Before doing ‘Midnight’s Children,’ I didn’t really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was always present, but it did not particularly define my identity. Being English was more an identity-defining status. I was born and brought up in London. Yes, my father is Parsi. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
Flying from L.A. to India is an arduous undertaking. I regard myself more as a trans-Atlantic citizen than an Indian. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
You couldn’t escape the literary atmosphere in our home. I grew up as a Britisher. I played a protagonist of every nationality in stage adaptations of Shakespeare and Brecht. I graduated from Yale. When I moved to the U.S., I realized with some amount of surprise that I was seen as an ethnic actor. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
The magical tapestry that ‘Midnight’s Children’ unfolded became a part of a journey of self-discovery as I spent time close to my roots during the shooting. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
Midnight’s Children’ falls under the genre of post-colonial writing, and there is a range of writers like V.S. Naipaul and Salman who popularised it. ‘Midnight’s Children’ was incredibly important in this canon. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
I don’t know too much about Bollywood at all, but I’ve done quite a bit of dancing… and not much singing. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
As an actor, one’s role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
For films, the process is that you work consistently and constantly for 3-4 months and then leave; whereas for a play, you prepare for about a month and then continue performing it for 5 to 6 months. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
I visit India at least once a year, though surrounding the making of ‘Midnight’s Children’ I was there a lot more. Satya Bhabha Read Quote
