Nana Patekar Quotes

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by the government, the films sort-of had to deal with serious social issues - and, as a result, nobody went to see those films.

You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said, you don't ever make decisions solely for that reason.

In my career, I've never been a box office name. Granted, a couple of my movies have made a lot of money, but I'd do other movies which make very little money, or they're not seen that much.

I would never make a film because I think it's going to be a box-office success.

The reach of big-budget films is bigger, but I have always loved doing films that I believe in.

It is good that people are experimenting with cinema. They are trying to do serious and soulful cinema but such films don't stay in theatres for over a week. People ultimately go and watch Salman, Shah Rukh and Amir Khan films.

At the end of the day, all I want is that my films should do well.

I think of 'Beyond The Clouds' very fondly. Yes, it has not been seen by a lot of people in theatres. I had anticipated more people would watch it. But that has to do with something I don't know well: marketing. A lot of people didn't even know that it was a Hindi film.

Baghbaan' is a totally commercial film.

The initial response to 'Yennai Arindhaal' was that it didn't have all the quintessential commercial elements, though I consider it as my most commercial venture.

I'm not very particular about the commercial angle in my films, but entertainment is very important.

AAP will ensure that farmers get back their respect in the state when it comes to power.

I don't think I need to do a big-ticket film to be considered a big actress.

Look at 'Dulhe Raja.' It was a film made very quietly on the sidelines, and suddenly, when the film was released, it struck gold. I never expected the film to do well.

For a filmmaker, whether the film is liked, understood or appreciated counts as much as the moolah.

I am happy that most of my films did good business and either set or broke records at the box office.

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

I mean, obviously it's exciting for me to see what 'The Revenant' is doing in the box office. That's very exciting.

I don't believe in the 100 crore club.

There was a lot of pressure on me when I signed 'Dilwale,' and though it did not do as well in India, overseas the business was crazy despite competition from another film.

It's nice to stretch in different directions and use different muscles. You can get swallowed into Hollywood, where it's all about bums on seats and how commercial a film is.

Working in a hugely, commercially successful film benefits everyone.

I don't make films for critics, and I'm not particularly interested in what they have to say, and they don't have a bearing on my audiences.

'Badlapur' was my first film that did well, commercially. People have also watched the other films that I have made, but they didn't bring in the footfall.