People want a story - and my horror films have never been about only ghosts and spirits. They have their share of love, hatred, jealousy and complexity of relationships involved.Collection: Jealousy
You can't afford to be afraid of failure in this business.Collection: Failure
We have got so caught up in an insular world that swings between our phones, our computers and our heads that we have forgotten to look out of the window, and say, 'Hey! It's raining.'Collection: Computers
In this day and age of Internet, where we have several dating sites, it is bizarre to say the audience is not ready to watch bolder themes.Collection: Dating
I always believe that when you're not courageous, you become cunning.
Khamoshiyan' is emotional like 'Raaz.'
Man has fallen victim to seduction since times immemorial.
The script of 'Shaapit' was such that the leading man couldn't be shown indulging into anything heroic.
Everyone is entitled to reach for the stars.
I have had the fortune of seeing very glamorous and beautiful woman close up and I have seen their fears and insecurity.
The battle between free will and listening to the inner voice will remain eternal. Similarly, in the debate over material and spiritual rewards; you cannot have both, as the path to acquire each is different.
I don't think any one relationship in my life has wrecked me. I think I am a collection of wrecks.
I regret hurting my wife and my child and abandoning them. I regret the pain I caused them.
I don't believe in the institution of marriage anymore. It's redundant; it's an outdated institution. It's like lanterns in a house, you don't use them anymore.
Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for?
We were all one, all the languages and all the people and all the states. We are one country and we have the freedom to talk in any language.
In Hollywood, they create banks of scripts, whether they are used or not.
The Indian film industry does not believe in investing financial resources in scripts.
Stupidly, in our industry, producers pay precious money to sign stars whom they might not even use in the film. Producers believe stars make hits; actually it is the script that makes a film successful.
Our cinema is star-based, while Hollywood is script-based.
If you work with a big director, access to stars becomes easier.
When certain stars take you under their wing, it does help as they gauge your potential and are willing to work with you.
Living in lawlessness gives you lawlessness.
Let's get our civic laws right and abide by them.
We should vote for an individual rather than a party.
We need to understand that we've divided our country in language based states. So what happens is that more regional parties come in the front and different opinions don't let any one particular strong decision to pass through.
The magazines are always full of something or other about me.
When I started my career, I gave four flops, and then four hits, two flops, two hits, and then three flops.
I try to keep up to my producers' expectations. Sometimes, I can; sometimes, I cannot.
No one is infallible. I am not the only director who has flopped.
Society is changing constantly, and changing faster than we think.
However beautiful a woman may be, she gets cold feet, she gets angry, she fears, she has insecurity - she is a human being.
Hindi film heroes never age but Hindi film heroines age fast.
I love 'Paranormal Activity' because it scares you more with little effort. I like 'The Blair Witch Project' and the 'Omen' series and 'The Exorcist.' I love 'Exorcism of Emily Rose.'
Before 'Ghulam,' there was 'Fareb,' which was successful, too. Yes, 'Ghulam' won me recognition. I didn't change in any way. What did change was people's perception of me.
Fight scenes, comedy - all are insignificant to me at a personal level.
I believe success is delayed failure.
Aakhir' stars Sanjay Suri and Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta. It's very close to my heart and the most realistic work I've ever done.
I've put my days of fantasy behind me and make authentic realistic films.
With my grey hair and workaholic attitude, I can't imagine being hot by any standard.
I feel 'Ankahee' is a very honest film. It says that in a relationship where there are three people, everybody is doomed. Nobody comes out happy.
I think people will discover themselves in 'Ankahee.'
When I saw 'Ankahee,' I was very moved. I felt broken inside.
You make your own choices. Even extramarital affair, it's your own decision. And you suffer for it and pay for it. That's what 'Ankahee' is all about.
I do believe that there are some films that cannot be made without stars.
As far as horror films are concerned, I guess Vikram Bhatt is a brand name.
In a horror film the protagonist should be vulnerable enough for audience to be worried about him. You can't have a six feet boxer and expect audience to worry about him.
I've had enough off-screen romances and now I'm happy being socially and emotionally challenged, on and off camera.
There are no more vices left - I don't drink or smoke and at a party, after a while, I am lost. I don't dance to the beat of that drum anymore.
I'm not what I make.