Vishwajeet Pradhan Quotes

It just proves good movies don't need 100 million dollars to be good.

I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost always bad when you do that.

You could say that Iron Man was a second-tier character, and it turned out very successfully. I simply think it's down to the movie itself, and whether people enjoy the movie, are involved in the movie, and that it entertains them. From that point of view, the movie has to stand alone.

Today, everything has to be made by committee, and has to have special effects, but there's always room for good films.

With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt!

Films of stars as well non stars are working at the box office. People look out for content driven films.

I think people want to watch me in films, and that's why filmmakers want to work with me and tell stories.

Sometimes, big budget movies with big stars also flop, and sometimes small films manage to win the heart of audiences. Ultimately, it is the viewer who is the king and it depends on the liking of the audiences.

I always put myself in the audience's seat, whether it is a film like 'Judwaa 2' or 'Badlapur.' There has to be a message; the core story needs to have a hook, which should be out of the ordinary.

Certain subjects are best done with stars. Certain subjects like 'Alai Payuthe' are done with non-stars. In such films, stars are a burden.

If you have a great story, any film will work.

The box office performance of a film is instrumental in an actor being perceived as saleable.

Whatever films I make, the mandate is that it should touch the audiences and engage them from the first scene.

Our films tremendously influence people. But at the same time, no one goes to the cinema to listen to lectures, so if you have an interesting story, and if you can showcase it as a film, and its messages are good, then it's like an icing on the cake: it shall be a superhit. And if I get those kind of films, I'll definitely want to work on it.

If it is a good film, the audience will like it. They will take to it if it is made with a certain amount of integrity.

No matter what kind of film one makes, it boils down to whether it's good or not.

Even within escapist cinema, if you find a good story to tell, it will do well.

I come from the best era of film I believe; when people were taking chances on films. It's time for us to bring more truth to the story and not necessarily carry a torch for every Black person in America; just tell a story, and a good one too.

I believe with all my heart in delivering on my contract with my readers. They've got plenty of other things to do, so I had better give them a reason to turn every one of these 550 pages. This is my promise: I solemnly swear I'll make you laugh out loud at least once, cry a little in private, and burn whatever you left on the stove.

Sure there's a difference with puppet-craft - who cares? I don't care about the puppet-craft, I care about what works. Who cares about the puppet and craft? It's not about that. It's about compelling an audience, and touching an audience in some way.

Do you know what makes a movie work? Moments. Give the audience half a dozen moments they can remember, and they'll leave the theatre happy.

I want to be in a good movie, and so the narrative is way more important.

A movie doesn't have to do everything. A movie just has to do a couple of things. If it does those things well and gives you a cool night at the movies, an emotion, that's good enough.

I have no interest in movies that take you somewhere dark and leave you there, for no reason.