I think directing a film is like a woman going through labour. After she goes through the labour pain and delivers her first baby, she says she will not going to have another baby. Then, when she sees the child… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share Image
Ashok Mehta did not go to any institute. He did not carry the baggage of formal education. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
Ashok Mehta was the man who brought contrast and lighting back to mainstream Hindi film cinematography. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
When '36 Chowringhee Lane' was released in 1981, I was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu. Everyone who had… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
In Berkley, they have academic studies on all genres of music including rock and jazz, but in India, we don't have serious academic research… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
I'm usually known for films that look beautiful and attractive, probably because I am a cinematographer too. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
Three years at the institute had not taught me as much as two weeks on the sets of 'Susman.' — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
Nothing prepares you for shooting in the sea. Some days the sea is choppy, some days the waves are long. When there is no… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
Music is one field where your caste and religion is not important. People accept you so long as you can move them. It is… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
You know, writing isn't easy. It's tedious. Ideas have a gestation period, and after a while, it becomes difficult. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
Good acting is confused with good dialogue delivery. Acting is about all about performance, and the way we interpret and understand the character that… — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
When an actor constructs reality, it has to be riveting and entertaining. There has to be an emotional connect with the audience. — Rajiv Menon Copy Share
