After 'Chandni Bar' there was a shutdown of such bars in Mumbai. After 'Page 3' people started avoiding such events. 'Traffic Signal' exposed the money flow through the mafia. I'm not apologetic about the brutal truth in my films. Almost 70% of my films are based on reality, and 30% I fictionalize or change to suit my film.
Madhur Bhandarkar
Related Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON In all my movies, be it 'Page 3', 'Chandni Bar' or 'Corporate,' I have tried... MADHUR BHANDARKAR About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN I have registered few titles like 'Bharat Bandh,' 'Calendar Girl,' 'Money Politi... MADHUR BHANDARKAR I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. LUCAN Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way." "Funny name for an aircraft... GORDON KORMAN Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. SENECA Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. SENECA We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing. SENECA Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take... SENECA Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life. SENECA Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. SENECA Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures. SENECA I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES 'Breathe In' was such a big deal for me. It was my first anything. Before that, I was going ... MACKENZIE DAVIS I have kissed in almost all the films except in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai.' I'm not s... EMRAAN HASHMI 'Fukrey' was a major turning point of my career because it was post this film that I started... ALI FAZAL The truth is that I didn't start out making commercial movies. My films were not film festival m... JAMES GUNN But I think the thing I'm proud of about the film is that there aren't many films - either i... PATRICK MARBER I can remember, after I started doing films, my mum began going to more arthouse films. She went to ... DAVID THEWLIS After my film 'The Tale of Two Sisters,' I received a lot of offers from Hollywood to direct... KIM JEE-WOON I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL Kurosawa is my hero, and I've taught courses on his films, and I love what he does, and 'Ras... SCOTT DERRICKSON I think as a filmmaker one should make all kinds of films. It is not that one should make only one k... MADHUR BHANDARKAR Through my films I'm eventually trying to one day tell the truth. I don't know if I'm ev... ADAM SANDLER I'm not as successful as Pixar or Dreamworks, and that is disappointing to me, because I think m... BILL PLYMPTON My friend once sculpted me a bust of Admiral Ackbar from 'Star Wars.' He's my favourite ... KATIE MCGRATH In 1993, my first documentary was about the civil war in Algeria. That was in French and in Arabic. ... LUCA GUADAGNINO As far as film goes, I enjoy all Hollywood films and all Horror films like The Bride of Frankenstein... JOHNNY RAMONE That's where my passion was ignited, on the set of 'Pobol Y Cwm.' I loved it and I'v... ALEXANDRA ROACH I worked with Jim James on my film 'I'm Not There' - he sang 'Goin' to Acapulco&... TODD HAYNES Honestly, I always told my coaches my whole career - we'll practice two-minute drills in practic... CARSON WENTZ I'm shrewd about money; I invest well and look after it. But it's in my nature to be generou... ROD STEWART I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON People who grew up watching Disney films like myself, there are films that are certain benchmarks in... MANDY MOORE 'Funny Games' was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel m... MICHAEL HANEKE There were certain films where I went, 'Oh, my God, I'm doing a movie.' SALLI RICHARDSON I'm attracted to films that have strong female characters because there are strong female charac... RYAN GOSLING When my film flops, I believe it is my mistake. There have been times when I didn't come out of ... MAHESH BABU Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn&... DREW BARRYMORE I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the event... ANNE TYLER If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day... CESAR ROMERO My family and our neighbors and friends thought of Africa and its Africans as extensions of the ster... HENRY LOUIS GATES I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on ... BILL FORSYTH La vida es un regalo diario. Valóralo. Al final, lo que importa no son los años de vida, sino la v... PAOLA CALASANZ ''DULCINEA'' I'm not in the business of holding people's hands after I've expressed to them my needs ... BRAD GORESKI I'm not snobby about my movies; I just love all films. RILEY KEOUGH I was really sad after 'The Avengers' when I realized I was not going to have a part in '... CLARK GREGG 'Pulp Fiction' blew my mind; beforehand, I'd watch films and there was a beginning, midd... NOEL CLARKE I've always been a fan of my father's films. I'm crazy about my father and his movies. I... DULQUER SALMAAN We can't deny that films have a bigger reach. After the popularity of the 'Slumdog Millionai... ASHWIN SANGHI I'd really love to work with Quentin Tarantino. There's so many people that I'd love to ... MAIKA MONROE I still don't understand why the tag of 'action hero' follows me. My films have all thes... SUNNY DEOL Doing interviews about my films really bothers me sometimes, because I have to speak directly and cl... ASGHAR FARHADI I'm 30. I'm not that young, right? I'm not, like, 24 or 22. I'm no longer in the pha... JACK ANTONOFF I've lost all my money on these films. They are not commercial. But I'm glad to lose it this... VITTORIO DE SICA I do love the films I've done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and... ADAM SANDLER And the biggest improvement I see between 'Up in the Air' and 'Juno' and 'Thank ... JASON REITMAN There's no social realism in 'Tyrannosaur.' It's not about the social landscape or t... PADDY CONSIDINE I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. &... BILL PLYMPTON When I went to film school about three years ago, the first two years you're required to make a ... JAMES FRANCO As an actor, I'm my own worst critic, but after awhile, really, when you watch 'Moonrise Kin... KARA HAYWARD Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it. CHANDRA WILSON I don't want to make 'Chandni Bar 2.' I didn't think 'Fashion 2' will happen... MADHUR BHANDARKAR I wouldn't say I'm a connoisseur of film. I like certain films, but I don't pretend to b... CHRISTOPHER GUEST Jack Palance was my distant uncle - that's the family gossip. Growing up, my family knew everyth... CHUCK PALAHNIUK It's not fair that people wrote that all of my films had not done well. There were a few films l... RAVI TEJA 'Swept Away' is one of my favorite films of my father. I've seen it about 20 times. It... ADRIANO GIANNINI I'm interested in making films of all sizes. During this time I've made a film called 'T... DAVID HEYMAN Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvemen... ABHISHEK BACHCHAN Well, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is th... JASON REITMAN What is a Man / Woman who does not try and make the World Better? 'KINGDOM OF HEAVEN ' THE MOVIE I'm drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea ... SOPHIE OKONEDO Amongst my friends, I am known as the most cynical person they know - I'm incredibly cynical. I ... NIGEL COLE I'm a huge fan of dystopian films. I collect them in my brain. BRITTANY HOWARD I feel like my life has always been the 'Hey Look at Me Show.' I'm not apologetic about ... DAN HARMON My films are personal-voice-driven films about human characters and the place we live. Technically, ... BARRY JENKINS All I'm doing is I'm filling out my tax returns - or my accountants are, and I'm paying ... DAVID RUBENSTEIN I became addicted to the movie-going experience in the 1970s, when I attended multiple screenings of... RICHARD ROEPER I'm quite proud of what I anticipated about reality television from my books in the early '9... WILLIAM GIBSON I'm a fan of the old 'Creature Features' like 'Critters,' and 'Gremlins'... BROOKE NEVIN When I was younger, all I cared about was what people thought of me and my films. Now I care less ab... STEVEN SPIELBERG Growing up, I was on film sets occasionally, when my dad was acting, so I got to run around and do o... DUNCAN JONES I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed. TARON EGERTON I'm not worried. I'm just so grateful to be in the position that I'm in. I'm just go... CARRIE UNDERWOOD I was a dancer from about the age of four, so I was always performing and forcing my parents to watc... TATIANA MASLANY I don't plan or schedule my career thinking first I will play a common man, then a police office... NIVIN PAULY I'd love to continue my career in Hollywood - I'd love to do another action film, or a roman... RAIN The funny thing is I'm not bothered or sad about being on my own - after all I've never had ... FRANCESCA ANNIS I'm constantly claimed by atheists. I find this intriguing. In fact, on my Wiki page - I didn... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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