Dr. Ravi & Mr. Hyde is a comedy about a doctor who went
to film school to make a film about being a doctor.
NRI doctor
wrote, produced, directed and also star himself in"Dr Ravi
& Mr Hyde"
Pittsburgh, Sep.11, 2007
Daljeet Sanghera
NRI doctor, Dr. Ravi Godse, 39 wrote, produced, directed and
also star himself in “Dr. Ravi & Mr. Hyde,”
a very funny comedy about a doctor who went to film school to
make a film about being a doctor. “Making movies is not
brain surgery; it is more difficult than that,” says Dr.
Ravi Godse.
His search for divine fulfillment takes him from the halls of
a hospital to what he believes is his true calling - directing
and producing a true "timeless classic" motion picture.
- This is a comic story of a busy doctor dealing with a midlife
crisis and a hillarious film
- Godse takes our “mid-life crisis” hero on a journey
from Pittsburg to South Africa as he tries to create a film
that will bring him the greatness he always hoped to achieve.
- On his journey, he must cope with unscrupulous agents, reluctant
colleagues, an unenthusiastic wife and even the Mafia.
- As Dr. Ravi continues to pursue his filmmaking goal, he becomes
obsessed with it, and he turns into his own version of Mr. Hyde.
The movie is all Dr. Ravi talks about, so it’s no wonder
his personal life starts falling apart.
- “I want to make a classic,” he declares. But his
wife and his colleagues (who start avoiding him at the hospital)
look on this new project with disdain.
- I don't want to be continually busy and I want to have a life.
Godse also peppers his film with low-key jokes that work because
of their eccentricities. We never feel the movie trying to be
hip and quirky, which is exactly why its quirkiness succeeds -
it's not forced or phony.
Godse visited “Movie Addict Headquarters” on BlogTalkRadio
to discuss his charming movie, which is now available on DVD via
Internet retailers and in stores nationwide on July 31, 2007.
He spent about $ 70,000 his own money and made a deal with Inecom
Entertainment, a Pittsburgh-area production company which released
the film on DVD.
Dr. Ravi Godse moved to the US in 1995, visits Europe frequently
and writes historical travelogues online.
