Quotes from Vikramaditya Motwane

Indian audience has a mindset that a movie which does well at film festivals will necessarily be slow and boring.

I love writing but it's a real pain. It's a miserable process - very satisfying but very miserable.

I was born in Mumbai and brought up between Mumbai and Nashik.

Phantom Films is an established production house and it will help to spread awareness about the documentary film 'Katiyabaaz' among the audience. I saw this film and I loved it. Then we decided to support this film.

Of course, you have to think of the audience. You cannot make an obtuse film that only appeals to a small niche section of the audience.

I am drawn towards the sort of characters who are in situations where they don't want to be in. But that's a staple in pretty much in any hero's journey because if you have non-reluctant protagonist then how is there any conflict?

It doesn't matter how big the film is - if the story is not good, it will not be accepted. Stardom can maybe pull audiences to theatres but beyond that it is all about content.

If you're making a statement just to poke, people can see that. If you're making it to say something genuinely, people can understand that as well. They are smart enough to see the difference.

While writing 'Bhavesh,' I pretty much chewed up every single graphic novel I could get my hands on, so all the way from the entire 'Batman' series, Frank Miller's 'Batman,' Ed Brubaker's 'Batman,' Scott Snyder's 'Batman,' all the way through 'Daredevil' to '100 Bullets,' through so many other graphic novels.

I generally respond to any story very organically.

Bhavesh' is my most accessible film for sure.

I think Raju Hirani and Farah Khan are the only two filmmakers who can balance the multiplex audiences and the single-screen audiences.

I would love to direct a documentary film if any good subject comes my way.

I think vigilantism is a pipe dream, because the larger need is for a justice system that works. Now, Batman cannot be Batman without police commissioner Jim Gordon, because every time he catches a villain, he tries to send them to Gordon. So, the idea is to help the justice system to work. I don't think it can work in real life, though.

You want your film to be seen by the largest audience and stars help in facilitating that. Star-power does work.