Tinnu Anand

“The kind of films I make cost a lot of money.”

“I started with the fantasy film, 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.' It was a film to be seen to be believed. It was made in 1968. It was partly colored and was made with huge sets, created in a Kolkata studio.”

“'Kaalia' was essentially a powerful film with punchy dialogues between its key characters Amitabh Bachchan and Pran Sahab.”

“I would love to act in the remake of 'Pushpak.' However, I would expect to be given the same freedom that director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao gave us on the sets of the film.”

“I am a fussy eater. I may eat one dish but it has to be the best.”

“Tell me about one son of a famous director who makes films like his father? Why do you expect a student to become a teacher?”

“'Jalsaghar' brings back memories of some great music.”

“Had I been to Uttarakhand in the '80s and '90s, surely I would have filmed many scenes of my films here.”

“I started my first film, 'Duniya Meri Jeb Main,' with my childhood friends, Shashi and Rishi Kapoor. My brother became the producer. It was nice of Rishi to support my brother by not charging us a single penny.”

“I came back to Mumbai with the tag of having assisting the legendary Satyajit Ray. I thought that would be a medal, but it became a disqualification. People thought I would only make serious kinds of cinema.”

“I worked with him on 'Agneepath,' where we acted together. I played his uncle. Everyone, including Amitabh himself, wondered how I would play his uncle since I was younger than him. I knew what I had to do. I shaved my head, gave myself a receding hairline and some bald patches. He was shocked to see me when he saw me for the first time.”

“From day one I knew Farooque Sahab was a great guy.”

“Why should I make films for some intelligent people?”

“When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up 'Saat Hindustani.' So I left for Calcutta and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.”

“The good thing about being a foodie is that not only are you eating well yourself, you always want to share your recipes, your experiences, your best restaurants with the world.”

“I knew I could never become a good actor.”

“I have directed Amitabh in four films - 'Kaalia,' 'Shahenshah,' 'Main Azad Hoon' and 'Major Saab' - and we have always been hand-in-glove.”

“Many years ago, my neighbor told me that his daughter is very brave and she never cries. I was surprised. So, I took it up as a challenge. I met her and sat next to her, staring at her straight in the eye for a few minutes.”

“I don't think anyone can really claim to be a really close friend of Amitabh Bachchan. There are so many things people don't know, even I don't know. He has a few people who are close and he likes it that way.”

“Amitabh Bachchan played the role I was supposed to play in 'Saat Hindustani' but I cannot say he got his first film because of me. He had already been cast in the film, but was playing a different role.”