Indian - Director | June 16, 1971 -
I want to direct what I feel is interesting - not what is supposed to be my zone.
Imtiaz Ali
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I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.
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I'm not educated about cinema or genres.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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I enjoy scenes in films, which do not have the pressure of the story so much... and it flows. I've tried to go in that direction.
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My job is to tell a story, and the decisions about the casting have to be honest.
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Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with 'Highway,' there was something very subtle, yet something very influential. I intended 'Highway' to be the first film that I ever made. Didn't happen.
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All the conscious decisions that I have taken in my life have never borne fruit. Not even come close! So, I am just very happy not planning.
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I think 'Rockstar' is more dear to me than any of my other films.
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Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
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If a person wants to enjoy attention, he will create situations to get it.
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I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as well as write and direct. When I moved to Delhi and joined Hindu College, theatre became a very big part of my life.
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