Well, the musicals give emphasis to love, longing, melancholy, sadness. All of that is always there.
Ismail MerchantA few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is what Hindi films are, uses Urdu, it's not going to diminish.
Ismail MerchantIt's about a father and daughter and the daughter's friend and her relationship with her current husband.
Ismail MerchantIt's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.
Ismail Merchant