After 40, women forget they are women. There's a certain liberation and we get to know ourselves.
My husband won't remake films and won't allow anyone to remake his films. It's like making your child study like your neighbour's child.
Women should be able to come out and narrate stories from their point of view.
We women want to take the easy way out. I appreciate men because they take risks.
The stories are being written by men, and it's men who are directing it. As long as that continues, you won't be seeing much change in the way women are portrayed in cinema.
Men directors somehow think it's great to show heroes all unkempt and ungroomed. You'd be able to smell the hero's aftershave lotion if a woman directed him.
Bengalureans have a heart of gold.
You need to understand the meaning of the dialogue to be able to convey it right. You need to know it to understand the nuances of the scene.
All art cinema is not great; some of the films can put you to sleep.
Raja Ravi Varma was one of the few Indians who not only understood women but also represented them exquisitely in a single dimension within four frames, infusing each painting with life through the use of color.
We south Indians are clannish and comfortable about our languages.
Kannada was easy for me to learn because it's casual and easy; no frills, unlike Tamil.
I love the food of Karnataka and all the side dishes I make at home are recipes I learnt here.
In a film festival, people come to watch because they are interested in cinema. It's not like watching a premiere show or being in any cinema hall, where you are not with like-minded people.
There are about 250 curators in the world who keep their eyes open to choose films from around the globe for festivals. I am one of them.
Unless we get out of these mindless comedies and a good-for-nothing fellow trying to win over the heroine kind of films, Tamil cinema will not be taken seriously.
The Indian film industry has a condescending attitude towards its fans without actually intending to. They want to explain everything, leaving very little to the filmgoers' imagination.
Those who respect the intelligence of the common man have always been masters.
After 40, every day is a bonus. We should know how to live our lives to the fullest.
I have a long time association with Prince jewellery and the only piece of jewellery I wore for my wedding was designed by them.
