Vijay Krishna Acharya

“Films make stars and stars never make films.”

“I don't want to make a perfect film because perfect films are boring and cold.”

“It was in Kanpur where I got exposed to the art of filmmaking.”

“Many people want to be a part of this industry only because of its glamour. What they have to understand is that it takes hard work to make it big. Imitation and bootlicking won't get you through.”

“I enjoyed writing 'Tashan' very much.”

“What I learnt was a real star never comes on set wearing stardom.”

“It irritates me to see people aping superstars.”

“I used Malta as a location to shoot a lot of my action sequences, and that's because we don't have the kind of setup that Malta Film Studios does. They have a world-class facility.”

“I never approach an actor till I have finished the script.”

“Kanpur is my own town. I was born and brought up here.”

“I come from theatre and I like the audition process.”

“In an action film, you think of things that are almost impossible to do and yet you have to manage to show them as being possible on film.”

“'Dhoom' is a franchise that has a certain expectation from it.”

“I remember cycling down in my hometown Kanpur twice in two days for eight kilometres to see 'Ardh Satya.' I loved its rawness at a time when everyone was doing potboilers.”

“The pursuit system is an ideal way to shoot action sequences. It enhances the picturisation and captures the scene so well that the audience can feel the thrilling speed of the chase sequence in the film. 'Dhoom 3' is the first Hindi film to use this technique.”

“I can only go with my gut and say what I would like to do, and then my producer comes in and makes it happen.”

“I only know a few people who I call friends and a few who've given me the respect, like Yash Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Aamir Khan and Mani Ratnam.”

“I always wanted to be in Bollywood and the first step towards that was by participating in school plays. I would get awards for my acting and that motivated me to get into Bollywood.”

“Attention spans are so limited and ticket prices so high. We're anyway in a business of manipulating emotions. But each film needs to be positioned truthfully so that people don't feel cheated.”

“There could be more 'Dhooms' every couple of years. There are chances of 'Dhoom: 4' and 'Dhoom: 5,' if people want it.”