My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up. Gurinder Chadha bloodgreatmanic Change image and share on social
If I'm in a gathering of filmmakers, I'm first and foremost a British Indian; if I'm in a gathering of British Indians, I'm a woman director. There are so many sides to who I am that I change all the time. Gurinder Chadha britishchangedirector share on social
I was a good Indian girl, but naughty in that I would often sneak out of the back door and into the garden and go off with my friends when I should have been at home cooking or cleaning. Gurinder Chadha backcleancook Change image and share on social
For British cinema to survive, you really need a British film culture, and it's got to start down there, with young kids watching films in the cinema - so they can be transported to a different world. Gurinder Chadha britishcinemaculture Change image and share on social
'Up the Junction' really made me understand the power of cinema to create a vivid sense of a community. When I went on to make 'Bhaji on the Beach,' it was this sense I tried to recreate. Gurinder Chadha beachbhajicinema Change image and share on social
I know it sounds really weedy, but we are all children who seek approval from our parents. Gurinder Chadha approvalchildparent Change image and share on social
One of the things I want to do with 'Desi Rascals' is go a bit deeper into the characters and their family lives and have a bit more heart and a bit more inter-generational story-telling, so it's not all about young people. Gurinder Chadha bitecharacterdeep share on social
When you're told that as a filmmaker of colour, the stories you want to tell aren't commercial enough, then you start thinking, 'I'm going to tell them anyway.' Gurinder Chadha colourcommercialfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I'm absolutely delighted because I'm part of the process that has made Asians very much part of the mainstream fabric of Britain, whereas, when I first started, we were completely on the margin. Gurinder Chadha absolutelyasianbritain Change image and share on social
All my films are about kind of being seen to be one thing when you're actually something else, and the power of the female spirit to make things work your way on your terms. Which is what I do. Gurinder Chadha femalefilmkind Change image and share on social