16 Madhur Bhandarkar Quotes for You to Enjoy

Madhur Bhandarkar

Indian Director

Born: Aug 26, 1968

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There's nothing like simple spicy egg bhurji. Madhur Bhandarkar

Simple Nothing Spicy Like Egg

After 'Chandni Bar' there was a shutdown of such bars in Mumbai. After 'Page 3' people started avoiding such events. 'Traffic Signal' exposed the money flow through the mafia. I'm not apologetic about the brutal truth in my films. Almost 70% of my films are based on reality, and 30% I fictionalize or change to suit my film. Madhur Bhandarkar

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I am an emotional and fragile person. I observe life, I am perceptive and can read a person's body language. I have a strong journalistic streak in me, and had I not been a filmmaker, I would have become a film journalist. I have combined my perceptive and journalistic traits to create my own brand of cinema. Madhur Bhandarkar

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Films are meant solely to provide entertainment. There are no lessons to be learnt and and inferences to be drawn. Has anyone become dutiful and law abiding after seeing a film that espouses these very virtues? Films can do no more than influence fashion, decor, and hairstyle trends. Madhur Bhandarkar

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I was always an avid reader of books. My vocabulary, my English are all thanks to that reading habit. Reading keeps me grounded. I came from a very middle class family - poor, in fact. Madhur Bhandarkar

My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man. Madhur Bhandarkar

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I think 'Heroine' was Kareena Kapoor's best ever role of her career. Madhur Bhandarkar

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While Hollywood has had a huge influence on the Indian industry, Bollywood and its actors, too, are garnering a lot of attention in the western film world. Madhur Bhandarkar

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My inherent belief is that motherhood is pious, and I am humbled by it. Madhur Bhandarkar

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I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile. Madhur Bhandarkar

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In my downtime, you'll mostly find me curled up with a book. I love reading biographies. My favourites are those of Dalai Lama, Osama Bin Laden, and Einstein. Madhur Bhandarkar

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Whenever I come to Delhi, I forget about eating right and watching my weight. Madhur Bhandarkar

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