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Web series are the future.
For me feminism is equality.
I'm not promiscuous by nature.
Every person with a phone is a critic.
It takes two years to make a good film.
Movie theatre gives a soulful experience.
Filmmaking is all about people management.
We have music playing at home, day and night.
I don't care for jewellery and fancy clothes.
Luckily, filmmaking is not a nine-to-five job.
I don't socialise. My social life is minus zero.
Even with a big budget, you can make a niche film.
I like to entertain all kinds of audiences with my films.
I am a hands-on mother, so I take long gaps between films.
Adopting a pet is like taking the responsibility of a baby.
Whenever I visit abroad, people recognise me - it feels great.
I always feel your movie will be as strong as your weakest link.
I don't think there is anything new left for me in choreography.
I always say that cinema reflects life, not the other way round.
I don't neglect my kids. They are my priority. They come on shoots.
Professionally, I like doing one thing at a time and enjoy directing the most.
I was chosen over British and French choreographers to work on 'Bombay Dreams.'
I'm happy directing films. On television, the direction takes your entire life away.
The idea of directing my own movie is definitely more challenging than choreography.
Cinema, art and culture should definitely be shared. These things transcend borders.
I would never want to do a content-driven film with a box office life of Rs 20 crore.
My father Kamran Khan was a successful producer, director and actor in B-grade films.
Since 'Main Hoon Na' is a cult film, if I want to make a sequel, the story has to be good!
When I see a lot of the big Hollywood movies, I see they are all financed by Indian studios.
There are two aspects around which the dynamics of Bollywood revolve - chivalry and chauvinism.
I always say that I'm a filmmaker, not a factory. I don't have to churn out films every six months.
Women directors in India have mostly made niche films. Naturally, those films have a limited market.
My experience in Bollywood has been this: You work hard, you deliver, and nobody finds fault with you.
I'd taken 'Om Shanti Om' to Japan and they loved it because they just love the not holding back of emotions.
Somewhere my dad gave up. He was really so successful at his level that after a point he could not handle failure.
It is more difficult to make film which does not have a big name. People start questioning the cast and the budget.
I don't smoke, drink, do drugs or even have affairs. If I don't even swear, I should be put in a shrine and sanctified.
Before I had my babies, I would tend to be self-absorbed, and worry about little things, but now I am a changed person.
Aamir Khan in a sense, was my first teacher for filmmaking. He used to answer my doubts on the sets of 'Joh Jeeta Wahi Sikander.'
It is an extremely difficult task to make an entertaining movie, which is completely aesthetic and you can watch again and again.
I make aesthetic movies which are grand and with some of the biggest stars. It's not fair to run them down. I don't make tacky films.
In 'Shirin Farhad' I play the character of a Parsi woman. Though I was born a Parsi, in a Parsi family, I don't have the right accent.
Everyone has flaws. We are only human after all. But what's important is, we don't let our flaws stand in the way of what we can achieve.
When I make a movie, I don't do any shows because the focus is completely on the film but when I take up a show, it's an absolute relief!
I had to let go of many things because we did not have much money growing up. Like joining the Film Institute in Pune or learning the piano.
A part of 'Happy New Year' is inspired by western pop culture, the pop music videos of Michael Jackson, Madonna and Duran Duran in the '80s.
I am not anti-men, I believe truly that we are meant to be equal. We should be judged equally and I think I am a living example of feminism.
I will only do something if it has credibility for me, and that includes the films I make, the TV shows I judge and ad-campaigns I sign up for.
The stars that I've worked with started their careers almost at the same time as me. Whether it is Shah Rukh Khan or Aamir Khan or Salman Khan.
I have to be someone; maybe I'm just doing it for my father. When I made a movie, it had to be a hit because when he died, he was a flop director.