On a Roll

She was the bully Bindiya Naik in Chak De! India. After working in films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aise,Bhindi Bazaar Inc,Khamosh Paani,Mumbai Mast Kalandar and Frozen,actress Shilpa Shukla is back in action with Ajay Bahl’s much talked about film,BA Pass. Based on the tale The Railway Aunty from Delhi Noir series by Mohan Sikka,the film is being showcased at the ongoing Osian’s-Cinefan film festival. “It is one of my best works so far,” shares Shukla,who plays femme fatale in the film. A theatre actor,Shukla is also working in newbie Abhinet Gogne’s film titled Love. “It is an experimental project about love,explored through four different characters,” adds Shukla,who is excited about another film with Madhuri Dixit. Directed by Shoumick Sen,the movie called Gulab Gang,Shukla says,is about lady Robinhoods. A desi version of Bandidas? We’ll have to wait and watch.

Cyber VAults

Qaushiq Mukherjee,who is known as Q and is the maker of films like Love in India and Gandu,is toying with a rather interesting concept — a project which can change the way we archive films. “It’s called cloud computing,which is in simple terms a cyber space bank,” says Q,adding that it is important for Indian filmmakers and the government to take steps to build an archive before everything is lost. “This will be an invisible server that can save huge chunks of data,” explains Q,who will start the project by uploading his upcoming film Tasher Desh,based on a ballet composed by Rabindranath Tagore.