Thread by @tanejamainhoon

Congratulations to Adi sir and @yrf, a place I called home for 4 years, and that gave me the best opportunities, most creative freedom, and kindest working environment in my professional career.

I owe a lot to YRF and I made friends for life there. Hope it continues soaring :)

https://twitter.com/yrf/status/1310059132641333248

Congratulations to all the lovely people who make up & have made the many parts of the studio, who are the closest I've come to knowing what a 'work family' can feel like.. when everyone comes together for doing good work, but with utmost respect and love for each other. #YRF50

Don't know if there's any legacy studio in the world who had the kind of image that YRF has had, and that would have still allowed us to do what we did with Y-Films online. I am so very proud of Bang Baaja Baaraat, Ladies Room, Man's World, Pappu and Papa, and 6 Pack Band #YRF50.

Though we were doing shows on gender equality, sex education, feminism and trans rights with our shows that happened to be 4 among the first 7 web shows ever made in India - in 2015 - we had the full support of Adi sir, and I still can't believe how he let us get away with it! :)

But my favourite memory of YRF isn't the success I had there, it's what Adi sir told us on the Saturday after a film we had worked on (for 3 years, made before I even joined!) had failed.

'It's just a film and it's just a Friday, don't take it too hard.. you'll have many more.'

I sometimes wish that YRF shows the kind of badassery & fearlessness with its studio releases that it did with our tiny venture at Y-Films, because it is filled with people who love stories. But I have come to respect its old school values, and will always love it for what it is.

The kind of respect the YRF system gives to those who care for films is a special thing. And I'll always remain the wide-eyed kid who got to see his dream come true, to work in the studio that made the films he grew up loving.

Thank you, @yrf <3. Can't wait for the 100! #YRF50

PS. If you haven't watched any of the web shows I mentioned, do check them out on youtube.com/yfilms. We made them much before the world exploded with web shows, and I remain incredibly proud of the honesty in them! :)