I guess short films have a bright future... The advantage is budget.
I do not make movies to send any message, but my treatment makes my viewers think on the subject.
One must go for a film with an open mind; a film best impacts you when your mind is a blank page to the film.
Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean. They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland - clean places. Everywhere except India.
Cinema is an art form.
Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.
I shoot reality-based movies, and in actual locations, shooting them with a star is next to impossible.
Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.
When people who are seeking change start out, they are driven by commitment to a cause. But as internecine power struggles take over, one-time idealists fall prey to corruption. They become just as corrupt and manipulative as the system that they want to overthrow.
The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.
I am a straight talker. I am not politically correct or diplomatic.
All those pseudo-Hollywood movies set nowhere, with everybody good looking and having great physique - that's not working any more.
If you get validation from outside, then suddenly everything you do at home is justified.
Conventional Indian cinema is about people falling in love. They sing, they dance.
I am not born to make dreamy movies.
Films are like oxygen for me.
The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.
There was a time I had resentment against everything mainstream.
'The Dark Knight' is a really good movie that reached both critics and mainstream audiences.
The West sometimes doesn't understand Bollywood, but they can definitely understand how Bollywood influences people.
Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.
'Aiyyaa' is a very quirky film.
Kalki is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I am madly in love with her.
I love Back Stage. I have lots of theater friends and actors who depend on Back Stage.
There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema are exploring some really bold themes.
