It is absolutely important to balance stars with newcomers so the whole chemistry and ambience between people who have never worked before becomes far more explosive and exciting.
I need music while taking a bath. I need it in the car.
I'm petrified of facing the camera. Even to shoot for a photograph is an ordeal. But it's important to break free of your inhibitions at some point in your life.
My mother is special to me. She understands me. She has no expectations from me.
I faced failure with my first film, 'Khamoshi.' All of us have our highs and lows, except Lata Mangeshkar.
There was no fear of failure when I made 'Bajirao Mastani.'
A man is not capable of giving the way a woman gives. She is stronger. When a woman sacrifices, it lends her grace and beauty.
I am extremely proud that our cinema is being recognised in the West. I want Indian cinema to get its dignity, not by giving them the kind of films they expect from us, but by making cinema in a way that carries the legacy of the mainstream masters forward.
My soul needs music all the time.
'Ramleela' is my most violent film.
Audiences want to see something interesting. It doesn't matter which genre or period it belongs to.
I think suffering has always been an incentive for my creativity.
I gave everything I had to give to 'Devdas.' I knew I would never make a better love story because there is none.
What's life without risks? When I made 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,' everybody said in India you can never have a husband say that I am uniting my wife with her lover. The male audience would reject it, and it is a male audience and hero-oriented industry.
I have been fascinated by Rani Padmavati from my childhood.
My art completes my life.
Bad behaviour on TV is quite nauseating and putting off.
It's pure joy to see some people who've never had the chance to live their dream, come on stage, and let loose.
When I make a film about a physically challenged person, I come away with so much. I learn to value what I have. My survival instinct sharpened after 'Black' and 'Guzaarish.'
Many people ask me why I chose to remake 'Devdas.' I wanted to make a film that celebrated grandeur and grace.
