Without the huge budgets, mainstream Bengali cinema falls flat on its face. — Aparna Sen Bengali Copy Share Image
English is the medium of communication for people all over India. — Aparna Sen Communication Copy Share Image
I feel scenes of sexual intimacy are ruined if the director is embarrassed. — Aparna Sen Cinema Copy Share Image
I hate being late. I am always punctual. In fact, I am known for it. — Aparna Sen Always Copy Share Image
I don't think I have too many filmmaking years left since I hurt my spine and knee. — Aparna Sen Cinema 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 Age 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 Bengali 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 Bollywood Copy Share Image
Someone should tell the fundamentalists that even Advaita philosophy in Hinduism talks of oneness in all existence. — Aparna Sen Existence Copy Share Image
My personal fave is 'The Japanese Wife', because I think I achieved a lot of what I wanted to do. I wanted… — Aparna Sen Film 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… — Aparna Sen Feminism Copy Share Image
Of course, I write. I have stories to tell. But I don't want to do superficial stuff any more. — Aparna Sen Course Copy Share Image
You have woman filmmakers, who have a male gaze. They play according to the rules of the patriarchal system and make a… — Aparna Sen Female 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 Cinema 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… — Aparna Sen Children 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… — Aparna Sen Cooking Copy Share Image
Unless we citizens speak out, unless we are vigilant, democracy cannot fully function. — Aparna Sen Cannot 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… — Aparna Sen Country 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… — Aparna Sen Begun Copy Share Image
All human beings are lonely at the core. We come alone, we go alone. — Aparna Sen Alone Copy Share Image
We think we can control life by controlling our immediate circumstances. But we can't! — Aparna Sen Circumstances Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that all true artistes are androgynous by nature, the yin and yang perfectly balanced. — Aparna Sen Androgynous Copy Share Image
Every single person is political. I am a Left-liberal and my politics is issue-based. — Aparna Sen Am 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 Censors Copy Share Image
Male filmmakers only need to tap their female selves in order to develop their female gaze as many great filmmakers have done.… — Aparna Sen Aggressive 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 Cinema 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
When I make a film about a woman, it is possible that my feminist politics surfaces somewhere but it is not with… — Aparna Sen Female Copy Share Image
We have inherited both Rabindranath Tagore and Satyajit Ray. We love them and we respect them and we adore them, so we… — Aparna Sen Bollywood 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 Best 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 Beautiful Copy Share Image
