Salil Deshpande

Life is Beautiful...

[Dr Saundarya Rajesh @SaundaryaR]

Such brilliant articulation! In a few minutes, this wonderful lady has expressed succinctly what most of India thinks ✨

[Indian Institute of Creative Technologies @TheIICT]

What should India create next?
Building the right ecosystem for India’s creators.
IICT welcomed @drhemangjoshimp, MP from Vadodara, for a campus visit and conversations around creative education, technology and the next steps for Content Creators Lab.

#IICT #InventTheUnreal #CreativeEducation #CreativeTechnology #ContentCreatorLabs #AVGCXR #CreatorEconomy #DigitalCreativity

[Indian Institute of Creative Technologies @TheIICT]

The next generation of creators won't just imagine the future. They'll build it.

IICT × Netflix, supported by FICCI, is offering scholarships covering 50%–80% of the applicable programme fees across six future-focused programmes in animation, VFX, gaming, comics, media technology, and virtual production.

Applications are now open-
https://t.co/4bPLesDzL1

Apply by September 30, 2026.

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

RT @ajaydevgn: Shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of Hon. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar ji. My heartfelt condolences to his family, loved on…

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

@aaditsh AI

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

@alex_prompter Guide

[PIB India @PIB_India]

➡️ Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (#IICT) Announces Cutting-Edge Courses in #AVGC-XR for Inaugural Batch Starting in August, 2025

➡️ The inaugural academic offering includes 6⃣ specialized courses in Gaming, 4⃣ courses in Post Production and 8⃣ courses in Animation, Comics and XR

➡️ These programmes have been meticulously designed in collaboration with top industry players to ensure students are equipped with the skills required to thrive in the ever-evolving creative technology landscape

➡️ The institute, which was announced by Union Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw, at World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (#WAVES) in May 2025, is backed by prestigious global partnerships and industry leaders

Read here: https://t.co/1xV9DH9ftF

@MIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts

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[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting @MIB_India]

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw & Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis jointly unveiled the logo of Indian Institute of Creative Technologies and announced 17 courses that will be offered at the institute.

#IICT #WAVES2025

@@AshwiniVaishnaw @Dev_Fadnavis @DrLMurugan @nfdcindia @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @PIBMumbai

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

Somehow I predicted this a while ago to my friend… he didn’t believe me then… nor did I honestly but here’s the news I read today and it all seems either crazy or somehow clear on what’s happening everywhere… hope apple does it though… they need it for sure…

[Evan @StockMKTNewz]

Apple $AAPL executives have held internal discussions about potentially making a bid to acquire artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI - Bloomberg

[Ram Venkat Srikar @RamVenkatSrikar]

Just this plot line is enough. Won’t even the see trailer. Will be seated in the theatre on day one.

[Adam Hlaváč @adamhlavac]

SINNERS cheat sheet for various formats available and locations featuring @IMAX 70mm film and GT laser, standard 70mm, and more.

Hope this clears up any confusion.

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

I so agree with this and this applies to every field that we work in… at times mediocrity rules and people not just practice it but believe in it as well…

[zara lassan @imajokin]

Vistara was nice they shut it down
Blu smart was nice the founders did fraud so it shut down
Maybe we don't deserve nice things, maybe what we deserve is the Olas and the Air Indias

[Ajay Devgn @ajaydevgn]

Hawaon mein ghulenge ishq ke rang with #Kamle! 🫶
Kamle song out tomorrow at 11:00 am.
#Raid2 knocking in cinemas on 1st May, 2025.

@Riteishd @Vaaniofficial #RajatKapoor #SaurabhShukla #SupriyaPathak @amit_sial @rajkumar_rkg #BhushanKumar @KumarMangat @AbhishekPathakk @sachet_tandon @ParamparaTandon @SachetParampara #KausarMunir @Ranju_Varghese @TSeries @PanoramaMovies

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

A SATYA CONFESSION TO MYSELF
—— Ram Gopal Varma

By the time SATYA was rolling to an end , while watching it 2 days back for 1st time after 27 yrs, I started choking with tears rolling down my cheeks and I dint care if anyone would see
The tears were not just for the film, but were more for what happened since

Making a film is like giving birth to a child originating from throes of passion without truly realising what kind of a child I am giving birth to
That’s because a film is made in in bits and pieces without one really knowing what’s being made and when it is ready the concentration is on what others are saying about it and after that ,whether it’s a hit or not, I move on too obsessed with what’s next to reflect and understand the beauty of what i myself created

Till 2 days back I ignored the countless inspirations it sparked by dismissing it as just another step in my journey towards an objective less destination

Coming back to the hotel after the screening of SATYA, and sitting in the dark i I din’t understand why with all my so called intelligence, I did not set this film as a benchmark for whatever I should do in the future
I also realised I didn’t just cry for the tragedy in that film but I also cried in joy for that version of myself .. And I cried in guilt for my betrayals of all those who trusted me due to SATYA

I became drunk not on alcohol but on my own success and my arrogance though I didn’t know this till 2 days back
When the bright lights of a RANGEELA or a SATYA blinded me, i lost my vision and that explains my meandering into making films for shock value or for gimmick effect or to make a vulgar display of my technical wizardry or various other things equally meaningless and in that careless process, forgetting such a simple truth that technique utmost can elevate a given content but it can’t carry it .

Some of my later films might have been successful but I do not believe that any of them had the same honesty and integrity which is in SATYA

My very unique vision that drove me to create something path breaking in cinema also blinded me to the value of what i myself made and I became a man hurriedly running so fast looking up towards the horizon. that I forgot to look down at the garden I’d planted beneath my feet , and that explains my various falls from grace

I obviously can’t make any amends now for what I already did , but i promised myself 2 nights back while wiping away my tears , that every film I make from now onwards will be made with a reverence towards why I wanted to become a director in the 1st place

I might not be able to make a film like SATYA ever again , but not even having an intention to do so is an unpardonable crime against Cinema

I don’t mean that I should keep making films like SATYA but irrespective of the genre or the subject matter the least it should have is the sincerity of SATYA

When Francis Coppola was asked by an interviewer about a film he made after GODFATHER, whether it will be as good , I could see him squirming because i could see that it din’t occur to him

No one asked me about any film I was about to make post SATYA whether it will be as good, but what’s worse is that I din’t ask myself

I so wish I could go back in time and made this one cardinal rule for myself , that before deciding on any film to make , I should watch SATYA once again… If I followed that rule I am sure I would not have made 90% of the films I made since then

I truly mean this as a wake up call to every film maker , who just gets carried away in self indulgence due to his own state of mind at any given moment without measuring it against the standards set by either themselves or others

Finally now i took a vow that whatever little of my life is left , I want to spend it sincerely and create something as worthy as SATYA and this truth I swear on SATYA

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

Had the privilege to be associated with him on some of his projects. The simplicity of the man is something that is rare for this industry. His films are and will always be the foundation for filmmaker’s world over. India has lost one of its greatest film maker in #ShyamBenegal

[Ashutosh Gowariker @AshGowariker]

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who LIKED, COMMENTED & SHARED the #20YearsofAGPPL Anniversary poster!

We hid many elements in the artwork for you to find. Here's a closer look of what you may have missed!

https://t.co/TqzxZhyeUb

@agppl @kgowariker #sunitagowariker

[Salil Deshpande @marshsal]

Hilarious…

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

A I got into Sholay too ! 😳😳😳

[Ashutosh Gowariker @AshGowariker]

20 Years Of Swades!!
My heartfelt letter to all of you!! 🙏

#SunitaGowariker @iamsrk
@RonnieScrewvala
@agppl @RedChilliesEnt

@KGowariker #VishwangGowariker
#Swades #20YearsOfSwades

[Forbes India @ForbesIndia]

Quote of the day
#ZakirHussain

[Ameer Aulia @AmeerAulia]

I am Zakir Hussain nephew and he has not passed away. We ask for prayers for my Uncle's health. Can you please remove this misinformation. He is in a serious condition and we ask for all his fans around the world to pray for his health