I had developed this habit of writing scenarios as a hobby. I would find out which stories had been sold to be made into films and I would write my own treatment and then compare it.

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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,...

Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a...

Well the Bombay film wasn't always like how it is now. It did have a...

I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer...

I think they quite like me when I work because I'm one of the safer...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to...

It was only after Pather Panchali had some success at home that I decided to...

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...

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...

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...

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

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...

There's always some room for improvisation.

There's always some room for improvisation.