Was Madhuri Dixit the sole inspiration to make this film?
Yes, she was the sole inspiration. When I saw her about five years ago in the film Hum Aapke Hain Kaun I discovered here is a person that could play the role of a woman who has been in my paintings for the last 56 years. You will be surprised that I know Madhuri for five to six years, but have never painted her portrait. I’m not concerned with her beautiful face but rather with her being, which so much reflects our culture, our Indian woman. Madhuri is a great Kathak dancer. She has also learned modern dance. This is a unique style of Indian cinema dancing. But she has discovered it and it is popular. So what’s wrong if it is done beautifully? For her it was very difficult in the beginning, she was a classical dancer and she had to work hard. Can we talk about the first film, which you made? The film I made was 30 years ago with Films’ Division. To cut a long story short, they said you know nothing about technique. I said I just want to experiment. I wanted to break all the norms of fi
