There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market gone.

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

I don't understand these national awards, because half of those who sit in judgement over Indian films do not... possess the competence to evaluate a film correctly.

Cinema’s characteristic forte is its ability to capture and communicate the intimacies of the human mind.

It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part. But I didn't want to do the same kind of film again, so I made a musical.

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.