In 'Gangs of Wasseypur,' I wanted to take violence forward and play it up.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.
I know people in gangs; I could have went down that route.
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.
I was a very violent kid. I think movies and writing and art have been a way of channeling this.
Some nights it was a melee, literally, where I'd be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing. People would be screaming at me to do my old act, and getting actually violent and angry at me.
I guess you could say I've been in my share of violent movies.
I was rebellious.
Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.
This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot of thinking, I became less violent. I realized that there must be other ways. So, I started to pursue them.
I intentionally shoot violence to make the audience feel real pain. I have never and I will never shoot violence as if it's some kind of action video game.