Pooja Bhatt Quotes

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Pooja Bhatt

Profession : Director

Birth : February 24, 1972

'Jism' is what it is because of my feminine gaze... And I believe strongly that my female audiences deserve eye candy as much as my male audiences do!

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I don't leave things like recovery to chance! I have learned from the best, after all - my father and uncle!

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I have Scottish genes: my grandfather was Scottish. My father was a voracious drinker. So, drinking came naturally to me.

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I quit drinking because I thought somewhere I had fallen in that trap of addiction, and the only way to get out of it was to acknowledge it to myself.

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I am sorry if I am going to disappoint women who feel that becoming a mother completes you. I don't feel I am any less of a woman for not having a child.

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I don't believe in feeling victimised. Instead, I like facing it on. Would I like to change a few things in life? Yes! But at the end of the day, mistakes are the dues you get to have a full life.

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I have always wanted to be independent. When I became a producer, people said I would not succeed, but I proved them wrong.

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The director does not have anyone to blame but himself. He or she cannot hide behind anybody. If a film is a hit, everyone gets the credit, but if it flops, only the director can be blamed.

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I believe in taking big risks. If you encourage new people, they want to prove themselves. They give their best. This is not possible with established stars, who treat their job casually most of the time.

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Truth doesn't need a PR. If you believe it, go out there and speak it. Do not expect anyone to hold your hands and support you.

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Bollywood is a great place. You can expect support for award ceremonies, weddings, and funerals.

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Respect is very important in a workplace for every woman, man, and child. We have to make our industry safe for women, men, and children. Everyone should be given equal respect.

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It is important to change, acknowledge, and accept our mistakes. It's important that we - this goes even for me - introspect and see the wrongs we have done. It's time we all grew up.

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One thing I do not see happening is women of certain age being represented correctly. We have to evolve conceptually.

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One woman who I think is great is Vidya Balan: her casting in 'The Dirty Picture' was very exciting. Let's break new grounds; let's think beyond the usual. Why can't a woman who plays a mother also play a lover, or why a lover can't play a villain?

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I found my feet in my 40s: got divorced at 40, two years of drinking, and then, at 42, I became sober. My 30s were the most boring phase.

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My father believes that we create stars, and then others cast those stars.

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I don't make projects; I make films.

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I only believe in making movies with integrity.

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I cook as much as I eat, and I like the aroma that comes out of a kitchen.

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