Bollywood is a cinema of vibrant contradictions, which works when it seems it shouldn't. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bollywood cinema contradiction
I was a journalist when I made 'I'm British But...' I'd seen how important the media was in terms of defining Indians - after the riots in the '80s, I was like, 'Oh my God!' Gurinder Chadha 80sbritishdefine Change image and share on social
I can't stand films where parents are portrayed as old and doddery, and ignore their kids. Gurinder Chadha dodderyfilmignore Change image and share on social
You'd be surprised how hard it is getting the human emotional arc in a script to work. Ultimately a director stands and falls by their ability to do that. Gurinder Chadha abilityarcdirector Change image and share on social
I am neither going to Bollywood nor joining politics. Mahesh Babu bollywoodjoinpolitic Change image and share on social
Everything about me is a contradiction, and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There's a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don't reconcile the poles. You just recognize them. Orson Welles aesthetecontradictionlive share on social
It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow. Toby Jones alfredcinemaentire Change image and share on social