Tellavision Mumbai: demonstration, locomotion, television
Director: Shaina Anand
Duration: 00:19:45; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 63.853; Saturation: 0.028; Lightness: 0.383; Volume: 0.289; Cuts per Minute: 58.796; Words per Minute: 109.141
Summary: Tellavision Mumbai is a documentation of one delicately poised edge of global conflict, a documentation of public action post September 11. This rough cut starts with boarding the train at Bandra station. Now from the train, sometimes from the road, one gets a peak into Mumbai along the city's lifeline – its Suburban Railway Line. Slums, mills and crowds of people. Finally, destination reached... Currey Road where an antiwar protest is taking place. A street play is performed to show how India and Pakistan are re-aligning to America's whims. On the train journey back, more of Mumbai's landscape is revealed till the filmmaker turns the camera on the media and its coverage of what is referred to as the world's first television war – America's war in Afghanistan. We see news clippings from BBC, CNN, NDTV and other channels. We watch Bush try to justify his 'war against terror' as the filmmaker deftly parallels these arguments with similar statements made by Chief Minister of Gujarat and controversial right wing Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi.
Opening scene: Weighing machine at Bandra station with a colourful light display while Voice announces train timings over loud speaker. Soon more of the station becomes obvious and trains are seen leaving the station on first the eastern and then the western lines. The display also shows a countdown. The train leaves the station to reveal a view of sunset over the portion of the Mithi river that empties into Mahim creek, the streets and the slums.
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"The local arriving on platform 3 at 5.41, is a slow local going to Churchgate"
"This local will halt at all stops."
Credits read: Chitrakarkhana presents...
Tellavision Mumbai
Woman co-passenger (W): "Why are you taking this?"
Shaina Anand (SA): Just like that.
W: Just like that. Ah...hobby?
SA: Ya.
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Shift to a view of Matunga Road station the Railway track with trains plying, from the road. The over-bridge, a film poster the
Chawls , Slums of Dharavi, the electric cables that trains run on are all seen.
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Back to the railway track, and watching the trains pass by from the ladies compartment in a Mumbai local. One of the women is curious about what filmmaker Shaina Anand (SA), is finding so interesting that it is worth filming. The train stops at Lower Parel Station. Shaina gets off at Currey Road station on the Harbour Line. People are walking up and down the ramp. One can hear demonstrators shouting out slogans as she leaves the station.
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Female co-passenger: Is this for Zee TV?
Shaina: No, No... Just like that... my own. It's a hobby.
Anti Iraq War protesters: American Imperialism Shame shame.
All: Shame shame, Shame Shame.
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The anti Afghanistan War protesters demonstrators outside Currey Road walk to ?Lalbaug? while shouting slogans. *Lalbaug, Parel is the heart of working-class Bombay, on whose wealth and production the city was built. In the Post-Industrial cityscape, the mill area is fast eroding, thousands dwelling in these neighborhoods have lost their jobs. Localised job opportunities for a generation of youth are non-existent. *Source:
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?--?: No to war, we want peace
All: want peace, want peace.
?--?: American Imperialism down down.
All: Down down, down down.
?--?: Say it loud!
All: We are one!
Voice over in Hindi: In New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, the September 11 attacks were a crime against humanity that we strongly condemn. But we don't think, war or killing more innocent people is the answer.
English: We ?unadmittedly? condemn the killing of innocent people, through terrorist methods, by any group or nation.
Voice of the demonstrators:
All: This won't do. This won't do.
Let's come together against war.
All: Unite, unite.
Slogan in Hindi on a placard: Don't attack innocents.
Don't give our air bases to America.
Voice Over in English: We are firmly of the view that the US has repeatedly intervened to destroy democracy in various parts of the world, thus clearing the ground, for the rise of fundamentalist and terrorist politics.
Voice of the demonstrators:
Not war, we want peace.
All: Only peace, just peace.
We also ?note? that it was the CIA, which first financed, armed and trained Osama Bin Laden and his
?cowards?
Policeman asking one demonstrator: What's going on?
Demonstrators: Power to the people!
Placard: Revenge is not civilised. Ask for justice instead.
Voice over continues: We oppose the threatened escalation of US war ?--? our ?--? in the Middle East.
Demonstrator: Tomorrow is Gandhi ji's birthday. We meet today, to send a message to the world, that we stand against war. Thousands, millions of lives have been destroyed by war.
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Demonstration continues
Demonstrator: Where is your voice?
All: We are one!
Stop screwing the poor in the name of war.
All: Stop, stop.
We don't need bombs, we need jobs.
All: Need jobs, need jobs.
Not war, we want peace.
All: We want peace. We want peace!
People of Afghanistan, power to you.
All: We are with you.
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A street play begins with actors playing George Bush, Pervez Musharraf and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. IT starts with Bush 'terrorizing' the people gathered with the toy machine gun in hand.
The protesters
The then General Musharraf even holds a cardboard missile. Vajpayee is welcoming Bush, offering him unquestioning support and subordination. At which, the protesters start shouting anti Bush slogans. ?--
? in a green
salwar kameez kicks at Bush. Bush calls out to Musharraf, who comes marching in and proceeds starts to threaten the people with the bomb, while Bush first stands behind him, and then shoots at the activists. Then Vajpayee comes in, and is bowing with alacrity as he swears his unquestioning support (like a
chamcha or sycophant for his 'war on terrorism.' Bush hands him the gun just as the protesters start sloganeering again and then walks around the circle of activists with his hands on both Vajpayee's and Musharraf's shoulders. Soon, the group has closed in on the three and proceed to tie them up. The three scream for help and Vajpayee rues his mistake because he doesn't want to lose his vote bank in the upcoming elections. The group continues to shout anti American Slogans.
A Voice Over (VO) of ?--? continues....
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Stay to watch a little drama, please!
WTO down, down.
All: Down down, down down.
George Bush down down.
All: Down down, down down.
America's bullying of the world's people, this will not do!
All: Will not do! Will not do!
Person dressed as President Bush: Musharraf where are you?...
Musharraf: ATTENTION! (marching) Left Right , left right, left right, ATTENTION!
Bush (beckoning): Come with me.
Musharraf: Yes SIR!
Protesters: We want peace, not war!
All: Want peace, just peace!
IMF World Bank down down.
All: Down down, down down.
Voice over English: We oppose the Government of India compromising the Independence and security of the country by supporting Bush and his allies in his so-called war on terrorism.
Street Play- Vajpayee welcomes Bush kisses his hands, touches his feet: Welcome, welcome, welcome! On behalf of India, whatever you need for your War, bodies, minds, monies, our land, our inheritance... our sky, we will give you everything. Whatever you want, feel free to take. We are with you!
Protesters: America's bullying will not do!
All: Will not do! Will not do!
Vajpayee governments grovelling will not do!
All: Will not do! Will not do!
Vajpayee's sucking up policy.. we will not tolerate.
All: Will not tolerate! Will not tolerate!
America... stop bullying the people of the world!
All: Stop! Stop!
Imperialism down down!
All: Down down, down down.
Everyday people unite against Imperialism. Come together! Become one! Against Imperialism! Become One! People of the world... become one!
Musharraf: Save me!
Bush: Save me!
Vajpayee: Save me! Oh no... my election! Oh no! My seat! Help! My elections are coming soon. I won't do this. I'm sorry.
Musharraf and Vajpayee! Both brothers in crime.
Stop making India America's puppet.
Voice over english: We feel that the working class is the only force in the world, which is equipped to rise above ?----? and fight and defeat terrorism ?...?
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Demonstration continues
Stop spreading communalism in the name of wars against terrorism.
Vajpayee government supporting America Shame shame
All: Shame shame, shame shame.
America's big bullying wont do!
All: Won't do, won't do!
Vajpayee's grovelling won't work!
All: Won't work, won't work!
Against all power and oppression. All: We will struggle!
That's our slogan. That't our call!
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All: Raise your voice!
Louder
All: Raise your voice!
Against Mafia government
All: Raise your voice!
Against Police rule
All: Raise your voice!
Against Hitlerism
All: Raise your voice!
Against exploitation
All: Raise your voice!
Louder!
All: Raise your voice!
Come on friend
All: Raise your voice!
Against fundamentalism.
All: Raise your voice!
Louder, louder!
All: Raise your voice!
All: Raise your voice!
All: Raise your voice!
Have no fear!
All: Raise your voice!
Say it loud
All: We are one.
Song: Let's go together, my friends... There's a light at the end of the road. Let's go let's go!
Let's go together, my friends... There's a light at the end of the road.
The protest gains momentum with this next ?--?. The body language is charged as the activists respond in chorus to ?--? to show their solidarity and commitment to the fight at hand. Soon after this, they begin to sing the popular song of solidarity in activist circles
Chalo re chalo song
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Back on the train with a travel shot of mills in Parel, shops, roads, pedestrians, etc with many voice overs ranging from BBC radio to news pieces on September 11 and the aftermath as Stock exchanges across the globe fall.
Voice over - Hindi:
Voice over - English: We call on the United Nations to evolve a consistent definition for acts of terrorism and speedily set up a ?third? International Criminal Court which can try and if convicted punish perpetrators of acts of terrorism and other crimes against humanity.
We ?plead? Exploitation of labour by capitalists the world over and the oppression of people through wealth and political, economic and social might is a kind of violence which working people are subjected to in all countries and continents of the world.
Sound of radio tuning
Voice over of an American News Anchor on TV: The famous New York Skyline are no longer so familiar.
The twin towers are gone, replaced with gloom and smoke and ash.
This is a city in shock.
World Stock Markets have been rocked by the events in New York and Washington. Moods are similar to those seen during the 1987 crash.
Voice of News Anchor in Hindi: It is a really strange situation and it's hard to make predictions at this moment... as to how bad the face of things will be. India's Stock Exchange and economy... to what extent is it linked to America?
Song playing: You are beautiful... but you are not God. We won't worship you.
Voice of anchor on TV News channel: If there's too much up=down in the US Stock Exchange, isn't the impact more here...?
Expert Answers: You speak of America... our exports are already negative... growth, that is... and if recession hits there then, our exports will fall further.
Q: And if there's a lot of volatility in currency...If the Rupee takes a beating...
A: This will create a lot of uncertainty and instead of money coming in, it will go out.
Second thing.... the Foreign Institutional Investment that coms into our stock markets, that money will start moving away from here.
Third thing, the Foreign Direct Investment that American companies want to make, those plans will be put on hold. And those monies will not come in either.
American newsreader voice over: So the financial pain besides the obvious physical pain could be quite pronounced. That is something were watching very closely...
Radio tunes into another channel.
Dar Es Salaam, Kampala, Auckland, St Petersburg...
The markets today tumbling right from the opening bell Dow Jones
Industrial plunging more than 650 points.
The effect was as dramatic in Latin and South America with the Brazilian Bovespa falling some 9%. Elsewhere in London Market, it fell 5% ?....? France, it was down 7% against the Euro and the Japanese yen. These are all classic panic reactions similar to 1987. But there is a fundamental reason why this disaster may have a long term economic effect...
This is the market and business news from World Business Report (BBC)
This could be the worse losses from a man-made disaster ever.
A trillian dollars in market capitalisation was ripped out of our financial ranks. A Trillian dollars!
George Bush: We are the one country today, committed, unified in the pursuit to find and punish and obliterate, those who committed that horrible act against this great nation.
Indian News reader Arnab Goswami on NDTV: We'll cut across to Fox News Live for the moment now, to keep you updated on the latest developments. Thanks for watching. Good bye.
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The girl with her video camera. Scouring the city, recording media off the tv screens, documenting the time, that will change how we see the world, from now on.
BBC voice: President Bush vows to hunt down those behind the attacks.
George Bush: Between the terrorist who committed these acts
Narendra Modi: And second... those who are supporting terrorism
Bush: And those who harbour them
Modi: As for the question of Islam
Bush: Tonight we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom
Modi: I feel these fresh incidents in America will give the momentum more speed and the world will be divided into 2 parts...
Blair: And I need to do my part in achieving that... And so, you and your colleagues need to do your part
Bush: Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution
Modi: and today because of this... we've been successful in dividing the nation into 2 camps.
Bush: Every nation and every region now has a decision to make
Modi: One...those people who are against terrorism
Bush: Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists
Modi: Those who are with humanity and those who are against humanity
Bush: Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done
Sound of applause fades into bomb explosion
Montage that juxtaposes the statements made by US President George Bush with similar ones by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Bush is laying the ground for his 'global' war.
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Bush: Every nation and every region now has a decision to make
Condoleezza Rice: Because everyone understands what is at stake here.
BBC voice: Standing shoulder to shoulder with President Bush
Rice: What a true global terror network could really do.
Bush with Gerhard Schroeder Chancellor of Germany: I want to thank the Chancellor for his solidarity with the American people
Indian News reader: Bush and Chirac had a long chit-chat
Rice: This is one large web, in which they train each other, they finance
Christiane Amanpour- Chief International Correspondent for CNN: Building up a coalition.
Rice: The United States is going after global terrorism wherever it is found.
Weather report on BBC ?for the cities of? Berlin, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid: There's clearish extending into North...
heading across western Europe.
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Amanpour: Global war on terror
Indian news reader: US president George Bush has called on America's allies to work together
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Rice: All have a part to play in this war on terrorism
Blair live on BBC - Blair in Middle
East - UK PM Tony Blair and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are holding news conference...: And drive the extremists out of this equation.
Rice: Or the war on terrorism is indivisible.
American news reader: The hard work of building this international coalition continues today
Rice: Every head of State with whom we meet
American news reader: More than 80 telephone calls, we are told in the past ten days, to world leaders, his counterparts, other Heads of States.
More than a 100 Foreign Ministers
Portuguese Foreign Minister, ?Saudi? Foreign Minister, Moroccan, Tunisian...
American news reader: Chinese, Russian, Pakistanian, Iranian counterparts
Rice: that sanctioned countries for their support of terrorism
?American? news reader: The broad coalition may encompass not just Western democracies (shot of Chirac and Bush) but also Moslem states (Shot of Bush and President Megawati Sukarnoputri of the Republic of Indonesia)
Along with the Prime Ministers from 3 Central Asian nations
Indian news reader: And he wrapped up his tour to Moscow
American news reader - shot of Vladimir Putin and Bush: They came, they saw, they concurred. Bush and Putin were a festival of ?love? How significant was all of it.
A combination of sympathy and support
Rice: Not just on the United States, but an attack on civilised countries everywhere.
BBC news reader - shot of Vajpayee: You are watching Asia Today
Pervez Musharraf: We strongly condemn this most brutal and horrible act ...
NDTV shots of Vajpayee - Breaking News - America's new war: The Pakistani government has promised to quote "fully co-operate".
Shot of Vajpayee
American news reader: ?? and this incredible coalition was built up
Bush: For the last 9 days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our union and it is STRONG!
Sound of cheering
Shot of colour lights to ?NDTV? News theme: And you're ...
Crowd: USA! USA! USA! USA!
BBC news: International news, Business news and Sport. This is... ?World News Report?, 24 hours a day.
Bush on microphone: I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you, and the people... (crowd interrupts with cheers, applause and whistles) and the people who will not be ?....? down, will hear all of this soon.
Bush: Justice will be done.
Applause
Bush: and Freedom
?? news reader: We have now learnt that the US army is sending out deployment orders to units. It will involve...
CNN reporter and ?multi Journalism award winner? Wolf Blitzer: We have a live picture that we are showing from Kabul. We are seeing some flashes over there...
Shot of a group of soldiers standing next to a hoisted American flag firing ?bomb?: Operation ?PENTTBOM ...?
Voice of ??: There was a big flash and then there was silence in the air!
Bush: On my orders the United States military has begun strikes... against the Al-Qaeda terrorist training camps and military installments of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
?CNN? War in Afghanistan report - shot of soldiers, civilians, Bush in :
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Moscow
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The montage continues. Blair, Bush, Rice, each give the common man 'reason' to believe that this is a 'global war on terrorism' and that everyone needs to get on board with America in this fight for 'justice'. News clippings show how this coalition is formed as more countries agree. More news coverage exposes some of the violence in Afghanistan.
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