Aparna Sen Quotes

Aparna Sen

Profession : Director

Birth : October 25, 1945

A musical by its very nature doesn't allow for a lot of nuances.

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My self-confidence doesn't come from my looks.

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I hate being late. I am always punctual. In fact, I am known for it.

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When I make a film about a woman, it is possible that my feminist politics surfaces somewhere but it is not with the intention of propagating feminism.

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It's difficult to do a love scene in Indian cinema. The censors are sitting on top of your head.

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I'm very heavily trolled, but one learns to ignore such thing.

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While I think love is a beautiful emotion, I can't make simple love stories any more. In the time that I have, I would like to make films about things that move and bother me.

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Of course, I write. I have stories to tell. But I don't want to do superficial stuff any more.

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You have woman filmmakers, who have a male gaze. They play according to the rules of the patriarchal system and make a success of it.

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Mainstream Bengali cinema unashamedly tries to copy Bollywood. They forget that they don't have the kind of budgets that Hindi filmmakers have.

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Yugant' is not a feminist film at all. It shows how the disintegration of the marital relationship is part of a greater disintegration all around of us of ecology and values.

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I only make films when I have something to say.

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I don't think I have too many filmmaking years left since I hurt my spine and knee.

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English is the medium of communication for people all over India.

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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.

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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.

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Sufism states that deep within, everyone is the same.

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It is the responsibility of a director to introduce their politics in their films, and whether you like it or not your politics will be reflected unless you are an opportunist which some directors are.

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