Sameera Reddy is someone who set Bollywood ablaze with her sizzling performance in her debut film Maine Dil Tujko Diya. Even though she is not one of the front runners of the tinsel town, her performances in films have always been talked about. This pretty lass recently took a trip to Ladakh and discovered herself through its majestic beauty. In this special diary, Sameera takes us through the places she discovered in Ladakh. Over to you Sameera...
There are a number of dream destinations and numerous attractions in India to lure visitors around the world. The blissful beauty of hill stations, charming beaches, golden desert, mesmerizing backwater destinations, exotic wildlife makes India a magnificent place to explore. Ladakh, a division of the snow clad mountain peaks of Jammu and Kashmir has been a recent addition to the list of places to visit in India and I ticked this destination off my list recently.
Although my stay out there was short-lived and work oriented, I did manage to discover ease and serenity out there. In terms of souvenirs, I picked up this '7 Metal Bowl', a specialty in Ladakh. If one runs the metal along the rim of the bowl, it resonates like a gong, soothing sound to one's ears.
Ladakh is one place I will definitely return to for sure!
I was informed that if you zoom in your cameras from here into the Mahe marshes, you can clearly spot the black necked Siberian cranes which are the only breeding grounds for these migratory birds. At times, they are also seen swarming in the cool water of the lake. Unfortunately, it wasn't the right season time to spot them.
Pangong Lake was our next pits stop for the shoot. Situated in the northeast of Leh, this blue blackish lake is an outsider's paradise. Pangong means 'extensive concavity'. This long and narrow lake lies in the neighborhood of the famous Chushul Mountains. The mirror calm water is cold, clear and it even sparkles in the shades of blue, green, purple and violet. Even the film 3 Idiots had shot a few film sequences at this location.
Moonland was another beautiful location we shot at. We actually drove for about 5 hours just to shoot one shot out there. Engulfed by hills and mountains surrounding you from all sides, the view from the top is spectacular. It actually looks like the surface of the moon. One can see all the way south over the Indus Valley to seemingly endless peaks and ridges of the Zanskar range and north to the giants of the Saser Massif. The experience standing at the peak is heavenly.
