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We are all unknow til our story is told

Vita lingus — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:03:17 -0600

This is perfect timing by the way snigdhasen your story will be told as well mark my words.. Your days in the sun are coming..... I wil be in touch

Vita

Big releases current issues and women's tenacity

Vita lingus — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:01:10 -0600

That is a tricky business indeed but given the issues that are affecting Indian students here at the moment .. It would be an opportune moment for Megan and this film to get a good release .....

As an aside for those state side Megan has quite a body of work in the industry as an editor ..

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232432/

The fact Megan got it up is extraordinary as your wrote it produced was the cinematographer

and directed it ..So that is a passionate tenacious act in it's self really and just another woman who is following her dream and living it........

vita

Wow!

snigdhasen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:05:02 -0600

That's pretty cool, Nita! Why don't you leave a link here of your post and her comment? It would be very interesting to read about policing and what she has to say. I will go hunt for your post on your blog.

She seemed very accessible at the screening. She asked me to email her with further questions. I did, but never heard back, though :) I am guessing they are very busy with more screenings, etc. The filmmaker did not reply either.

Building character?

snigdhasen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:56:30 -0600

Yes, that's Bedi! As Doneman said at the screening. There were several times during the filming that she wanted to hang up her boots, give up and head home. But she couldn't give up when she was making a movie about a woman who never gives up!

You should have seen Ms Bedi at the screening. I think she thinks of Doneman as her sister now :)

Thank you

snigdhasen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:52:42 -0600

Vita, thanks and you are always welcome. I hope you get a chance to watch this film. Doneman has already won awards for this film Down Under :) I will be surprised if she doesn't get a wide Australian release.

Kiran is an icon

Nitajk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:21:56 -0600

I am admirer of Kiran Bedi. And do you know that when I wrote a post on the policing, she actually came to my blog and left a comment? I am still thrilled about it! Just shows her temperament, she likes to reach out to people and such people always do things for others.

Nita

It is irony she wanted

Vita lingus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:52:38 -0600

It is irony she wanted another woman to struggle as to get any film up is a struggle for an independant film maker ......

Vita

Yes she is and so is this film and your post

Vita lingus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:41:48 -0600

Good on you darl several of my favourite topics encapsulated in your article, keep up the good work you are doing ......

Vita

Like you...

snigdhasen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:01:32 -0600

Cop Mama, thank you. I am sure you can empathize with some of her struggles, given that you are a cop yourself :)

I think you will enjoy the film, too.

Inspiring

Cop Mama — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:34:13 -0600

I thought this story was very inspiring. I had never heard of Kiran Bedi before. Thank you for this look into her notable career.

She is exceptional

snigdhasen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:25:05 -0600

Virginia, Mata thanks! I think you will enjoy it, too. What I didn't mention in the post is her sense of humour. She is still so bubbly -- almost like a child -- and funny, witty and remarkably honest, which left us in splits so many times :)

Also, I feel that no matter how circumstances may change, it will not be easy to find another Kiran Bedi. She was exceptional. This is not just about sheer grit. She WAS extraordinarily talented.

Here's a fun fact I found on the film's website. It tells a lot about Bedi's character:

After fifteen years of turning down various offers from esteemed filmmakers
wanting to do the same thing, she chose to go with an unknown girl from
Australia. When I asked Bedi why, she replied, “Because I am going to enjoy
watching you struggle and fight to somehow pull this off.” I guess Bedi had
done that her whole life. – Megan Doneman, writer & director, Yes
Madam, Sir.

Thanks for this post

Mata H — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:21:50 -0600

I wil definitely see this film when it becomes available here!

Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs right along at Time's Fool

Fascinating

Virginia DeBolt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:47:01 -0600

story and fascinating woman. I will watch for the film about her.

Virginia DeBolt
BlogHer Technology CE | Web Teacher | First 50 Words

Well, the mistrust in the

msumana — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:10 -0600

Well, the mistrust in the sub-continent is now new, mow is it???? IT's been since the independence!!!! it's never going to go away, and to top it off U.S is not helping, they only care about their own!!! and what can we expect from a country based on "Imperialism" and Pakistan never had a strong voice in anything for that matter, they put both their legs in two boats, one in U.S. and the other in terrorism.....

I know

snigdhasen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:50 -0600

Hi Msumana, good to see you here again :) I found the blogs interesting too, especially since they go beyond the usual travel ones. I hope you enjoy them just as much as I did!