Once I started writing the screenplay of ‘Bride & Prejudice,’ I was convinced Jane Austen was a Punjabi in her previous birth. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
The more I make films, the more I feel less inclined to talk about them and just let people watch them. I feel that the pictures are telling the story, and I can’t really add anything except just talking about the technicalities of what happened on the day. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I use humour a lot because humour is a great equaliser. Everyone laughs at the same things if you set them up properly, and that makes everybody equal. At the end of the day, I see my job as being there to entertain as well as inform and provoke. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
Indian films never show cows. When you go to India, the most noticeable thing is the cows. Everywhere you look, there’s cows walking around! Just by introducing the idea of animals – livestock walking around – suddenly makes it more real. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
My films do have a big following among young girls, and I want to instill confidence in them, a sense of self-appreciation – to make them feel they can be spirited and say what they feel. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
I can’t stand films where parents are portrayed as old and doddery, and ignore their kids. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
DVDs have their place, but the cinema is a tangible, emotional experience that I would hate my children not to have. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
One of the head guys at Disney categorically said to me, ‘We don’t want to make children’s films any more. We want to make films that are going to appeal to all quadrants.’ Hence you have films like ‘Shrek’ and all the Pixar stuff, which is designed to suit everybody. Gurinder Chadha Read Quote
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 Read Quote
