All those pseudo-Hollywood movies set nowhere, with everybody good looking and having great physique - that's not working any more.

I am a straight talker. I am not politically correct or diplomatic.

The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

'The Dark Knight' is a really good movie that reached both critics and mainstream audiences.

I'm a huge Coppola fan. But more of 'Apocalypse Now' and 'The Conversation.' 'The Godfather' for me is, like, number three or four on the list.

Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.

Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.