It is time that the female gaze made its presence felt both in cinema and in a world that’s been driven by intolerance, greed, hate and lust. We need to make gentler, more inclusive films where multiple voices may be heard. Aparna Sen Read Quote
When I make a film about a woman, it is possible that my feminist politics surfaces somewhere but it is not with the intention of propagating feminism. Aparna Sen Read Quote
I grew up in a film lovers’ family and I have been watching the best of world cinema from age six. Aparna Sen Read Quote
Yugant’ is not a feminist film at all. It shows how the disintegration of the marital relationship is part of a greater disintegration all around of us of ecology and values. Aparna Sen Read Quote
It’s so important for me to keep a good house. I take a lot of pleasure in cooking and I think there is a lot in common between cooking and film-making. You put all these ingredients together to make something wholesome. Except the rewards in cooking come a little sooner. Aparna Sen Read Quote
This politics is bound to be reflected in the work of a serious filmmaker. When I make a film, I try to tell a human story to the best of my ability. I do not set out either to preach messages or purely to entertain. Aparna Sen Read Quote
As it happens, I live in Kolkata; my husband Kalyan lives in New Jersey in USA; our elder daughter lives in Cincinnati – also in USA; my younger daughter lives in Mumbai; my sisters live in Delhi. Aparna Sen Read Quote
You have woman filmmakers, who have a male gaze. They play according to the rules of the patriarchal system and make a success of it. Aparna Sen Read Quote
