Q. When you compare some of your earlier films Chashme Buddoor (1981), Katha (1983) to the films of today, do you feel like we have stopped embracing the ordinary.
Those films belonged to a time. Life has changed since. With Chashme Buddoor, we represented the youth of the ’80s, but youngsters are not the same today. Society and cinema reflect each other. I have a grouse, though. I have done other, more important films Kamla (1984), Main Zinda Hoon (1988), Mirch Masala (1987). I don’t know why people don’t talk about all this work too.
Q. Does working in web shows like Pawan & Pooja or Made in Heaven (2019) require a new mindset
Actors cannot afford to have different mindsets for different mediums. One can change one’s outlook for theatre, but when one is in front of a camera, the platform doesn’t matter.
Q. You were honoured with an excellence in cinema’ award at MAMI last year. Do such laurels affect your craft
I don’t think it affects your craft, but it feels good to be acknowledged. I have, for years, quietly done my work. I had gotten used to awards going to others, so the MAMI prize left me thrilled.
Q. Your childhood memoir will be releasing this year. Was it difficult to write
I have to admit it’s very cathartic. There’s a lot of cross-checking, a lot of asking if memories are being expanded in one’s head, but I keep going back to what I believe was the experience of my childhood.
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