AlternateTake

In our conversation with Ambiecka Pandit, the director breaks down her second short film, Under The Waters. She discusses the driving image of the swimming pool as a grey area, the interplay between affection and aggression, treading the fine line between ambiguity and obfuscation and building a deeply sensory, tactile experience.

Under the Waters is streaming on Mubi.

The Fame Game actor Lakshvir Saran tells us why his utmost priority is to catch the silences and state of being of his character correctly, the dangers of pre empting and resisting stepping in with pre conceived ideas. He talks of the aid his theatre training gave him while shooting, and emphasizes the sanctity of inhabiting the truth of the moment. He also lets us in on his relationship with attention, fame, why he doesn't take any of it seriously, how Mintgumri has been his most rewarding experience and shares his purely craft centric philosophies.