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Mumbai filmmaker captures the city in its new normal avatar
Updated On: 20 May, 2020 08:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Phorum Dalal
What is Mumbai without its buzz? Between congested slums and deserted roads, a filmmaker on volunteer duty captures the new normal
No crowds except this crow in the otherwise busy Kala Ghod
When lockdown 2.0 was announced, Hardik Patel volunteered to help an NGO film their efforts to feed the needy. The first day, when the 34-year-old filmmaker travelled to Vasai from his home in Andheri by car, it felt like driving into a dystopian movie set. "One of the busiest cities wore an eerie silence. It was a bit unnerving," says Patel, who runs Rolling Can Productions.
The film, shot from April 22 to May 3, was for a non-profit platform, FromU2them, and took him to slums in Dharavi, Colaba, Vasai-Virar as well as the central industrial kitchen in Wada, 140 kilometres from Mumbai. With a voiceover lent by Naseeruddin Shah, the two-minute film is a collaborative effort between Rolling Can Productions and Running Cow Films. The frames move from a bustling city to the now-familiar empty streets. The camera follows volunteers in their PPE suits during their distribution drives for the needy.
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