It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to do a second part. But I didn't want to do the same kind of film again, so I made a musical.

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You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring...

You cannot go beyond a certain limit in your expenditure if you want to bring...

Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films...

Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films...

I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to...

I wouldn't mind taking a rest for three or four months, but I have to...

I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out...

I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out...

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.

There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market...

There is a ban on Indian films in Pakistan, so that's half of our market...

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

The director is the only person who knows what the film is about.

When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations...

When I write an original story I write about people I know first-hand and situations...

Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras...

Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras...

What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be...

What is attempted in these film is of course a synthesis. But it can be...

My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film,...

My cameraman and I devised a method, which we started using from my second film,...

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

Ever since Two Daughters I've been composing my own music.

I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays,...

I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays,...

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European...

At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European...

Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're...

Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're...

There's always some room for improvisation.

There's always some room for improvisation.

When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You...

When I'm shooting on location, you get ideas on the spot - new angles. You...

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these...

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these...

My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in...

My films play only in Bengal, and my audience is the educated middle class in...