1990s Quote by Shoojit Sircar Download Open image “'Madras Cafe' is set against the backdrop of the civil war in Sri Lanka in the 1990s.” — Shoojit Sircar ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare 1990s Cafe Civil war Lanka Sri lanka War
If I had used real names, I don't think 'Madras Cafe' would have ever seen the light of day because it was a political… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
It is easier to make a film but difficult to make it on your own terms. In that sense 'Madras Cafe' was a very… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
It was a surprise for my family when I told them that I was offered 'Madras Cafe.' My family was initially worried because I… — Raashi Khanna Copy Share Image
Sri Lanka's interpretation of western cuisine is pretty diabolical. Sri Lankan food itself is ace, however, and they bloody love a buffet. Even if… — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
It is very difficult to make films like 'Madras Cafe' in India, given the diverse nature of the country. — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
When I travel in Tamil Nadu for shooting, I make it a point to eat at roadside eateries and drink tea/coffee at a tea… — Aishwarya Rajesh Copy Share Image
If the Sri Lankan government resorts to state oppression against the Tamils and Muslims, then we will fight. — Velupillai Prabhakaran Copy Share Image
India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could… — Velupillai Prabhakaran Copy Share Image
“I saw [Chennai]. It had the usual Indian elements like autos, packed public buses, hassled traffic cops and tiny shops that sold groceries, fruits,… — Chetan Bhagat Copy Share Image
I did not make any specific statement in 'Madras' and did what the character demanded. 'Kanithan' was an entirely new concept that needed the… — Catherine Tresa Copy Share Image
Every time I pass a cafe, I imagine it being stormed by men with Kalashnikovs. — Pamela Druckerman Copy Share Image
None of my visits to Bangalore go without a visit to Gandhi Bazaar's Vidyarthi Bhavan. Grabbing a dosa and a coffee there is a… — Ashish Vidyarthi Copy Share Image
When you're not working, it does affect you. It destroys you if your film doesn't release. — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
My major influence is Satyajit Ray; his film 'Shatranj ke Khilari' was set in Awadh and it gave us memorable characters. Ray's musical scores… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
Documentary films have always been my passion, I have done documentaries. — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
Actually the writer is the most important part of the filmmaking process. That's why I never hesitate in giving credit to a writer which… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
I am really influenced by normal, simple, everyday life and people, like the Biji and Dolly in 'Vicky Donor,' who used to drink and… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
We make films because cinemas exhibit it, and they exhibit as we make films. — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
Women have shown their skills and that's why they have been accepted in the industry. It's through their skill that they have managed to… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
Foremost is the casting; you need convincing faces. Most of our films suffer from casting. — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
Women have initiated the change all by themselves. The credit goes to them. Men have had no role to play in the rise in… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
I have been thinking of many subjects to work around football, but nothing has inspired me. 'Sports' is a good subject. But, nothing has… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
I don't spend unnecessarily. The problem with the industry is we don't budget our films. Plus, we spend bizarre amounts on marketing. If you… — Shoojit Sircar Copy Share Image
In the 1990s, while the Maastricht debate was raging, I was a minister in the Major government. Every single piece of legislation we proposed… — Ann Widdecombe Copy Share Image
Look at what happened in the 1990s: when they balanced the federal budget, it was through growth in the economy and controlling spending. — Steve Scalise Copy Share Image
In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, regionalism was seen as a building block of globalisation. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
The 1990s was not just Japan's 'wasted decade,' it was also a wasted decade for the India-Japan relationship. — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
If you are not around when Africa truly gets going, it would be much like the sceptics who stood on the sidelines in the… — Yemi Osinbajo Copy Share Image
When it comes to producing breakthroughs, both technological and artistic, Pixar's track record is unique. In the early 1990s, we were known as the… — Edwin Catmull Copy Share Image
Norman Lear was talking about everything in the '70s... race, sexism, all of it. The network comedy really stayed away from that in the… — Nahnatchka Khan Copy Share Image
“Bulgaria, I reflected as I walked back to the hotel, isn’t a country; it’s a near-death experience.” — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
During the 1990s I was dominating everything. People were saying they were beaten before we got on to the stage. — Phil Taylor Copy Share Image
Since the early 1990s, I had been very worried about the state of the environment, and by the end of that decade, I realized… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I worked in Ann Arbor for two years, covering Michigan football and basketball in the early 1990s. — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
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