Forgot to put up these photos from a short road trip through Karkala… Udupi… Seethanadi in Karnataka. It was super hot but some birds came out to play & I got a few early morning photographs. And managed to get a video of a Hornbill feeding… regurgitating the berries and giving them one by one to its babies. (You can hear them if you listen closely) Shot on Canon. Flame-throated Bulbul, Racket Tailed Drongoe, Chestnut Headed Bee Eater, Cormorant, Heart Spotted Woodpecker, Gray fronted Green Pigeon, Orange Minivet, Starlings, Golden Oriole and the Malabar Grey Hornbill.
Turns out Happy Haven has its very own bird photography spot. 🐦📸
These little beauties visit our garden every single day — but we've never seen them captured quite like this. Thank you Rucha for seeing our garden through such a beautiful lens! 🌿
This is what slowing down looks like. ✨
📍 Happy Haven Farmstay, Mangalore
📸 All photos by our lovely guest, Rucha Pathak
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Female Malabar Torgon… sitting very quietly in the forest… Till now I’ve only got back shots of the quiet bird… today I managed to get a good frontal shot… swipe till slide 3… she has a nice bright blue bill. Shot on Canon.
We’re glad to share our jury for the WIF India × impACT Lab at Marché du Film, Cannes Scholarship:
Smriti Kiran, Founder & Director, Polka Dots Lightbox
Rucha Pathak, Producer, Roo Films
Tahira Kashyap Khurrana, WIF India Board Member, Writer & Director
Sucharita Tyagi, Film Critic
Guneet Monga Kapoor, WIF India Founder & Academy Award–winning Producer
After two rounds of evaluation, selected applications have now moved to the jury stage. The final participants for the Marché du Film impACT Lab at Cannes 2026 will be chosen by this panel.
Shortlisted candidates have been informed via email. We look forward to sharing the final selection soon.
@marchedufilm@smritikiran@roo_cha@tahirakashyap@su4ita@guneetmonga
After 30 years in Mumbai… I finally made it to the Thane Creek (Asia’s largest) to see the Pink Flamingoes that arrive here every year. Beautiful sightings! Thanks to Naturalist Sachin from @wildnest_mumbai@wildnest_tp for the fun boat ride and enthusiastic spotting! And @anuradhasengupta25 for the company! 🦩
UPCOMING EVENT: Meet our panelist: Rucha Pathak, Founder, Roo Films (Register link in bio!)
“AI can be a powerful tool in filmmaking, but it cannot replace human intuition, creativity, and empathy.”
25+ years. Some of India’s most acclaimed films. A career shaped at the intersection of storytelling and scale.
As AI enters the creative industries, Rucha believes the future must still be led by human insight, with more women shaping what comes next.
Join her, and other industry leaders, for an exclusive conversation on AI, creativity & leadership. Hosted by The Core, in partnership with EDGE Community. Register link in bio!
🗓️ March 25
📍 The Quorum Mumbai
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UPCOMING EVENT: Join The Core for an exclusive closed-door discussion on how AI can unlock opportunities for women entrepreneurs and business leaders.
This is an invite-only event with limited seats.
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🗓️ March 25
📍 The Quorum Mumbai
Experts on the panel:
Govindraj Ethiraj, Editor, The Core (Host)
Rucha Pathak, Producer – Roo Films
Ritu David, Founder – The Data Duck
Gargi Ruparelia, Co-Founder – LearnTube.ai
Lina Sonne Vyas, Professor, IIT Bombay
(In partnership with EDGE Community)
@gargiruparelia@learntube.ai linasonnevyas @roo_cha@roofilms.in@ritu_david
After successfully helping 3 films get greenlit, Cininfo Launchpad returns with Season 2!
🚨 Writers, filmmakers, directors & storytellers, this is your chance to develop your project with mentorship and pitch directly to producers & studios.
This is your chance to get live feedback and insights on your project and get mentored by Cininfo Launchpad Mentors:
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Little windows to the wild.
Featuring the House Sparrow, Purple Sunbird, and Golden Oriole gentle reminders of the life that exists around us, often unnoticed.
Photography by @roo_cha
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