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“The main idea of making a movie is to provide entertainment. But as a director, I also say what I want to say with my movie. If a person can access the subtext, great! But on face value, the movie should hit the mark with its audience.”
“I have always felt that sports films are not about sports. It's all about the triumph of the human spirit.”
“Most of my films have revolved around international politics. So the locations you have seen so far in 'Ek Tha Tiger' and 'Kabul Express' were organic to the film's narrative.”
“When I used to watch Bollywood films, I would struggle with the fact that our cinema was set in La La Land, with no social or political context. So I decided that whenever I make a film, I'll try to put some context about what's happening.”
“I've often said that I can forgive a shoddy screenplay or bad acting, but I can never forgive bad politics.”
“The controversy unfortunately about 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' was all overblown.”
“Salman has an inherent larger than life quality to him. 'Ek Tha Tiger' compliments that with the kind of scale and spread that would fascinate audiences worldwide.”
“We really enjoyed making 'Bajrangi' and the people appreciated it and gave it a kind of love which was unprecedented. But I don't think that can become the benchmark for us. You'll always be under pressure if you compare any new film that you make with the one that did so spectacularly well.”
“83' is an emotional catharsis for people.”
“When you have actors like Salman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kareena Kapoor Khan, you life as a director is easier because they are such brilliant actors, there is a certain energy they bring onscreen.”
“Immediately after film school, I got an opportunity to work as a freelance cameraperson. I used to shoot a documentary film for the Discovery Channel called 'Beyond the Himalayas.' It was sponsored by Mahindra and Mahindra.”
“Kabul Express' was very autobiographical but 'New York' is a wider and much larger journey. Though it has been drawn from my experiences that I've seen and observed during 9/11, as I was there when it happened, it is not autobiographical at all.”
“History always remains relevant.”
“What can you change about Deepika Padukone? It's perfection over there.”
“I am extremely proud of 'Tubelight.'”
“I don't think Salman is looking at what numbers Shah Rukh Khan's film did and vice versa. They all are superstars in their own space.”
“For me, I am actually a content creator and doesn't matter where you are watching it.”
“Post 'Ek Tha Tiger,' which was a more mainstream, action film, I spent a lot of time with Salman and I realised that he has a very strong commitment and believes strongly about certain issue and one of them is secularism in India.”
“The way you treat the women characters in your film, it gives away your feelings about that topic - whether you treat them frivolously or not.”
“Kabul Express' is loosely based on the experiences my friend Rajan Kapoor and I shared in Kabul.”