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The Incomparable Work Of Filmmaker Roona
Mukhopadhyay
“Small town girl
makes good!” That’s a twist on an old American phrase but it certainly fits Roona
Mukhopadhyay. She did indeed come from a small town in India, Gorakhpur, and
she has “made good,” so to speak. She is an established filmmaker who now lives
in Los Angeles, California.
Who knew that
just because a young girl in India who loved films and all things entertainment
when she was growing up would eventually come to the hub of the movie universe
and begin making a living at making films? Who knew that about Steven Spielberg
or Martin Scorsese or anybody else who was crazy about movies when they were
kids? Didn’t everyone fall in love with films when they were kids?
Well, the
obvious answer is probably “Yes,” but if you dig a little deeper you may find
that the really talented directors, writers and producers not only loved films
but they were mesmerized by them. While it might have appeared that they were
simply enjoying the flow of the story and the marriage of music, dialog and
action up on the big screen, they were actually taking the movie apart in their
minds, shot by shot and analyzing each frame.
Roona’s
curiosity about what makes a film work is no different than the famous
directors previously mentioned and her love for filmmaking is no less
passionate. All that is plain to see when you realize that she came all the way
from India to California just to learn more about the industry and to immerse
herself in making films. And that’s exactly what she did.
After college,
Roona worked on many films in India and in London and then she came to Los
Angeles to attend The New York Film Academy, where she earned a Master of Fine
Arts Degree in Filmmaking. She has since been working on movies and TV shows
endlessly and building up quite a body of work. Perhaps the difference between
Roona and other people who just love movies is that she was highly motivated to
be a part of the film industry and to tell stories instead of just listening to
them or watching them. After all, someone has to tell the story and someone has
to want to hear it.
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