Amruta Khanvilkar Quotes

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.

Kerala is a small state, and Malayalam films are seen by only very few people. That doesn't bother me.

I am comfortable in my space in Punjabi cinema.

Whether the film is a Hindi film or in a South Indian language, I don't think it matters.

The average Indian doesn't care about Hollywood movies because they have far too many movies of their own to watch, to miss, and I hope a story like 'Million Dollar Arm,' that is actually about India and deals with these two Indian kids, resonates over there and makes people want to go and see the movie.

I am first and foremost an actress of Indian origin.

Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.

I don't have an anti-Hollywood feeling. It's just I'm a New Zealander. I was born in New Zealand, and it's where my house is, and my family goes to school there. My interest is to remain in my homeland and make films. I don't really want to relocate myself to other countries in the world to work.

As long as I am acting, I will do only Telugu films. I want to take Telugu films to the world. Everyone should talk about our films.

I'm so used to Australian films not getting a release outside Australia.

I've always wanted to do an Indian film, but I didn't want to come to India and pretend that I could play an average Bombay girl.

I grew up with Western films, and I always wondered why Bollywood never made films like that. Why do we always have to break into song?

The younger generation of filmmakers is concerned about our roots, rather than making films with characters plucked out of the cloud or some English DVD. Actually since 2000, Tamil cinema is going through some positive changes.

Sometimes we make films just for our people, and it doesn't reach to anyone.

I think that the Punjabi film industry is growing and is keen to experiment with different genres.

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 want to urge filmmakers in Bengal to choose a subject and mount the film in a way that there's a Bengali connect. They must not fall into the typical remake pattern.

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

I'm very happy that whenever we talk about Bengali cinema anywhere in India, people talk about me with a lot of respect.

Having portrayed English-speaking Indian characters in British and American projects, I have always wanted to use my mother tongue in an Indian film.

I could even do an Oriya film if the role excites me.

In my films, they say the action sequences are very local and not international. But why should I copy from English films?

I have never wanted to leave Malayalam films.

North-east films are still not on a national level. But 'Axone' is a mainstream film. I found the script very authentic and also very funny.

My commitments are for Punjabi films - I want to work for the industry to uplift it.