Nafis Mustafa

Filmmaker |

I've found the life reflected through celluloid is somehow better than mine

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This is good.

[Christopher Nolan Archives @NolanAnalyst]

Michael Caine praising Christopher Nolan's humility:

“He's very secretive. He’s made all these millions and millions of dollars, but none of that has rubbed off on him. He lives exactly the same way. No Rolls-Royce, no gold watch, no diamond cuff links, none of that; he still has the same watch he always had, still wears the same clothes. You wouldn’t know he’s the director. Very quiet, very confident, very calm. No bombast at all. Just standing there in his long coat whatever the weather, with a flask of tea in the pocket. I asked him once, ‘Is that vodka in there?’ ‘No, it’s tea.’ He’ll drink it all day. It’s how he solves problems.”

[Cine Vichaar @Cine_vichaar]

Name a movie you skipped because of bad reviews and low hype, but when you finally watched it years later, it completely blew your mind.

I'll Start :

[sujoy ghosh @sujoy_g]

let me tell you a story of rejection.

bang after my university, like most of us, i had no clue what to do. all I knew was that i loved loved loved his illustrations and the stories he wrote and told.

so computer science degree gaye tel lene — i wrote to him saying I was willing to do any job provided he would teach me how to draw. pretty random and stupid letter.

he replied. this was 1989. i still read the letter.

it was my very first rejection letter ever and -- my most loved/cherished/prized one.

and the fact the he took time out to type and reply to some random idiot sitting in manchester made him a gigantic hero in my eye.

till date he remains one of my greatest heroes of cinema and my only teacher for story telling.

happy birthday SATYAJIT RAY!
2 may 2025

[Johns. @CricCrazyJohns]

VIDEO OF THE DAY 🤍

- A lovely interaction between Virat Kohli & young fan during the Ranji Trophy Practice session.

[Shah Rukh Khan @iamsrk]

As responsible Indian citizens we must exercise our right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. Let’s carry out our duty as Indians and vote keeping our country’s best interests in mind. Go forth Promote, our right to Vote.

[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

@iamyky

[Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor @Sonal_MK]

‘We are what we eat’
‘We are what we think’
‘We are who we hangout with’

Easier said than done… so here are some ways to approach it

[Yash Kumar Yaddav @iamyky]

Spoke about my most favourite film of all time 'DEEWAR'
Footage Courtsey - @wildfilmsindia
@Javedakhtarjadu #SalimKhan #Deewar

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[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

Watch my film, 'On the banks of Subarnarekha' at Center for Excellence, Jamshedpur. On 25th and 26th of November !

Need you good wishes and support!

[CricTracker @Cricketracker]

Capturing the journey of Virat Kohli in ten frames🎞️

[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

'Dont stop chasing your dreams, they do come true!' - @sachin_rt

[CricTracker @Cricketracker]

The man who carried Sachin Tendulkar on his shoulder at the ODI World Cup 2011, equalled his idol's record for most ODI centuries in ODI World Cup 2023.

"VIRAT KOHLI"👑

#HappyBirthdayViratKohli

[atlee @Atlee_dir]

Happy birthday to my dearest @iamsrk sir
Love u sir ❤️❤️❤️

[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

One who redefined the term 'stardom' One for whom age is just a number. One who signifies the true meaning of hardwork and passion. Happy Birthday @iamsrk, you're the biggest star India has witnessed!

[Raja Sen @RajaSen]

Could this *be* any sadder? 💔
So long, Matthew Perry. Thank you for the laughs. We’ll rerun you forever.
Laugh in peace.

[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

I feel my heart shattered into pieces to know that you're not with us anymore @MatthewPerry. Chandler Bing was THE most fav character from friends for me. In my teenage days I only longed to imbibe his wittiness and charm but only to realise there'd be only one Chandler Bing. RIP

[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

@Preeksha_tweets @TheHinduSports Words don't suffice for the man who spun matches in India's favour numerously!

[wendell sandico @wendellsandico]

me after Killers of the Flower Moon:

[Nafis Mustafa @imnfs010]

@iamyky @Siva_Kartikeyan @iYogiBabu @madonneashwin Where did you watch it?

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

That’s because of lack of access , and in their desire for work they join the so called film institutes

Film institutes as a system are outdated and working as assistant directors to become a director is a joke ..For instance Shekar kapoor , Mani Ratnam and me never worked as assistants but that’s still in the long past

I keep meeting so many actors and directors who have come out of the film institutes and I really feel sad for them as I strongly believe that their whole training is so misplaced in the context of how the present day film industry works.

The primary problem is that the institutes are blind to the facts that films have metamorphosed from art forms to commerce driven forms.

Some students believe that the institute might give them an easier access to the film industry and the industry might take them more seriously than who have not come from a so-called film institute.

But unlike how one takes a medical or an engineering graduate ,I have yet to meet a single filmmaker of any significance who has taken any film institute graduate seriously.

One of the things which used to be told to us back then is that in an institute you get access to world class films through its archives. It might have been so in olden times. But in today’s times the net gives every film anyone ever wants to see

Also they used to say that the film institutes give access to film equipment for you to make your debut project film. But today the truth is that you can just with a phone make the film you want to as your calling card to some production company. Then why waste your years and your money?

Also, many times during my interaction with some film institute students, I have seen that they are completely confused. Most of them seem to live in some far off worlds and have some vague notions of the kind of films they want to make. Most of them are influenced by institute recommended cinema like Citizen Kane ,Battle ship Potemkin etc which have no relevance to commercial cinema

Films have always been and should be an expressionist art and in today’s times with the access to technology they are even more so. Filmmaking is about an individuals style of story telling and film institutes corrupt that

https://t.co/mpJyo4zxxz is a one stop shop for super fast tracking the entire process , cutting down on all the BULL and go straight to SHOOT to KILL