The fact of the matter is that all true artistes are androgynous by nature, the yin and yang perfectly balanced. Aparna Sen Read Quote
Male filmmakers only need to tap their female selves in order to develop their female gaze as many great filmmakers have done. But why is it important to do so? Because the world has been run by aggressive males and landed itself in a fine mess. Aparna Sen Read Quote
It’s difficult to do a love scene in Indian cinema. The censors are sitting on top of your head. Aparna Sen Read Quote
I certainly am a feminist but, in my cinema, I don’t talk about any ‘isms’. I deal only with individuals; even if an ‘ism’ surfaces, it is not underlined. Aparna Sen Read Quote
At the drop of a hat, people have begun to take offence. You can’t write, paint, make films without worrying about some faction or other whose ‘sentiments’ will be hurt! Aparna Sen Read Quote
With the kind of money Bollywood directors have, they can at least add drama, gloss and glamour to their films, even if the stories are uninspiring and run-of-the-mill. Aparna Sen Read Quote
Mainstream Bengali cinema unashamedly tries to copy Bollywood. They forget that they don’t have the kind of budgets that Hindi filmmakers have. Aparna Sen Read Quote
