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It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

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We have three generations at home, including my father-in-law. I keep a very low profile, and a lot of things I do are very much with the family in mind. I have actually made films with the family around me.

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I think there's a level of ignorance, when, in the callowness of youth, you imagine that you are inventing the world for the first time. You imagine that your parents don't know what it feels like to fall in love.

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Post 9/11, so much has changed in New York that it does not give you that homely feeling which it did before.

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I've loved 'Vanity Fair' since I was 16 years old. You know, we're all colonial hangovers in India, steeped in English literature. It is one of these novels that I read under the covers at my convent boarding school in Simla.

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I came from the school of cinema verite documentaries, which was: Do not manipulate reality as it was happening but create a narrative in the editing room.

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There's nothing universal about Indian families except that the family itself is deeply important across the country. It's sort of the fabric and anchor of our country.

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My family is almost exactly like the one in 'Monsoon Wedding'. We are very open, fairly liberal, loud people.

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I grew up thinking anything was possible simply because of seeing women in power - like, you know, running the country. Which is a thought that continues to give Americans indigestion... Direction is about having a vision, but the practice of being a director is a con game - a confidence game.

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Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Director

Born: October 15th, 1957

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