There is no greater agony than carrying the burden of an untold story. — Kanika Dhillon Agony Copy Share Image
I have always aspired to be a writer, be it as an author or a screenwriter, whatever the medium. — Kanika Dhillon Always Copy Share Image
All writers are battling and fighting as to how a woman should be characterised. — Kanika Dhillon Fighting Copy Share Image
Telling a story is an emotional and personal experience for me and I can't do without it. — Kanika Dhillon Emotional Copy Share Image
I wrote three stories on spec because I didn't have the patience to convince people I could write. — Kanika Dhillon Convince Copy Share Image
In a film we have limited time and space to say what we have to, hence the visual language and brevity needs… — Kanika Dhillon Books Copy Share Image
Even if you are a superstar, you have to give your audience some content. Because there is so much good content out… — Kanika Dhillon Audience Copy Share Image
We are living in a world where image is important and we feel the need to confirm to a standard of what… — Kanika Dhillon Beauty Copy Share Image
I want to be a proud daughter of Punjab. Celebrate my roots - fly, flourish, write stories, characters. Don't hold me and… — Kanika Dhillon Celebrate Copy Share Image
The reason I choose not to speak about my husband is because the press is prone to erase the individual identities of… — Kanika Dhillon Marriage Copy Share Image
In fact, the only way to inspire people to embrace change is through setting a narrative and telling a story. It can… — Kanika Dhillon Change Copy Share Image
I was 17 when I wrote a collection of short stories and wanted it published but it didn't happen. A lot of… — Kanika Dhillon Short Copy Share Image
I have grown up on a staple diet of love stories. But, soon I realised it is not so rosy or divine.… — Kanika Dhillon Diet Copy Share Image
If my stories make people uncomfortable, because it questions your set ideas and value systems that are convenient for a group of… — Kanika Dhillon Ideas Copy Share Image
I took six months to rehearse how I'd ask Shah Rukh Khan if he would launch my debut novel. I thought of… — Kanika Dhillon Bollywood Copy Share Image
Size Zero' tells the story of a woman and the challenges and body shaming that she faces on a daily basis. I… — Kanika Dhillon Body Copy Share Image
You can be imaginative, you have the technology to convert your vision, you have the freedom to write the kind of stories… — Kanika Dhillon Creativity Copy Share Image
I will write an entire script but not be commissioned by anyone. I want the freedom to walk away from it. If… — Kanika Dhillon Change Copy Share Image
I don't think in genres. Once I get a germ of an idea I wait for it to die! And if it… — Kanika Dhillon Building Copy Share Image
As a woman, sometimes when I am in discussion with a director or producer, there is some kind of a different politics… — Kanika Dhillon Director Copy Share Image
I did not have any Bollywood connection and it was difficult to find a footing in the industry. But I was pleasantly… — Kanika Dhillon Bollywood Copy Share Image
I joined Red Chillies entertainment right after I returned from the London School of Economics in 2007. — Kanika Dhillon Economics Copy Share Image
Deep poignant pathos can be described better in dark humour. — Kanika Dhillon Better Copy Share Image
Poetry and prose can start a revolution, break walls, and ideas can build nations. — Kanika Dhillon Ideas Copy Share Image
I come from a Punjab and a community that has taught me that art is meant to be challenging, infuriating and thought… — Kanika Dhillon Art Copy Share Image
Yes, I enjoyed my share of fantasy fiction series and comics. Among superheroes, Spiderman was my favorite. I always had this fascination… — Kanika Dhillon Always Copy Share Image
Everyone is hungry for content and you are content creators and if you are not negotiating a good price no Robinhood is… — Kanika Dhillon Everyone Copy Share Image
As a director you have to live and breathe that one story for 8 months completely. I like variety, if I write… — Kanika Dhillon Boredom Copy Share Image
Usually superheroes with all their powers and action-driven narratives are supposed to appeal to boys and men more than women; and as… — Kanika Dhillon Appeal Copy Share Image
I may have a story idea but everything starts moving when I am able to see my characters clearly. They then organically… — Kanika Dhillon Create Copy Share Image
Censorship, by definition, is suppression of objectionable material that can be harmful or inconvenient. Since when has it become inconvenient or dangerous… — Kanika Dhillon Censorship Copy Share Image
A novel compared to film writing can allow the author to be more indulgent, and that extends to the characters and the… — Kanika Dhillon Being Copy Share Image
If I start playing by the rules, I will inhibit myself of the possibilities that lie beyond. I don't like to be… — Kanika Dhillon Lie Copy Share Image
Your influence and remuneration is directly proportionate to your film's success. So in that sense, Bollywood is a level playing field. If… — Kanika Dhillon Film Copy Share Image
