This week was about translating observation into story. Initially, I thought of developing a narrative based on Purana Qila. However, I kept returning to the miniature painting that had unsettled and intrigued me. I decided to build my project around it, not by replicating it, but by reimagining it.
I interpreted the painting as a psychological thriller. The relationships felt layered—there was devotion, dependency, imbalance, and perhaps hidden desire. To deepen the narrative complexity, I divided the story into three chapters, each told from a different perspective:
This structure allowed me to explore subjectivity. The same event could appear manipulative, tragic, or misunderstood depending on who was narrating it. Writing the script was an intense process. I had to step into each character’s emotional reality and justify their actions from within.
Once the script was finalised, I moved into storyboarding. I planned each frame carefully—thinking about composition, pacing, transitions, and emotional tone. I wanted the visual language to echo miniature aesthetics while still feeling contemporary. The storyboard became a blueprint, grounding my imagination into a structured flow.