Prosenjit Chatterjee Quotes

I am greedy for both Hollywood and Bollywood. For me, Bollywood is not new, as it is something that I grow up on... I know the plot... stories and characters that are written and made. I haven't got the right opportunity to show my work in Bollywood.

I am very grateful to Telugu movies, as they have been the main reason for my entry into Bollywood.

On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments.

I love Hindi films.

One time I nearly experienced failure was when I was acting in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' in 1994. One day, I woke up and found that part of my face was paralysed.

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies, and I would love to act in them.

To join or not to join films was the biggest choice I had to make. I'd done two years of biogenetic engineering, was an economics graduate and a gold medalist. I had also been a Bharatanatyam dancer from age five, always won the best actress award in school. Finally, I decided to do things for my soul, chose to act.

I grew up in Toronto and as long as I can remember, as long as there was cable, even those old cable boxes that were wired to the TV, there have been Bollywood movies on Toronto TV.

I don't want to say I'm never going to direct again, but directing's hard work.

Of course, I follow Bollywood. In fact, it's widely followed in Brazil.

The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress.

There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done.

Sarah Michelle Gellar's made some really good choices. She's had some bad breaks. She goes with the independent, interesting young filmmakers and then they get slammed, like 'Southland Tales.' I'm proud of what she's trying to do. It's hard.

I think movie sets can often be stressful, and people take themselves very seriously.

I never grew up on a staple diet of Hindi cinema. In fact, when I was a VJ, I was averse to it. Purely because I could never imagine myself being an actor.

I have always said some of the finest filmmakers in the country have come out of Bengal.

I got good offers from Bollywood because I can speak Hindi very well.

When I had signed my first film, I had not even told my family about it.

Acting in two films would mean four months of the year, which would leave eight months for me, and if Bollywood needs that time from me, I am ready to give it a shot.

Bejoy Nambiar had offered me 'Shaitaan' some years ago. But I wasn't confident about my Hindi.

I would be stupid to say no to Bollywood. It is the biggest film industry in our country.

My first preference is Bollywood and will always be.

India uses Bollywood, rather cinema, to tell its stories. It is one of the largest filmmaking nations in the world and so your talents get to tell stories about politics, love and drama through films.

I hadn't made up my mind whether I had to do Hollywood or Bollywood films because I loved both, and I grew up on both. So I am glad that Bollywood chose me.

I won't say no if I'm approached for a Hindi film.