(A number of directors have agreed to blog their travails in the film industry, exclusively on Telugu360. This blog is the second in the series)

In our last story, we had written about a director who took nearly 10 years to make a debut into the film industry all thanks to producers who took years of his time but never really helped his project come to light. This time around, we are trying to bring to light another such story which reminds us that this world of glamour is not easy to survive in. The concept of survival of the fittest applies big time here. The bumpy ride on the way isn’t easy to go through. We bring to you stories of some directors and the struggles they had to face in their journey to reach where they are today. We are hiding the identities of the filmmakers for the sake of their privacy but each and every story is true.

Here is the blog of a director who is struggling despite success.

“My career began with a blockbuster. Nobody expected that the film which had a reasonably low budget, a new director, and an unconventional supporting cast along with a lead cast which wasn’t start-studded would go on to become such a big hit. We had the backing of a huge production house no doubt, but the result came as a huge surprise to many.

Well, it was great for me because I received so much attention and everyone was praising my work. And at this juncture, I was quite excited about the slew of big names who showed interest in my work. I even went ahead and narrated a script to a family, who owns a production house and a studio.

His family meddled in the story and I was happy to make changes to suit the story as per their requirements as well. They always told that the project would go on and asked me to develop the story further. They just made me wait and wait even though I had a bound script. I wasn’t able to reach to any other heroes as there were already press leaks that I’m doing a film with one of the young heroes from the family.

But, that’s the problem. Days passed into months and months into years and my time was just flying by. And they would say nothing. It was becoming hard financially for me. They didn’t ask me to move on and I was literally stuck. You know right how it is in the industry? I didn’t want to hurt anyone’s ego and didn’t want to spoil my chances in the industry, as this family is a major player in the industry

It’s been a while, I am trying my chances at other places but the bubble that was created by my success has vanished and people might have forgotten me as well. But guess I need to get back into the groove. Luckily now, I ended starting a movie with another hero.”