We've performed in South America and in Japan.
Everything can change, but Indian movies will not change much because we're so used to the dance and songs and everything. Even Americans are getting very attracted to all this.
Foreign revenues are tremendously important, but foreign audiences are dying for American movies, not for films they could make themselves.
I'd taken 'Om Shanti Om' to Japan and they loved it because they just love the not holding back of emotions.
So, thanks God, our films, our first films were suddenly being appreciated by the Western media; especially France was very good, and Switzerland was very good.
The world distribution of French movies is a laughing matter. That is a fact.
The foreign audiences are somewhat surprised and happy to find an American film that asks questions about American culture. There's a certain kind of cultural imperialism that we practice. Our films penetrate every market in the world. I have seen and have had people reflect to me, maybe not in so many words or specifically, but I get the subtext of it - they're somewhat charmed and surprised and happy to see an American film reflect on our culture. Because they see other cultures reflect on our culture but they don't see US culture reflecting on itself in quite the same way.
Whenever I travelled abroad for shoots or live events, people showered me with immense love.
