Production Aaranya
Day 38 / 41
Date Tue, 12 May
Sunrise 05:54
Sunset 19:02
Weather 24°C · light wind
first assistant director

Ishaan Mehra.

Crew Call · 04:30 Mumbai, IN Sunrise Call Q4 2026 · open
01 The Call

A film is shot in moments. The First A.D. holds the time between them.

A note from the floor
02 Productions

Days I held the floor for.

Stripboard — colour bar by production type.
0

Aaranya.

Year2025
FormatFeature · Hindi/Marathi
DirectorMira Wadhwa

41-day schedule across the Sahyadris and a Bombay studio floor. Four units, two language tracks, three calendars held together. — Plan B · Yash Raj

41days
1

Lift Off!.

Year2024
FormatFeature · Hindi
DirectorAnand Sarpotdar

Coming-of-age set across one airport and three time zones. Stripboard re-cut twice mid-shoot for weather, schedule held to the day. — Junglee · Tiger Baby

38days
2

House of Wind.

Year2025
FormatMusic video
DirectorTara Sehgal

Single golden-hour beach day. Twelve setups, drone unit, tide turning under each take. Wrapped on schedule. — Bombay Bicycle

1day
3

Tea & Sugar.

Year2024
FormatAd campaign
DirectorAman Kohli

Three-spot anthology for a heritage tea relaunch. Goa to Munnar in four shoot blocks across six weeks. — Wieden+Kennedy India

12days
4

The Far Lane.

Year2023
FormatShort · narrative
DirectorNikita Roy

Single-Steadicam short shot across one Bombay lane in three nights. Locked at festival rough cut. — FTII Co-Pro

3nights
5

Ground Floor.

Year2023
FormatWeb series · 2nd AD
DirectorRohan Sippy

Six-episode workplace dramedy. Stepped up as 2nd AD on Mumbai block, ran walkie channel two and second unit prep. — Sony LIV

28days
03 The Day

What's on the board now.

04:30
In pickups
Aaranya · featureBlock 1, interior anamorphic — Five days of pickups before lock — single location, two takes a setup.
06:15
Shoot
Aaranya · featureSteadicam track, magic hour — Exterior insert. Two takes — one master, one alt — before the sun drops.
12:30
Prep
Lemonland · seriesStripboard lock, episode 3 — Walkie order drafted. Schedule to producers by Friday.
18:00
Shoot
Aaranya · featureLast sun shot — Reset crane, two takes, watch the light — sound report follows wrap.
19:45
Wrap
Aaranya · featureStrike & call-sheet out — Walk the floor. Tomorrow's call sheet out by 21:00.
04 Method

Walkie, by the book.

1st AD Calling action on first.
Director Go for action.
1st AD Roll sound. Roll camera. Mark it.
Standing Standing by.
The kit
Movie MagicStripBoardFinal DraftSet HeroFrame.ioWalkie · 6-chMulti-unitDrone scheduleLocations
Spoken on set
HindiMarathiEnglishGujarati
05 Marks

Labs, panels, quiet honours.

2024
1st AD nominee — Aaranya
MAMI Mumbai — In competition
2023
Production Fellow
NFDC Film Bazaar — Co-Production Market
2022
Locations Permit Lead
Maharashtra Film Commission — Sahyadris circuit
2021
Trainee · Mumbai chapter
DGA India — Two-year cohort
2019
PG Cert · Production
FTII Pune — Honours