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Problems just make me more determined.
I think I like reluctant protagonists.
A filmmaker has to have faith in talent.
Horror movies make a lot of money in India.
Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it.
My father is a Sindhi and my mother, a Bengali.
I'm happy Lootera has sparked off a discussion.
I take criticism very positively if it's genuine.
I generally respond to any story very organically.
Hard-hitting films are remembered for a long time.
Making realistic films is basically about the style.
Nothing should be banned. I think it is just not good.
To be a showrunner and a director is beyond exhausting.
I gravitate towards silent characters who don't talk much.
I prefer directing to producing as it is far more satisfying.
I was born in Mumbai and brought up between Mumbai and Nashik.
You have to be honest about what kind of films you want to make.
It's always a challenge to adapt a novel for screen, a visual medium.
I would love to direct a documentary film if any good subject comes my way.
My earliest childhood memories are just of me falling and getting injuries.
I like the films that gain awareness at the end - a sort of breakout moment.
You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.
I hope I never get complacent and continue to give my 100% to every film I make.
Harshvardhan Kapoor is very sincere, somebody who wears his heart on his sleeve.
I'm willing to fail, my producers are willing to fail, my crew is willing to fail.
It is okay to put as much money as you want in a story, as long as it is justified.
I don't think 'Lootera' is slow paced; it's finely paced for its setting and story.
Trapped' is unique because it focuses on one character who is stuck in an apartment.
Of all the films that I have directed, I think 'Lootera' is the one that could have been better.
Both 'Udaan' and 'Lootera' were largely rehearsed. With 'Trapped,' I left room for improvisation.
I like to have the actors do their thing. And then brief them what to do differently in take two.
I had problems my entire life trying to make films. Problems come but you have to find a solution.
I love writing but it's a real pain. It's a miserable process - very satisfying but very miserable.
Adapting a book is the most difficult thing because half the time you are wondering what to remove.
When you are working on a movie, you have to ensure that the journey of characters ends in two hours.
It is extremely satisfying when you finish a script, but the process of it can be just nerve-wracking.
Writing takes too much patience and it takes too much out of you for me to want to attempt it too often.
My defining moment was when I finally went to Cannes and saw my name along with international filmmakers.
The job of any artiste is to open the eyes of the public to their surroundings and make them aware of it.
I think because of social media and YouTube things are changing. Today people have a judgement about films.
In 2007, I probably wrote four screenplays in the entire year. Every three months I was writing a screenplay.
You want your film to be seen by the largest audience and stars help in facilitating that. Star-power does work.
Indian audience has a mindset that a movie which does well at film festivals will necessarily be slow and boring.
I lock myself up in the apartment when I am writing a script. There's no phone, no Wi-Fi, no distractions whatsoever.
I am very excited about the TV medium and the Amazon-Netflix medium. It has been so liberating to work on these formats.
We don't have a superhero culture. Comic books and superheroes are part of American culture. We have 'Amar Chitrakatha,' etc.
Dystopia is a very interesting setting. Whether it's '1984' or 'Fahrenheit 451'... Dystopia is a wonderfully cinematic setting.
My forte is editing and I am most experienced in that. I love the challenge of playing with material and imagination while editing.
'Udta Punjab' is a story of four different people merged together. There are four different stories and four different perspectives.
The most important thing in a love story for me is the intensity and passion that my lead actors bring into playing their characters.