I came to cinema for money. I had to settle a loan of Rs 10 lakh. I had no other go, so I thought I'd try my luck in films. I was earning Rs 25,000 at that time. It was not even enough for my family.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There were very, very large sums of money that I made when I was very young - 15 million published works and a great many successful movies don't make nothin'.
I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money.
Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.
I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls.
That's easy to answer: I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film.
I have been very fortunate, working a lot in TV, and have been able to dip into the film world a little bit here and there.
I make movies for money, exclusively for money.
I never did films for the money or because I needed to buy a house or car. I do it because I love my job.
My choice of films has never been governed by money. That is perhaps why I don't have a very fancy bank account. I'd rather get respect and creative satisfaction through my work than just earn money.
The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.