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
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 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
Britain has nurtured me and made me able to make movies that have travelled round the world. Gurinder Chadha britainmakemovie 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
On the outside, America looks like this great melting pot, but on the inside, there's this segregation in American cinema. Why does a Latino film have to be for Latinos? Why is a black film just for black people? Why? Gurinder Chadha americaamericanblack share on social
I saw 'Billy Elliot' again, and what I loved about it was the way it had become a social document, a reminder of what happened with the mining communities in the '80s. And I thought, 'Everyone keeps wanting me to make a sequel to 'Beckham,' but maybe a musical remake is the answer, embracing all this theatricality.' Gurinder Chadha 80sanswerbeckham share on social
I love 'I'm British But...' It's such a sweet, innocent, open-hearted film, and it has the sort of openness that I still aspire to with everything I do. It wears its heart, head, everything on its sleeve. Gurinder Chadha aspirebritishfilm share on social
Once I started writing the screenplay of 'Bride & Prejudice,' I was convinced Jane Austen was a Punjabi in her previous birth. Gurinder Chadha austenbirthbride 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