“When I was told to assist a premiere Travel Tv from Mumbai in one of their traveling schedules, I was elated. It was an opportunity to be in front of the camera and I grabbed it. A lot of thoughts crossed my mind before the schedule kicked off. I dreamed of cycling with an Indian model, the director yelling ‘cut’ at my mistakes and also taking Kerala Bicycle Trips to the next level as far as advertisement was concerned.
I met the crew a day prior to the trip. The director told me about his vision of how he wants to showcase Kerala’s top tourist destination, Munnar. I was later introduced to the Director of Photography who wanted to know what the popular and unique things he could capture. I realized that things were larger than I thought after I met the Australian model who had just completed work with none other than Justin Beiber.
Unlike any cycling tour, we started at 4 in the morning so that we could have an entire day for shooting. We reached Munnar by 8. I was nervous. I was facing camera for the first time and all the microphones attached to my T-shirt made me nervous. I was asked to explain about the bicycle trips and also about Munnar. The cast and crew were very supportive. During the three days we spent in Munnar, we tried to capture every possible view of the place.
The shooting made me see the locales from another perspective; from behind the lenses. Whether it was the idyllic spots of Devikulam or Top Station or Lockhart Gap, Munnar , the powerful lenses captured the exquisite and hidden beauty of the place which could be missed many a time by the naked eye. The mist clad hills, winding roads, tea plantations and the brooks took me to another dimension when I watched it on screen.
It was indeed an exhilarating and novel experience and I was glad to be a part of it.”
Experiences from our Tour Leader ~ Vishal
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