Making the City Of Joy gave me the best political education of my life. It became a wrestling match between an Englishman who had gradually ceased to be a Marxist, and a culture that was becoming more Marxist by the day.

I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once.

Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists.

I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience.

When you look at our world, the truth is that we're all under the influence of politics.

I think a film should have a gestation period of at least two or three years.

In India, one has to plan according to the monsoons.