I did 'Ponthan Mada' with Laboni Sarkar, which had won many awards.
I would love to do a period film and work with Shyam Benegal.
There are two types of films - one made by the big-time producers, the other is low budget stuff made by some producers who make films for the heck of it, they complete their films for small amounts, sell it at low costs with almost no publicity.
'The Squid and the Whale' was a really good movie.
'Piku' is not at all a film in the Bollywood kind of way.
The Hindi film that I recommend is 'Ijaazat.' It is my most favourite film; it is a poetry in itself, and Gulzar Sahab is somebody I am a huge fan of.
We don't consider black, urban films as 'indies,' though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie.
'ADHM' is a very contemporary kind of film. Ranbir Kapoor has performed very well.
Watching 'Morvern Callar' was a game changer for me.
When I get saturated by commercial films, I'll probably do another film like 'Siskiyaan.' But yes, as a viewer, I really enjoy commercial cinema; so obviously, as an actor, I would love to be a part of one.
I'm not a director to make an action or horror film. That's not for me.
I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.
My first time playing a main character was in 'Seventeen Years.' It was directed by famous Sixth Generation director Zhang Yuan, but it wasn't a large commercial film.
'Alemaari' is an experimental cinema of sorts. If audiences don't understand it, the film will fall flat.
