I am still where I started. I am still struggling. In fact, the struggle has only got bigger. I always try to go beyond my means, and this where the struggle comes in.
I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.
I think I had more freedom when I began making films. I did not know what could not be done. I was naive. I did what I wanted to. As you gain awareness, you start losing freedom.
Every film has an origin. It is made under certain circumstances, and that is a very important point that should be kept in mind during a review.
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.
Cinema is an art form.
I guess short films have a bright future... The advantage is budget.
Independent graphic novelists have already achieved good work in terms of design, but all these great minds are writing in English. There is a need for people to write in Hindi.
'Bombay Velvet' is my first film in a trilogy about Bombay, before it became a metropolis.
I'm a huge Coppola fan. But more of 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Conversation.' 'The Godfather' for me is, like, number three or four on the list.
When you are very idealistic, but caught in a world which is all about business, it creates anguish.
Conventional Indian cinema is about people falling in love. They sing, they dance.
There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema, are exploring some really bold themes.
It is very good to bridge the gaps between Indian and international cinema.
I love the digital camera because it makes shooting easier and economical. I shoot fast, and I can shoot a lot. I shoot rehearsal; I just keep on shooting nonstop.
Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.
It was only in the early 1990s - during my student years as an aspiring scientist at Delhi University - that I discovered the world of cinema.
Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.
In 'Gangs of Wasseypur,' I wanted to take violence forward and play it up.
Fans are your greatest enemies because they tend to bracket you. And the moment someone expects I should do something, I break out. I often tell fans who say, 'Make a 'Gulal 2' or 'Gangs 3,' that I am living my dream, not theirs.
