So, I have those spurts where I get completely mad because I have those stories to tell but if I don't have, I'm happy to kick back also.
I like movies too much. I watch all kinds of films. In a way, all filmmakers are basically audience.
Films were always a passion for me but it was when I saw 'Salaam Bombay' that I decided that it was film direction that I was interested in. That is when I decided I wanted to direct films.
There was no pressure at home regarding grades. We were expected to study and pass but luckily our parents gave us a broader education.
As a director the first level of management is people. You have to deal with about 100 creative egos and make sure they subscribe to your vision and give you their best.
Don't try to be anyone else because that's been done before. Find yourself and what makes you tick.
I had the best shooting experience in Dharavi. People are so cooperative and busy with their work that they don't have time to be star struck.
As far as the theatrical experience is concerned, I will be highly disappointed if that goes away. I have grown up watching films in theatres so that community experience should never go.
I have learnt not to ignore instincts. While making a film, when your gut feels that you are going wrong, please take that seriously.
I have a phobia. I have a serious phobia of rodents. I don't even like white mice, hamsters.
Every time we have a woman on-screen, we can empower her in a different way rather than just giving a speech on the importance of equality and empowerment. I think sometimes we have to show her as powerful.
As cinema is a reflection of the world around us, with more women coming into the mainstream business, more women narratives will grab the limelight.
I write my films with Reema Kagti, and I think all the characters that I have written, somewhere or the other, reflect my thoughts, ideology and morality.
I am always pleasantly surprised by the criticism because I learn from it and sometimes shocked by it.
I don't know what will come my way but I will continue to tell stories that excite me. I feel human beings are same everywhere, they work from a gamut of emotions the rest is just backdrop.
