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It is not easy to make an ensemble film - if there is one person with the wrong attitude, you are jacked.

For me personally, I feel that a film that doesn't end with a happy ending has a far bigger reach. It lingers on far more. Unrequited love stories have much more impact on the audiences. If 'Romeo and Juliet' had been happily married and had kids and dogs, I don't think it would have been a classic.

I don't say that I have a job. I have a gig, or a piece, or a film, or a show, but it's never a job.

We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don't rest on our laurels.

I live in a constant state of gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation for the second chance I was given, so anytime in any film, when that is given to someone, I always appreciate it.

Many comedic stars have tried to a do a 'Night at the Museum' type film, in which an everyday Joe reacts to insane circumstances. Many flat out failed.

A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.

When a film is released, anywhere in the country, exactly in the same place people laugh, cry, get bored, what is that, but commonality.

You can't be a passive recipient of images, you have to engage with images and read their subtexts. These are critical things that will be taught to the students by a film club.

Society is patriarchal, so film industry by definition is certainly patriarchal. The male gaze dominated.

Film Club is a necessity in any big university, as it provides a platform and a forum where you can exchange ideas, critique and appreciate historical, classics and contemporary films.

If films could run because of performances, everybody's films would do well. It is the director who makes the film.

When you are doing a film for money or to help a friend out, be clear about the motives and then finish what needs to be done.

Besides having lived and worked in Maharashtra for several years, working in a Marathi film was quite a challenge.

We are a layered society, so what may be taken easily by an urban audience may not go down well with those watching the same film in suburban areas.

In 1963, when I joined Hindi film industry it raised many eyebrows.

Aradhana' was a very big hit while 'Avishkaar' is a cult film.

Women remain dramatically under-represented as characters in film when compared to their representation in the U.S. population.

I was the Chair of the WIFF Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of Women In Film. The foundation runs the several programs including one that provide our film finishing fund. So we help women complete their films with a grant from Netflix. It's great to be associated with award winning films like 'Freeheld' and 'Circumstance'.

My interest in Women in Film came from attending the Crystal Awards in 1998 where Meryl Streep and producers Gale Anne Hurd and Lucy Fisher were honored with the annual award.