When I was exposed to the history and the cultural background of why women whose husbands die, why they have to become ascetic or live a life that is completely deprived of emotional or social or cultural sustenance, I was really shocked.
I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script. - Deepa Mehta
I've never seen or heard of a mob sitting down to read a film script.
- Deepa Mehta
I think it's really important not to be so judgmental and not to be so fearful. Try to have confidence in yourself. Don't depend so much on what othe… - Deepa Mehta
I think it's really important not to be so judgmental and not to be so fearful. Try to have confidence in yourself. Don't depend so much on what othe…
Once the script is done, I put it aside for a month. I start thinking of all the films that have influenced me, which I have liked for different reas… - Deepa Mehta
Once the script is done, I put it aside for a month. I start thinking of all the films that have influenced me, which I have liked for different reas…
One of the things that I really love about doing a film is working with actors and the whole casting process. I feel I'm not looking for actors. I fe… - Deepa Mehta
One of the things that I really love about doing a film is working with actors and the whole casting process. I feel I'm not looking for actors. I fe…
I write mostly as a director. That's why my screenplays are very detailed. So I get into the images I see. I like that. - Deepa Mehta
I write mostly as a director. That's why my screenplays are very detailed. So I get into the images I see. I like that.
While we're working on the script, I never see any films. I make it a point because I don't want to get distracted. I don't want to be influenced, an… - Deepa Mehta
While we're working on the script, I never see any films. I make it a point because I don't want to get distracted. I don't want to be influenced, an…
Oh my God! Why did I leave India? I fell in love with a white man. That's what it was. It was the most boring, predictable reason in the world. I met… - Deepa Mehta
Oh my God! Why did I leave India? I fell in love with a white man. That's what it was. It was the most boring, predictable reason in the world. I met…
To make a film is very difficult - it doesn't make a difference whether you are a man or a woman - Deepa Mehta
To make a film is very difficult - it doesn't make a difference whether you are a man or a woman
I simply can't understand the stereotyping women as film makers who make soppy family dramas. Look at Katherine Bigelow: she has directed Point Break… - Deepa Mehta
I simply can't understand the stereotyping women as film makers who make soppy family dramas. Look at Katherine Bigelow: she has directed Point Break…
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