Ashgai Bai

2007-04-18 06:15:30

When I started to make films it was with the intention of making all kinds of documentaries that interested me. I did not really set out to make women specific films, they just happened and that too one after the other.
My first documentary was on Ancient football played in Rajasthan India.
When I started to think of my next project I read an article about this great musician who after having sung in the great courts of the kings was living a life of penury. We were to talk of how she was coping with this life in comparison to her hey days, but on having met her and spent time with her,we left with a very rich experience. We spoke to her more about her music, her relationship with her guru (teacher), the changing trends of teaching music, the teacher pupil relationship and so on.

Click here to see the movie related to this post