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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

I mix Indian instruments with Western instruments all the time.

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...

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...

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.

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...