If you get validation from outside, then suddenly everything you do at home is justified.

I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.

It was only in the early 1990s - during my student years as an aspiring scientist at Delhi University - that I discovered the world of cinema.

Cinema is an art form.

There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema are exploring some really bold themes.

The West sometimes doesn't understand Bollywood, but they can definitely understand how Bollywood influences people.

I love travelling, and most scripts have been written while I have been travelling.