25 Sriram Raghavan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sriram Raghavan

Indian Director

Born: Jun 22, 1963

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On a serious note, I just enjoy exploring the unconventional. I like Alfred Hitchcock; I actually grew up watching his films. A thriller gives you much more scope of exhibiting creativity in terms of playing with the camera and sound, as against a typical love story. Sriram Raghavan

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Badlapur' is a drama, a character-driven story. It is not so much about plot. Sriram Raghavan

Drama Plot About Story Much

Some of our best writers are self taught. Screenwriting is a combo of craft and art. The craft part can be taught, about how to be visual and economical with scenes. However, finally it’s the individuality of the writer that will come into play. Sriram Raghavan

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For thrillers, it’s especially difficult to carve out a good trailer. Sriram Raghavan

Good Difficult Out Carve Thrillers Trailer

With ‘Agent Vinod’, there was a lot of chaos with schedules and the film took a year and a half to shoot. Sriram Raghavan

Half Year Took Chaos Schedules Lot Shoot Agent Film

When I started watching movies, I saw a lot of Hitchcock films. When I was 10, I saw 'North by Northwest' and movies like that. Sriram Raghavan

Films Saw Like Lot North Hitchcock Northwest Movies Started Watching

Right from childhood, I have enjoyed films which belong to the thriller genre. As a kid, I would read novels written by Agatha Christie and James Hadley Chase. Sriram Raghavan

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Badlapur' has got an excellent soundtrack even though it wasn’t planned at all in the beginning. Sriram Raghavan

Beginning Though Excellent Got Soundtrack In The Beginning Planned Even

I have never had the problem of finding a producer for my films. I think I am just lucky because my first film didn’t do great box office business. Sriram Raghavan

People often get caught in situations or do something that they regret for the rest of their lives. What happens and how you try to cover up is the story. These are not career criminals. Sriram Raghavan

You People Regret Cover-Up Try Rest Criminals Something How Caught Cover Up Get Often Situations Happens Story Lives Career

With 'Badlapur', I wasn’t even thinking about casting. I was wondering whether any producer will want to make a film with a story like this. It is not your expected, feel-good, or even your regular thriller. Sriram Raghavan

Will Thinking About Thriller Casting Like Make Expected Wondering Any Want Story Whether Producer Regular Your Even Film

I’ve met Shah Rukh a couple of times. He had even dropped by on the sets of 'Agent Vinod'. Sriram Raghavan

Met Sets Had He Dropped Couple Times Agent Even

I love songs but am inhibited to have my characters burst out to express themselves through songs. I use the route of using old songs at the right places. Sriram Raghavan

Love Old Love Songs Old Songs Out Characters I Love Through Songs Am Burst Places Themselves Use Inhibited Using Express Route Right

Ever since my first film, I had more producers than scripts. And I’ve realised that a certain project requires a certain kind of producer for it to be made well. Sriram Raghavan

Made First Project Kind More Had Since Well Than Realised Scripts Producer Producers Certain Requires Film Ever

Often I would get offers to remake films and that didn’t interest me. I have no interest in remaking a film in Hindi which has been made in the south already. I prefer adapting from a book than a movie. Sriram Raghavan

It is unlike the quintessential thriller where someone is up to something and the audience is speculating. 'Johnny Gaddaar' is the opposite of a thriller. In this case, the audience knows right from the outset what transpires and who the likely culprit is. It is a suspense caper. Sriram Raghavan

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The stories I read or get attracted to have a kind of thrill element, or a crime. Sriram Raghavan

Crime Kind Thrill Attracted Read Get Stories Element

Raman Raghav' was shot on location, but there are many stylistic things in it. I like this mixture of documentary and extreme stylization. Sriram Raghavan

Extreme Location Like Documentary Stylistic Mixture Shot Many Things