Mahira Khan Quotes

I enjoy films like 'American Beauty' and want to do similar films that reflect our culture.

I don't have this feeling like, 'Oh, I want to live in the United States and make movies and become famous just because the money is here.' I like to make movies that tell stories that I care about.

Western civilization shapes the content of my films, provides me with subjects that haven't been used before.

I want to make movies about my country from my point of view.

When you boil it down, most movies are message movies. And I think careers are made in message movies.

Previously the same Polish audiences would have been pressured into seeing cinema made for adults, films made by us about those spheres of life that were significant for us and which should be significant for our society.

My goal is to make as many films as possible about different aspects of American life.

A lot of people don't know the passion I have for Asian American cinema.

I'm happy that the kind of films I'm doing right now is reaching a wider audience, and I'm looking forward to direct Hindi films as well.

I think that our task as filmmakers is to create the most insightful reality given the most pressing questions.

I've always said that, first and foremost, I make films for New Zealanders. They're my target audience. Then after that, if people appreciate my stories from outside this country, then that's an added bonus.

I didn't plan to make 'Mulk' or 'Article 15.' Nor did I anticipate that 'Mulk' would be seen as a new beginning in my career. It's just that these were stories that had to be told.

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

I started out with V Shantaram. But my favourite director has been Gulzar, with whom I did intelligent cinema in movies like 'Khushboo,' 'Kinara' and 'Parichay.'

I am extremely proud that our cinema is being recognised in the West. I want Indian cinema to get its dignity, not by giving them the kind of films they expect from us, but by making cinema in a way that carries the legacy of the mainstream masters forward.

I feel like part of my journey as a filmmaker is to tell different stories, whether they are just a black perspective on things that aren't necessarily hood movies, or Tyler Perry movies or Ava DuVernay movies. Love all those people, but that whole thing has been sowed up already.

I've given 'Bin Roye' everything, and I'm hoping that people enjoy something different coming from Pakistani cinema.

Hollywood and film portray who we are as a people and what we value as a culture.

People say you can't make movies about your politics or the environment. And, generally speaking, I completely divide those sides of my brain.

Overall, I feel that southern cinema, in itself, has taken over the film industry with its content, stories and screenplay.

Be it acting, writing, directing or producing, I love cinema. I love the art of telling stories and I'm happy doing one of the above or all of the above.

I see a lot of similarity between Bengali and Malayalam films regarding the basic emotions, the craftsmanship, art and performance. I also feel both the industries are very true to their art and culture.

I feel lucky to be able to work with such great filmmakers on such wonderful stories.

The lack of 'quality' films in Pakistan was one of the reasons why I stayed away.

As artists we have an extraordinary and rare privilege to tell the stories of our people, our land, our culture. They grip us, tear us apart, and put us back together. We are our stories.