Throughout my career, I have criticized my every single step and I am open to any criticism.
It is an honour to conduct a masterclass at IFFI.
For me, 'Shanghai' is beyond language. For me, it's good cinema. The language is incidental.
For me, it was more challenging to become Netaji, as I don't have the same physical built or look like him.
Mithunda is a great actor. He has done all kinds of roles simultaneously and that's no mean feat.
We can change everything but we can't stop time.
When it comes to my industry, I will always be there to voice our concerns.
Politics is a big no-no for me. I'm not a person who can go through that journey in life.
When a director is remaking a film, he should tweak it, add Bengali sentiments to it and make it look like a regional movie. A copy-paste job is something I don't support at all.
I'm very happy that whenever we talk about Bengali cinema anywhere in India, people talk about me with a lot of respect.
It's not that I won't do any horror movie. The script has to be good and also the execution has to be perfect to attract the viewers.
All my life, Sundays have been a working day.
There used to be times when I used to be bothered about box office, director, producer, the actress... If those ticks were marked, I used to say 'yes' to a film. Later on, my focus absolutely changed. Now if a character stays with me for two to three nights, I say 'yes' to the film.
I'm comfortable in my life.
A handsome period of my childhood was spent at our house in Tollygunge.
I am open to do a Telugu, Tamil or Malayali movie. If I get a good script and good character, I will surely do it.
I used to sit on the editing table to see where I may have gone wrong because after editing, only the good parts go on screen.
Talent is a very cliched word. Hard work is the key and I am a very hard working person.
When you are on the host's seat you have to synchronize with so many things.
Technology is a very important part of cinema.