Making a doco in Delhi

Cate · Feb 8th, 2006, 13:20

Hi expats in Delhi,

I am an Australian filmmaker and I will soon be coming to shoot a doco in Delhi for the BBC about three times over the next 2 years, for up to 3 months at a time

I am looking to rent a room with expats in a good area in Delhi ie central New Delhi or South Delhi. I will get my own driver etc when I get there.

I am a female with film equipment so I want to be safe and also hang out with westerners when I am not working

I have already lived and worked in Delhi on and off over the last 5 years so I am very accustomed to its good and bad points, including some fairly hairy situations with the men which I certainly aim to avoid at all costs. I lived with an Indian family in the past who were lovely. I think I'd love to flat with expats this time around so I can feel when I am not working I can truly be myself which is a laid-back aussie

any cool expats out there in a great house looking for a nice low-maintenance flatmate?

Cate

rohan5577 · Feb 8th, 2006, 13:38

reminds me of a recent movie --"range de basanti"...... where a lone british woman comes to make a doumentary in india ....encounters men..who are not so bad and lechereous!

and the story goes on....

Cate · Feb 8th, 2006, 13:53

i dont think all Indian men are bad and lecherous... some of my favourite people in the world are Indian men (particularly the older gentlemen)

I think especially Northern Indian men's attitudes are questionable to western women ie thinking that they are all prostitutes etc and treating them accordingly

cate

IndeGuru · Feb 8th, 2006, 14:14

>I think especially Northern Indian men's attitudes are questionable to western women ie thinking that they are all prostitutes etc and treating them accordingly

I am a north Indian male and i've been been with westernwomen and let me tell you that i've (or for that matter my other male fraternity) have no way felt that way about any of this, in fact one of them is married to a Parisian and other one is in a relationship with a Venezuelan. Lady, you may have run into wrong people but for whatever its worth pl dont brandish the entire north Indian male fraternity

Cate · Feb 8th, 2006, 14:33

hey mate'

I certainly dont think all northern indian men at any rate - as I said some of my favourite people in the world are from india (yes northern india) and who are like family to me

I can only go on my experiences of having to interview a huge cross-section of men in Delhi from various backgrounds over the last 5 years for my film work. There were may instances where the situations turned quite dangerous, particularly if I went to interview them by myself. I couldnt even understand what was happening and why it was happening over and over until I asked them and a many of them blatently told me. In their own words, " Alot of people here consider western women to be very loose, like a taxi".

Believe me I would have rather had other experiences and formed a different opinion which certainly doesn't go across the board of 'northern indian men'

Appologies for any unhappiness caused to you.

rohan5577 · Feb 8th, 2006, 14:41

Did not mean to start another debate on this much discussed topic of indian men and, men in general the world over!

I was myself in a relationship with a romanian girl , and I can understand both points of view.....she could never understand some of the things about india and some of my indian freinds (both male and female), but on the other hand she was like...indian men really take care of their women, they know how to make them feel different....in many ways that western women don't (guess some women like the subtle possesiveness that men have for them) and some other things like this!

guess our first experiences make a lasting impression!

Cate · Feb 8th, 2006, 14:50

yes I totally agree - about the debate issue - I am just trying to find some good acommodation

Also I totally agree with you re indian men can be incredible gentlemen - something I love about Indian men and something that is getting rarer in the west

as I said my impression does not cover the whole spectrum but yes, when I am in Delhi, I have learned to be very cautious...

rohan5577 · Feb 8th, 2006, 14:57

cheers, hope you have a good time here in delhi!

will also let you know if i come across something on the expat accomodation fromt!

btw what's your documentary about?

IndeGuru · Feb 8th, 2006, 15:18

Cate Mate!, no sonner had i posted this, i kind of started feeling bad as this seemed a trifle too strong for here. Not an ideal way to talk to a lady!
Well i can empathize with you but you know there are rotten apples everywhere. I am fine & hope you're fine about it too, & if there's any way i can make it up to let me know, any guidence, any advise about Del, you know whom to shout..
Good Luck!

Cate · Feb 8th, 2006, 17:56

no probs all we are all passionate about our own beliefs...

rohan I cant tell you what my doco is about yet - its a little top secret at the moment but will let all and sundry know when its done

rohan5577 · Feb 8th, 2006, 18:10

Cate,

Will have to either wait in anticiaption or look around for a wary blonde interviewing the men in delhi

(It's a small world--you never know)

Cheers,

Rohan

Cate · Feb 9th, 2006, 05:47

am laughing out loud now...

rohan5577 · Feb 9th, 2006, 13:08

Seriously

it would be a site seeing a blonde with a mic chasing the herd of indian men away!! (at least the thought of it makes me smile)

Cate · Feb 9th, 2006, 17:58

believe me its actually happened

I was in a park working once and was followed by about 20 men - probably what made up one of the cricket teams for that morning.

they were cat-calling etc and I turned around and called them "dogs" in Hindi which the servants had taught me to say in the house where I was staying.

needless to say they all howled with laughter at my accent and forgot what they were following me for in the first place

at least it diffused the situation...

Cate · Feb 9th, 2006, 17:59

do any long term expats visit this site?

Feb 8th, 2006, 13:20	#1
Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	Making a doco in Delhi Hi expats in Delhi, I am an Australian filmmaker and I will soon be coming to shoot a doco in Delhi for the BBC about three times over the next 2 years, for up to 3 months at a time I am looking to rent a room with expats in a good area in Delhi ie central New Delhi or South Delhi. I will get my own driver etc when I get there. I am a female with film equipment so I want to be safe and also hang out with westerners when I am not working I have already lived and worked in Delhi on and off over the last 5 years so I am very accustomed to its good and bad points, including some fairly hairy situations with the men which I certainly aim to avoid at all costs. I lived with an Indian family in the past who were lovely. I think I'd love to flat with expats this time around so I can feel when I am not working I can truly be myself which is a laid-back aussie any cool expats out there in a great house looking for a nice low-maintenance flatmate? Cate

Feb 8th, 2006, 13:38	#2
rohan5577 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dubai--for now Posts: 240	reminds me of a recent movie --"range de basanti"...... where a lone british woman comes to make a doumentary in india ....encounters men..who are not so bad and lechereous! and the story goes on.... __________________ You can take a man out of India, but you can never take India out of a man!

Feb 8th, 2006, 14:14	#4
IndeGuru Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Delhi- national capital region Posts: 239	really? >I think especially Northern Indian men's attitudes are questionable to western women ie thinking that they are all prostitutes etc and treating them accordingly I am a north Indian male and i've been been with westernwomen and let me tell you that i've (or for that matter my other male fraternity) have no way felt that way about any of this, in fact one of them is married to a Parisian and other one is in a relationship with a Venezuelan. Lady, you may have run into wrong people but for whatever its worth pl dont brandish the entire north Indian male fraternity

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Feb 8th, 2006, 13:53	#3
Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	i dont think all Indian men are bad and lecherous... some of my favourite people in the world are Indian men (particularly the older gentlemen) I think especially Northern Indian men's attitudes are questionable to western women ie thinking that they are all prostitutes etc and treating them accordingly cate

Feb 8th, 2006, 14:33	#5
Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	hey mate' I certainly dont think all northern indian men at any rate - as I said some of my favourite people in the world are from india (yes northern india) and who are like family to me I can only go on my experiences of having to interview a huge cross-section of men in Delhi from various backgrounds over the last 5 years for my film work. There were may instances where the situations turned quite dangerous, particularly if I went to interview them by myself. I couldnt even understand what was happening and why it was happening over and over until I asked them and a many of them blatently told me. In their own words, " Alot of people here consider western women to be very loose, like a taxi". Believe me I would have rather had other experiences and formed a different opinion which certainly doesn't go across the board of 'northern indian men' Appologies for any unhappiness caused to you.

Feb 8th, 2006, 14:41	#6
rohan5577 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dubai--for now Posts: 240	Did not mean to start another debate on this much discussed topic of indian men and, men in general the world over! I was myself in a relationship with a romanian girl , and I can understand both points of view.....she could never understand some of the things about india and some of my indian freinds (both male and female), but on the other hand she was like...indian men really take care of their women, they know how to make them feel different....in many ways that western women don't (guess some women like the subtle possesiveness that men have for them) and some other things like this! guess our first experiences make a lasting impression!

Feb 8th, 2006, 14:50	#7
Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	yes I totally agree - about the debate issue - I am just trying to find some good acommodation Also I totally agree with you re indian men can be incredible gentlemen - something I love about Indian men and something that is getting rarer in the west as I said my impression does not cover the whole spectrum but yes, when I am in Delhi, I have learned to be very cautious...

Feb 8th, 2006, 14:57	#8
rohan5577 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dubai--for now Posts: 240	cheers, hope you have a good time here in delhi! will also let you know if i come across something on the expat accomodation fromt! btw what's your documentary about?

Feb 8th, 2006, 15:18	#9
IndeGuru Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Delhi- national capital region Posts: 239	Cate Mate!, no sonner had i posted this, i kind of started feeling bad as this seemed a trifle too strong for here. Not an ideal way to talk to a lady! Well i can empathize with you but you know there are rotten apples everywhere. I am fine & hope you're fine about it too, & if there's any way i can make it up to let me know, any guidence, any advise about Del, you know whom to shout.. Good Luck!

Feb 8th, 2006, 17:56	#10
Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	no probs all we are all passionate about our own beliefs... rohan I cant tell you what my doco is about yet - its a little top secret at the moment but will let all and sundry know when its done

Feb 8th, 2006, 18:10	#11
rohan5577 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dubai--for now Posts: 240	Cate, Will have to either wait in anticiaption or look around for a wary blonde interviewing the men in delhi (It's a small world--you never know) Cheers, Rohan

Feb 9th, 2006, 05:47	#12
Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	am laughing out loud now...

Feb 9th, 2006, 13:08	#13
rohan5577 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dubai--for now Posts: 240	Seriously it would be a site seeing a blonde with a mic chasing the herd of indian men away!! (at least the thought of it makes me smile)

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Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	believe me its actually happened I was in a park working once and was followed by about 20 men - probably what made up one of the cricket teams for that morning. they were cat-calling etc and I turned around and called them "dogs" in Hindi which the servants had taught me to say in the house where I was staying. needless to say they all howled with laughter at my accent and forgot what they were following me for in the first place at least it diffused the situation...

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Cate Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA Posts: 17	do any long term expats visit this site?