Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean. They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland - clean places. Everywhere except India.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A lot of people in India are not that into non-Indian films or Western films.
In India, the films are not looked upon just as entertainment. They're a way of life.
Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a local industry. There were realistic films made on local scenes. But it gradually changed over the years.
When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative.
I've done some stinkers in the cinema. You can't regret it; there are always reasons for doing something, even if it's just the location.
In India, film sets are like a family atmosphere.
Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.
Cleanliness is the scourge of art.
I hope this doesn't sound pretentious, but I very often like the way Europeans make movies. I think sometimes that don't they care about having to clean certain things.