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I cannot make a superhero film.
I hoped 'Tashan' would be a clutter-breaker.
Success and failure are a part of filmmaking.
It irritates me to see people aping superstars.
You can't compromise to keep the film in budget.
I come from theatre and I like the audition process.
My life has been a series of slightly happy accidents.
I never approach an actor till I have finished the script.
Gandhi protested against restrictive policies. So did 'Guru.'
It was in Kanpur where I got exposed to the art of filmmaking.
Godfather' is based on a book and it is one of the best films.
'Dhoom' is a franchise that has a certain expectation from it.
As a filmmaker what you can hope to do is doing what drives you.
What I learnt was a real star never comes on set wearing stardom.
I will do films I want to make. I will never make a film for commerce.
I like travelling a lot so in all my films, I take the location very seriously.
Doing a remake is an open admission that, 'boss, I don't have anything of my own.'
Box office success is pertinent but the story has to have a life beyond the two hours.
Commerce is in no one's hand and that should not be the only reason to make a film ever.
You can't think of a franchise from day one. It starts with the audience accepting the idea.
Thugs Of Hindostan' involved a lot of prep to be able to make the character look effortless.
I don't want to make films that are constantly pleasing the audience, it is not my tradition.
Films are made for audience's appreciation but films are also made for artistic satisfaction.
I'm a hardcore reality lover. I love characters that people can relate with and yet a tinge of grey shade.
Thugs of Hindostan' is the quintessential Hindi movie that we love to watch with our friends and families.
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'm a huge film buff. If it wasn't for Martin Scorcese, Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani, I wouldn't be here.
I am uncomfortable judging people, as we - members of the film fraternity - are judged more than anybody else.
If you are a part of a family, that family does not treat you badly when you are down, it supports you to revive.
For an Indian audience a double role promises twice the entertainment with somebody they enjoy watching on screen.
There could be more 'Dhooms' every couple of years. There are chances of 'Dhoom: 4' and 'Dhoom: 5,' if people want it.
Amitabh Bachchan is such a senior actor, a big star, everyone is in awe of him, but he is such a great guy to work with.
I really miss Kanpur. I am very fond of the rasgullas of Ghosh Sweets. I miss strolling in Naveen Market and on Mall Road.
We are a nation of film lovers, and films have often been a cultural glue that binds us all in a way that transcends geography.
What excited me to do 'Thugs of Hindostan' was to make a film in the large format about a character, who is not inherently noble.
People seldom get the right platform or direction. I have seen a lot of people who did not get the right place to showcase their talent.
You come back with an actor for the second time only when you had a successful and creatively satisfying experience the first time round.
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.
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 truly enjoy working with kids because they teach me something and it allows me to get in touch with few things that are a bit personal to me.
We are thrilled to see that audiences across age groups, across India are loving 'Thugs of Hindostan' and have made our film a part of their Diwali plans.
If I want to tell a story to 10 people, I don't need a star. If I want to tell it to 10,000 people, the best case scenario is you get an actor and a star.
In 2003, when I wrote the first 'Dhoom,' we were at the end of the curve of a certain kind of Hindi film, which was quite plastic. 'Dhoom' was unconventional then.
When you read the book, you paint the picture but when you adapt a book then the audience will, by and large, say the book was better and every filmmaker knows this.
My first film was more of a light-hearted chor-police drama. 'Dhoom 2' focused more on the love story of two unconventional people. 'Dhoom 3' too is different, I hope.
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.
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 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.
In 'Guru,' the business aspect is more of a layer and sub-text… to me, Harshad Mehta's story is a tragedy, a classic Greek tragedy, where the greed of a lot of people got attached to him.
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.