A biography for Vikramaditya Motwanehasn’t been written yet.
“I think I like reluctant protagonists.”
“I lock myself up in the apartment when I am writing a script. There's no phone, no Wi-Fi, no distractions whatsoever.”
“Post my parents' divorce, when I was 10, my mother, Deepa Motwane, took up a job as a line producer with documentary filmmaker Shukla Das, who was a cousin of hers. When I was 17, she did a TV talk show and I helped her with research and assisted her as she was also producing that show.”
“I am not afraid of slowing down moments - if you have the right emotion in the right place at the right time, you can have any length of film you want.”
“Nothing should be banned. I think it is just not good.”
“The most important thing in a love story for me is the intensity and passion that my lead actors bring into playing their characters.”
“I prefer directing to producing as it is far more satisfying.”
“Horror movies make a lot of money in India.”
“What I loved about the 1950s is that there is an aesthetic to even the average film. The way the camera is placed, the way characters move, the way you dressed the sets, the respect for craft and actors, I do miss that in today's films.”
“Phantom Films is an established production house and it will help to spread awareness about the documentary film 'Katiyabaaz' among the audience. I saw this film and I loved it. Then we decided to support this film.”
“It is extremely satisfying when you finish a script, but the process of it can be just nerve-wracking.”
“In 2007, I probably wrote four screenplays in the entire year. Every three months I was writing a screenplay.”
“My earliest childhood memories are just of me falling and getting injuries.”
“In a certain way, I believe 'Trapped' is far more accessible than 'Lootera.' What makes it accessible is that it can happen to anyone. We all have a fear of getting trapped in a certain place or being locked out of our houses.”
“If you don't take a risk then what's the point. We can't keep making films in the same space.”
“A filmmaker has to have faith in talent.”
“If you're making a statement just to poke, people can see that. If you're making it to say something genuinely, people can understand that as well. They are smart enough to see the difference.”
“I've come to a point where I am less nervous when I am supposed to start a film. I am still super nervous on the day but I've lost a lot of my fear about what kind of perception people have about my film.”
“When you are working on a movie, you have to ensure that the journey of characters ends in two hours.”
“I think because of social media and YouTube things are changing. Today people have a judgement about films.”