While star kids her age groom themselves for acting, filmmaker Ida Ali, 17, is basking in the success of her first short film. Note: she’s cautious of the comparisons that lie ahead!
A few months ago, a post from Imtiaz Ali’s Facebook page popped up on my timeline. It was a video link with the following text:
Imtiaz Ali’s daughter Ida recently made her debut as a director with a short film. Titled Lift, it is also written by the 17-year-old (Dress, River Island; jacket, Zara)(Aalok Soni)
It was her mom Preety who prodded Ida to follow her dreams (Aalok Soni)
Ida’s favourite short films:
In a Heartbeat (2017): It says so much without using even one word.
Aai Shapat (2017): It was very relatable, this is the way little children think and that thought was encapsulated well.
Kheer (2017): New ideas are brought forward through an engaging story.
Lunch Time (2017): I love how they captured the young girl’s emotions through this story.
Juice (2017): It had a good message and Shefali Shah was amazing.
“When people asked me what I want to be, I wouldn’t tell them I want to be a director. I didn’t want to face the comparison”
Filmmaker and father Imtiaz Ali was excited about Ida’s film, but refrained from giving his suggestions to her creative process (Pic courtesy: Ida Ali)
Ida picks her favourite scenes from her dad’s films
Rockstar:The first sequence of Jordan in Verona Arena, entering his concert. It was a very powerful scene, which succeeded in showing how big Jordan was. It had background music and I love the whole visual starting from the fight to the stage. Ranbir was too good in it.
Highway: Entering the house in Nurmahal. Nurmahal looks great in the way they have shot it. It looks like another world. I also like how comfortable Veera has gotten with them.
Tamasha: “Agar tum saath ho…” The song is beautiful but even the visuals have the power to make one feel for the characters who actually seem lost.
“Whoever I assist would take me because he knows my father or my mother. Why else would anybody even give me that chance?”
