I Mix Indian Instruments With Western Instruments

My Films Play Only In Bengal, And My Audience Is The Educated Middle Class In The Cities And Small Towns. They Also Play In Bombay, Madras And Delhi Where There Is A Bengali Population.

I Had Developed This Habit Of Writing Scenarios As A Hobby. I Would Find Out Which Stories Had Been Sold To Be Made Into Films And I Would Write My Own Treatment And Then Compare It.

Well The Bombay Film Wasn't Always Like How It Is Now. It Did Have A Local Industry. There Were Realistic Films Made On Local Scenes. But It Gradually Changed Over The Years.

At The Age When Bengali Youth Almost Inevitably Writes Poetry, I Was Listening To European Classical Music.

I've Made Seventeen Or Eighteen Films Now, Only Two Of Which Have Been Original Screenplays, All The Others Have Been Based On Short Stories Or Novels, And I Find The Long Short Story Ideal For Adaptation.