Down South in India with Nagesh Kukunoor

Watch the show on June 30, 2013 at 7:00 p.m., India Standard Time

All photographs and text by Ajay Jainajay@ajayjain.com / http://kunzum.com

Friday 7 June 13

Testing the Ford Endeavour over rough terrain on the first day itself, on the way to our camp in Munnar in Kerala

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Early morning in Munnar - wouldn’t you like to wake up to such a view every day?

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Want to check into this treehouse in Munnar?

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Join the lady in Munnar and pick up fresh tea leaves for your cuppa!

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The Ford Endeavour, moving silently through the woods

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Nagesh picked up fresh ingredients from the spice plantations of Munnar to cook up a great meal for us; yes, that’s another of his talents

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Nagesh, tell us what you like about the Ford Endeavour that makes you so happy?

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Nagesh Kukunoor consumes up to two kilos of mangoes a day in the summers - he says it justifies bearing up with the summer heat of India. Seen here in Palakkad in

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Nagesh Kukunoor, you seem to be making an important point here. Or are you discussing the mango crop of the season?

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Preparing mango pickle

for Nagesh at a beautiful

homestay in Palakkad

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The Ford Endeavour goes calling upon rural Kerala near Palakkad

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Next stop: Coonoor in Tamil NaduFriday 7 June 13

Who wouldn’t like to drive through the relishing landscapes of the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu

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Nagesh gets as animated sometimes as the actors he directs; but then again, he has been an actor himself

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Who is Nagesh Kukunoor with? Hint: Another film director who has now made Coonoor his home where he also makes cheese for his friends and

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Driving the Ford Endeavour with the setting sun behind in Coonoor

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Driving through the Bandipur reserve forests was an adventure in itself

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The Ford Endeavour seems ready to take-off from the hills of Coorg in Karnataka; will it grow wings?

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Is Nagesh thinking, “Who wants to work on a shoot when I can relax in the environs of Coorg?”

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What are your senses picking up Nagesh?Friday 7 June 13

Wouldn’t you all like this to be your shower everyday? What fun!!!

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Hello ladies, we love your dresses. Tell us more? No? Ok, we shall tune into National Geographic on June 30, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. and find out for

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