I am thrilled and very grateful that ‘Gully Boy’ has been picked as India’s official entry for the Oscars. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
I want to do all kind of films. I don’t want to be bracketed into one kind of cinema and if somebody does that, then it is on them. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
I had an experience which I could not explain to myself and to others while I was on my way back from a south Mumbai party. It was near Haji Ali. All six of us who were travelling went through this. And this experience which I went through became the vital ingredient of the story of ‘Talaash’. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
So, I have those spurts where I get completely mad because I have those stories to tell but if I don’t have, I’m happy to kick back also. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
I like movies too much. I watch all kinds of films. In a way, all filmmakers are basically audience. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
Films were always a passion for me but it was when I saw ‘Salaam Bombay’ that I decided that it was film direction that I was interested in. That is when I decided I wanted to direct films. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
We are absolutely open to working with outside directors. But the criteria for working with outside directors would be the script they have, the kind of vision they have. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
I’ve grown up in the film industry and I’ve been watching them, analyzing them, laughing at them, totally understanding them and getting their point of view, and, at times, taking up for them. So I’m part of it and it’s part of me. Zoya Akhtar Read Quote
