Part of me wonders what it would have been like to have had my first experience of India in a normal way, rather than through the eyes of a film.
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Indian films are like our food or our sense of dress or our languages: there's a great variety, and it changes every 100 miles, but there is something in common, a national Indian essence, that binds them all together.
A lot of people in India are not that into non-Indian films or Western films.
The film industry is large enough and has many successful icons that have taken Indian cinema to shores beyond India. I think that Indian cinema itself needs to be applauded beyond one individual.
In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.
Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace I had a burning desire to visit.
Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
India brings out so many different feelings in me. I've been fascinated with India and Indian culture as long as I can remember - ever since the '60s with the Beatles and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Traveling in India gives you a chance to observe a renaissance.
The Indian film industry is very, very vibrant. It is a mix like it is in Hollywood - there is a lot of highly commercial cinema.
Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.
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