He had already endured disappointment in meeting his film aspirations. “I would give total credit to Jayasoorya and East Coast Vijayan for the film coming to life,” says Arun. “The character is endearing, loved by kids, and nothing seemed to suit his character than the phrase ‘Jalebi bai’.”Īrun knocked off the ‘bai’ for the movie that is a sweet tale of human bonding. “It just seemed so right for our protagonist, an NRI based in Dubai, who is forced to take two children on a road trip from Trichur to Kodaikanal,” says Arun. Fighting off the notorious mosquitoes of Kochi and rattling off potential names for the film, Arun finally zeroed in on the song Jalebi Bai from the Bollywood movie, Double Dhamaal. “It was late night and I was with a friend waiting in Aluva to catch a bus home,” recalls Arun, who is from Chalakkudy and has been a Dubai resident since 2000. And when the point came for the film to be announced, the clapboard still lacked that vital element – the film’s name.

Let us start with the name: Arun didn’t have a title for his film even after he completed the script in a marathon one-month creative rush.

Produced by East Coast Vijayan, who also has strong roots in the UAE, the film will roll in end-February with the first schedule in Dubai followed by shooting stints in Trichur, Kodaikanal and the entire road stretch that connects the two places.Ī road movie and a clean family entertainer, as Arun describes it, Jilebi’s journey to realisation is the sort that would give aspiring filmmakers goosebumps and enough inspiration not to let go of their passion and dreams. There is something endearingly inspiring about the story of Arun Shekhar, a Dubai-based filmmaker, who is cutting his teeth in the Malayalam film industry with his first directorial venture, Jilebi, starring Jayasoorya and Remya Nambeesan.

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