We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.

We all know the power of film; we all know there's almost nothing more powerful than to see people on film that look and talk like you, like we do.

I am still attracted to stories about people who are considered to be on the outside of society. I still seek inspiration from those stories.

'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.

If we don't tell our own stories, no one else will.

I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world.

Every frame and every scene has to have an intention.