Cinema Quotes by Prosenjit Chatterjee

There used to be times when I used to be bothered about box office, director, producer, the actress... If those ticks were…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Everywhere I go today, people talk about Bengali cinema. I completely refuse to accept that Bengali filmmakers are not making good films.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I do not want to be a part of Hindi cinema's rat race. But yes, if I get offers and characters which…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I think, it's important to understand how to release a film.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Technology is a very important part of cinema.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I was never serious about Bollywood films, but when I was offered a film like 'Shanghai,' I took it because it is…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

There were times when 22 of my films would release in a year.

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I'm very happy that whenever we talk about Bengali cinema anywhere in India, people talk about me with a lot of respect.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

After 20 years and 250 mainstream films, I thought I should have in my library at least 50 films, films that will…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I love KIFF. No one can stop me from being a part of it. I have always watched good movies there. Earlier…

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I want to act in films such as 'My Left Foot' and 'A Beautiful Mind.'

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

For me, 'Shanghai' is beyond language. For me, it's good cinema. The language is incidental.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

If the entire product is good, then no matter what the language of the film is, people will love it.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Cinema is a temple and who am I to say which person deserves entry?

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

There is a host of directors - Sujoy Ghosh, Neeraj Pandey, Ashutosh Gowariker, Madhur Bhandarkar, Mani Ratnam and so on - who…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Earlier, people used to say no to regional films, but now people all over the world have started watching Bengali cinema.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

The Prosenjit-Rituparna jodi is a huge contribution to Bengali cinema as we have delivered several hits.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

At one point of time, most of my films were successful, so I could have launched a production house. But had I…

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Bengal has always produced good cinema, be it Satyajit Ray or Ritwik Ghatak.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

Cinematically, anything like 'Khawto' in Bengali cinema hasn't happened. Yes, you get such films in Hollywood, a few in Bombay. In Bengali…

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I've always said that we must do local cinema but not lose sight of national appeal. That's the way New Theatres, L…

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In my Bengali films, I am involved with all the promotional activities, release date posters etc.

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People of Mumbai respect me a lot and they are well aware of my contributions towards the film industry.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

My final ambition is to turn director.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee

I watch all kinds of Indian cinema. There are many good films in Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam.

— Prosenjit Chatterjee