Without the huge budgets, mainstream Bengali cinema falls flat on its face. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
I feel scenes of sexual intimacy are ruined if the director is embarrassed. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
I don't think I have too many filmmaking years left since I hurt my spine and knee. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
I grew up in a film lovers' family and I have been watching the best of world cinema from age six. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
Mainstream Bengali cinema unashamedly tries to copy Bollywood. They forget that they don't have the kind of budgets that Hindi filmmakers have. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
It's difficult to do a love scene in Indian cinema. The censors are sitting on top of your head. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
I certainly am a feminist but, in my cinema, I don't talk about any 'isms'. I deal only with individuals; even if… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
With the kind of money Bollywood directors have, they can at least add drama, gloss and glamour to their films, even if… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
While I think love is a beautiful emotion, I can't make simple love stories any more. In the time that I have,… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
It is the responsibility of a director to introduce their politics in their films, and whether you like it or not your… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
It is time that the female gaze made its presence felt both in cinema and in a world that's been driven by… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
This politics is bound to be reflected in the work of a serious filmmaker. When I make a film, I try to… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
A lot of us were worried that the secular fabric of the country was under threat and it was time that citizens begin to… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
Yugant' is not a feminist film at all. It shows how the disintegration of the marital relationship is part of a greater disintegration all… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
At the drop of a hat, people have begun to take offence. You can't write, paint, make films without worrying about some faction or… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
With the kind of money Bollywood directors have, they can at least add drama, gloss and glamour to their films, even if the stories… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
As it happens, I live in Kolkata; my husband Kalyan lives in New Jersey in USA; our elder daughter lives in Cincinnati - also… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
It's so important for me to keep a good house. I take a lot of pleasure in cooking and I think there is a… — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
Without the huge budgets, mainstream Bengali cinema falls flat on its face. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
Mainstream Bengali cinema unashamedly tries to copy Bollywood. They forget that they don't have the kind of budgets that Hindi filmmakers have. — Aparna Sen Copy Share Image
