of them really helped on professional front.

It's just so many things happening in my life as well and tonight i am leaving to Europe for 2 weeks and to Moscow for a wedding. Very excited about it :-) Will write soon. Now my mind is quite disturb with thousand of things.

Love to All

Sidah Jules

to be continued...

Kala Ghoda art festival 2011

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Yesterday I was performing at Kala Ghoda Art Festival. it was truly magical experience. It was my debut in India. I had a play "Test or a suicide" with Gary Richardson and Pranav. I think it's very interesting what Mad Horses troupe does (Gary Richardson and Alyque Padamsee). We really had amazing performance and for my debut I did quite well. I really gave my best and audience loved it. Applauses were the best part of the show. In few days I will upload a link with video. It was a pleasure to work with Gary, Alyque and my co actor Pranav. I think we did a good performance. But it was lots of work before with rehearsals. I believe its what it takes to be professional. I believe in lots of work and rehearsals before you show something to people. Now looking forward to my next ones.

Today I went to Kala Ghoda art street and was amazed how many beautiful paintings and art pieces people can find there. I also bought some impressive stuff.

Thank you everybody for comments on facebook

At present I am working on my next movie "Jal".

Love to all

Saidah

Hira Manek Awards

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I had really nice day yesterday. First of all I finally received my visiting cards from USA, they were coming from New York. Exactly like I wanted, I did design myself and it was very exclusive quality and the way they were made up. Unfortunately I can't put up a picture as it contains my personal details.

Yesterday I have received an award for outstanding contribution towards acting from Hira Manek organization. It was fun. It's such a great energy when you stand on stage in front of huge audience and feel all their love and support. Love this feeling. And especially when kids come to me :-) I always make sure that I talk to them and click pictures with all kids who wants it. No matter if I am in a rush or not but for kids I always do my best and I always will. The are amazing. They inspire me to do more and more. I am working on my book at present and I will make sure it will come out in hindi language as well and will be promoted in a big way as well. There so soooo much I want to give. After award we went for dinner, chinese. What I love about chinese dinner is fortune cookies what comes after. Somehow it always works. LOL. I can't say I believe in all this but fortune cookies are fun. Yesterday I have got "Peace is around the corner". It's very true if to talk about my personal life. LOL. I hope that peaceful corner is ready for a peace. :-)

On friday 11th I have my debut on stage in India. Working on it. It has to be perfect. No compromise!!! It's a short play but I don't have time to do bigger one unfortunately. Theatre is my love and passion what will always be in me. Stage.....i really miss it sometimes. I used to work a lot on stage but it was somewhere in another life :-) It's such amazing feeling when you send your energy to other people and you can send them what they want as it always reaction. It's like acting. Good acting is when you react on your partner. You don't need to know what you have to say, you have to react naturally on your partner and he/she does the same and than it works. It's real life process. If you still call it acting than its not perfect. It's perfect when people don't know you act, when they believe it's real and think that it's real you. Otherwise to learn the lines and give certain expressions every person can. Perfect acting is when even you forget that you act. When you honestly believe in that character and feel the same way. When there is no more "Saidah Jules" and it's somebody else. This is what I call perfection. The person has to experience everything in life to know what it is about. Stanislavsky did it the best and thats why whole world follows him.

I am doing new tattoo. It will be the most special tattoo from all of them I have. I want to do it in next few days. It's gonna be one phrase writen in secret Hebrew language. And it will be on my palm. It's the most special meaning of my life.

I am so thankful to all amazing people I meet in life and who makes a difference. Thank you.

Love to all

Hare Krishna

Saidah Jules

So far...love for theatre

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So far all good. Life is very busy and it keeps me away from internet blog. Will be pretty short right now. I am working every day on a play "Test or suicide?" with american director Gary Richardson. It's drama play and I love it. We are performing on 11th of february with theatre Mad Horses. Kala Ghoda festival in National Gallery of Modern Art Theatre, opp Regal Cinema in Colaba. Having rehearsals every day and working towards perfection. I truly love theatre. This is something what just brings you to another world.

Also shooting for my movie "Jal" is going to start next month. Working on it as well.

Recently have been busy with workshops and trip to Delhi.

So far just totally in love and into....art

Love to all

Saidah Jules

Mini film 'London dreams" :-)

HI folks. I guess I really fall in love with video editing and it's what I could make :-) Check it out.

Love

Saidah Jules

Diwali celebration in Mumbai, India

It's how people celebrate Diwali festival in India in Mumbai. 2010

My birthday video

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I just figured out how to do editing for video:-) Such a fun.

Uploading new videos. This one is from my birthday. 17th dec 2010.