Though, technically, I'm shooting on location, my films are actually based inside a woman's heart. I think women are more emotional than men, and that's a thread I've explored in all my films. When I see TV these days, I'm shocked at how all the main women characters are portrayed as evil. Women are the foundation of everything, and they deserve to be treated that way on camera.
Interpretation
Yash Chopra emphasizes the emotional depth of women and criticizes their negative portrayal in media.
In this quote, Yash Chopra expresses his belief that women are central to storytelling, rooted in emotional richness. He critiques contemporary media for depicting women negatively and advocates for their rightful representation as fundamental characters deserving of respect and dignity in film and television narratives.
In practice
This quote could be used in a discussion panel about women's representation in film and media.
Though "Veer-Zaara" is a film about cross-border love, there isn't a word of politics in it. Forget politics, there isn't slap, not even a raised voice in "Veer-Zaara"(2004). It's a very intense, humane and emotional story. "Veer-Zaara" (2004) is a humble tribute to my home in Punjab. It's my tribute to the one-ness of people on both sides of the border. Every religion preaches peace. Then why the bloodshed for the sake of religion? Why are we destroying each other?.
Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull.
So long as I have questions to which there are no answers, I shall go on writing.
The artist has a special task and duty... reminding people of their humanity and the promise of their creativity.
I think that literature is something that embraces a much larger experience than politics. It's an expression of what is life, of what are all the dimensions of life. But politics is one among others.
I love to see lack of clarity in a performance as well as clarity, as well as trust, as well as the kinds of things that human beings go through. I love to see spontaneity and 'inevitability.' How it gets there is going to shock the hell out of me, but it will get there somehow.
The trouble with a series as it gets older is it can feel like a tradition, and tradition is the enemy of suspense, and it's the enemy of comedy. It's the enemy of everything, really. So you have to shake it up.
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