apoorva mehrotra

Passionate , ambitious , witty . Also a CEO

[Shekhar Kapur @shekharkapur]

Throw back pic from my first film, Masoom.

On the first day of release, I went to the main theatre … and there were only two people in the whole cinema hall.. and one of them was me !

Those days ‘black marketing’ of cinema tickets was really prelavent .. young men, or even gangs, would bulk by cinema tickets and then sell them at higher prices on the day of the show.. of course if the hall was full ..

Except the first show on the first day for Masoom, the hall was completely empty !

Outside I got surrounded by some pretty angry looking young boys when they discovered I was the director .. they had lost their money that day ..

I must have looked pretty crestfallen. So one of them actually took pity on me, and said ..

‘Sir .. the problem is you’ve made an ‘article’ film’ .. if you want a career , don’t do that ‘

Article film ?? I kept wondering .. article film .. I realized he meant an ‘artistic film’ .. Don’t ever make an artistic film this young black marketeer was trying to warn me ..

Well, the Friday of release .. all the cinema halls were empty .. as they were on Saturday, Sunday , Monday , Tuesday ..

The Distributors of the film gave up trying to support the film. It was too expensive to keep the film showing to empty halls ..

I remember the feeling that day .. when they told me they had decided to give up trying to hold the theatres .. I walked the streets of Mumbai and thought about what I was going to do next in my life , for making films was certainly no longer an option.

Something strange happened on Thursday. A friend called me and asked if I could help him get tickets to Masoom. I told him that was a bad joke. But then ..

On Thursday one cinema hall had filled up .. then on Friday there were lines of people waiting to buy tickets .. and over the weekend the distributors were scrambling to get back the halls they had given up, and my ‘Article’ film was declared a hit ..

What happened that weekend ? People say in retrospect it was ‘Word of mouth’ .. but how could it be, when hardly anyone saw the film ?

What happened that Thursday ? .. I still wonder as am about to go into making ‘Masoom, the next generation’ .. years after Masoom the original became a cult film ..

Is ‘Masoom, the next generation’ another ‘Article film’ ?

#film #Masoom #throwback #directing #FilmDirecting #Career

[Naruto @NarutoNolimits]

Jensen Huang on the smartest person he's ever met;

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

The greatest living composer of the last 3 decades got attacked and abused (even by people within the industry) for stating an opinion in the politest, mildest manner, that too based on his lived-experience.

And the very next day forced to issue an apology/clarification to calm the toxic mob down.

If any further proof was needed to confirm his hints at the rising divisiveness...

https://t.co/N6iTvCYBzr

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

“Nothing gives you a clearer look into someone than how they misinterpret things; every misinterpretation is a confession.”

—@DylanoA4

[Danish Sait @DanishSait]

Honest message from airport ground staff following the Indigo fiasco.

[Manifest_Lord @Manifest_Lord]

A young student once asked a wise Monk.... MUST READ.. 🧵

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

@nikunj I recently came across a construct for impromptu speaking - “what “ “ So What “ and “ then what “. The first is to explain the situation , second to set context and 3rd to take it forward in terms of next steps . I have found it to be helpful . It does require practice though !

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

‘Intelligent people are full of doubts , fools on the other hand are sure of themselves ‘

[Leaders 𝕏 Junction @LeadersJunction]

Here's how you know someone is highly intelligent✅

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

@ShashiTharoor @Suhelseth It is better to be loose in an argument than lose it altogether 🤣🤣🤣

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

Many judge their virtue by what they believe, not how they behave, so they feel righteous even while acting like beasts.

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

https://t.co/xQHDYMWsiL

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

@AdamMGrant When the facts change , I change my mind . What do you do sir ? By JM Keynes

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Intelligence depends on more than cognitive horsepower. It requires cognitive flexibility.

The faster the world evolves, the greater the cost of rigidity. Stubbornness is a path to getting trapped in the past.

The future belongs to those with the courage to change their minds.

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

I block rude people not because they hurt my feelings, but because rudeness is a reliable signal of stupidity. Someone who can’t resist the impulse to hurl childish insults will also struggle to resist the impulse to believe self-gratifying bullshit.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Simplicity isn't the lack of complexity; it's the clarity of understanding.

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

When you request the Swiss for extra cold beer #swissair

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

We pay too much attention to strong opinions—and too little to deep insight and broad perspectives.

Pontificating is not a sign of credibility. Hot takes are not a substitute for being well-informed.

Expertise is how much you know. Wisdom is knowing how much you have to learn.

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

@dirtigmanshu Tishu sir - I recall a pre-release interview of Irfaan about Haasil - he said if you don’t like the movie Paisa vapas ! What conviction ! Truly defining work for both of him & you

[apoorva mehrotra @iambiversive]

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” - Mark Twain

[Patrick Coggins @PatrickCFOD]

@AdamMGrant The highest form of leadership is using your strength to strengthen others.