A biography for Anubhav Sinhahasn’t been written yet.
“In Delhi, I got a chance to assist someone on a documentary film. Then I moved to Mumbai. This was before the satellite TV. One had to assist a director for years before being able to direct a movie.”
“Physical violence was never an option for men or women in my family.”
“'Article 15' is an investigative drama where the audience too is an accused party.”
“The first thing that bothers me after any celebrity death happens is that my phone starts buzzing for a bite.”
“Although everything has a political connotation today, 'Mulk' is a social film, to be honest. It is not about any political leader, party or ideology.”
“'Dus' was different from 'Tum Bin,' and 'Ra.One' from 'Dus,' but the difference didn't pop out as much as 'Mulk.' That was because it was an issue-based film and crossed the line as being a serious, hard-hitting movie.”
“Governments don't like harmony.”
“I am afraid of things which scare me. I am afraid of heights and too much love.”
“Nepotism is an overrated debate. It exists everywhere and I have been telling this from the day one.”
“I make films about stories that I get interested in.”
“I didn't plan to make 'Mulk' or 'Article 15.' Nor did I anticipate that 'Mulk' would be seen as a new beginning in my career. It's just that these were stories that had to be told.”
“'Mulk' is a film that needed to be made. We can no longer sweep the isolation of the Indian Muslim under the carpet.”
“At 17, I went to an engineering college, the entire reading was about fluid mechanics and steam engines and what not, so I drifted from arts, literature and even cinema, because in Aligarh there were a limited number of theatres.”
“By the time we woke up on Sundays, my dad would have left home to get mutton. It was a kind of stew with thick gravy that my mother used to make in a pressure cooker. Even after the mutton was over, the cooker would still have some masala left. I used to polish it off with some rice.”
“Generally, drama films are made with stars - I broke the rule unknowingly.”
“Since my adolescence, divisive politics has bothered me.”
“See, governments are overrated. They come and go in 5 or 10 years; it is we who have the power. But we are like Hanuman in 'Ramayan,' who needed to be reminded of his power.”
“I come from a small town, so there we have this habit of talking to rickshawallahs while you are making a trip. So when I moved to Bombay, people found it strange that I do that.”
“As a filmmaker, if your personality is not reflected in your movies, then what are you doing, why are you making films?”
“Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In the Wind' was written into the script of 'Article 15.' It was the only song I wanted in my film. It encapsulates the spirit of exploration and salvation that my hero Ayushmann Khurrana goes through. I love the song's lyrics, especially 'How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man? '”