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Writer ✍️ being transformed into a director 🎬 🇦🇪🇮🇳
Dubai / Coimbatore / Nilgiris

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Something I’ve been building behind the scenes. 👀

A little bit of news, bit of AI, and curiosity about what’s possible.

It’s almost time to show you what I’ve been working on. 🚀

Coming soon. Stay tuned.

#BuildingInPublic #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #NewsroomInnovation #AIForJournalism #TechInnovation #ComingSoon

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Can’t believe it’s over!

But I’ll cherish the memories for a long time.

The creativity. The friendships. The energy was truly infectious. ✨

Here’s to more imagination, more penmanship! 🥂

#writingretreat #forgebylevelup #srilankatravel #negombo #negombolagoon

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Signed up for a 6 day writer’s retreat in Negombo, Sri Lanka with @forgebylevelup. It was such a soulful experience … the workshops, the activities, the writing, the cohort and the mentors! Days well spent and nights of writing! I feel good❤️🤗 met some fab people wrote some decent stuff 😍 swam in a lagoon, saw the mangroves and monitor lizards. Laughed and wrote some more!

#negombo #writersretreat #writers #srilanka #beach

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Don't know what stopped 😔 me from posting this!

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Practice - A short film by Karan Kalra

“The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.” – Aaron Nimzowitsch

Had the wonderful opportunity to attend @forgebylevelup and work on multiple short films in various capacities from acting and camera work on others projects to directing my own short film!

Written, shot and edited over 6 days in goa

Actor - @aloke737
DOP - @one.she.original
AD - @adusumilli65

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CHAKVA - Short Film Teaser ⏳

A short film inspired by the folklore of the Konkan.
What if every path you took brought you back to the same place…

and every time you arrived, someone told you -

“Is this your first time here?”

A story about disorientation, repetition, and the thin line between what we remember and what we experience.

A Short Film by Makarand Ingawale @makkkk.06

Directed & Written by Makarand Ingawale

CAST

Falak as Swati
@_peaked_ Deepak as Receptionist
@bharadwajindrala Bharadwaj as Manager

DOP - @hocus_focus_click
AD - @_peaked_
Camera Assistant - Lakhan
Lightman - Prabhakar

Powered by @forgebylevelup @levelup_filmmaking

DISCLAIMER: 🚨
Chakva is a work of fiction inspired by folklore and cultural beliefs associated with the Konkan region. The characters, events, situations and incidents portrayed in this film are fictional and created for storytelling and entertainment purposes. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.

The portrayal of Chakva is a fictional interpretation and is not intended to establish or represent any factual, religious, supernatural or cultural claim. The filmmakers respect all cultures, traditions, beliefs and communities referenced or represented in the film.

© 2026 Makarand Ingawale. All Rights Reserved.

This film and its original creative elements are protected under the Copyright Act, 1957 (India). No part of this film may be reproduced, copied, distributed, publicly exhibited, uploaded, transmitted or otherwise used without prior written permission from the copyright owner, except as permitted by applicable law.

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(Chakva, timeloop, folklore, konkan, fyp, explorepage, reels, goa, filmmaking, cinematic, short film, shortfilm)
#goa #explorepage #filmmaking #makfilms #fypシ゚

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andra moi ennepe, mousa.

// from what was a v memorable writing workshop with the @forgebylevelup, aug’26.

#shotonfilm #ilford400
s&d by @lazyfilmlab.

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30 Strangers. One Journey. ✈️
Episode 2 begins where the real journey starts — Srinagar Airport to Hyderabad Airport.

Leaving Kashmir behind, carrying a little luggage, a lot of questions, and absolutely no idea what these next few days would bring.

30 strangers. Different backgrounds. Different stories. One journey.

And somewhere between Srinagar and Hyderabad, the strangers started becoming something more…

This is just the beginning.

Episode 2 | Srinagar → Hyderabad
🎬 30 STRANGERS ONE JOURNEY

#30StrangersOneJourney #GoaResidency #TravelVlog #SrinagarToHyderabad #FilmmakingJourney

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We spend so much time thinking about what a story should say.

But the stories that stay with us are usually the ones that made us feel something.

That was one of my biggest takeaways from the Content Creators Retreat with @forgebylevelup

emotional value is what turns content into connection.

Still figuring out how to do it better.

Thanks to @forgebylevelup for putting the room, the people and the conversations together. ❤️

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I thought I was signing up to learn content creation.
Turns out, I was signing up for late-night conversations, endless laughs, a million memories, and friendships I hope last way beyond those few days. 🤍

Came back a better creator, sure.
But mostly, came back with my people.
And I think that was the best part. 🥹✨

[Forge Camp Goa, content creation journey, creator community, making new friends, creator life, Goa memories, personal growth]

#forgecamp #creatorcommunity #contentcreator #goamemories #lifelately

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6 days at the Forge Creators Bootcamp. A room full of creators. A lot of learning, creating, and unlearning.

Now the plan is simple: create, share, and for once… actually keep uploading. 😂

#MohitBalchandani #Forgecreators

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Day 3 Shooting and Frame

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