So it is fair enough that you are paying me what I ask for, because it is my name you are using to sell the film.
AJAY DEVGNSo it is fair enough that you are paying me what I ask for, because it is my name you are using to sell the film.
AJAY DEVGNI guess the bottomline is, if there are two versions, then the better one will click.
AJAY DEVGNSimply that we are mirroring the trends in society, at any given time smuggling was an issue in the seventies.
AJAY DEVGNIf the producer gives me a guarantee that he will sell the film at a lower price to the distributors, fair enough, then I will charge less!
AJAY DEVGNI only want to do better work. That’s the focus of my life.
AJAY DEVGNIn the industry, you do need some ethics – if one film does well, then thousands get work and money comes back to the industry.
AJAY DEVGNThe difference being that in films, unlike in life, good does always win over evil in the end.
AJAY DEVGNI have had 50 drinks in one go!
AJAY DEVGNAs far as I know, if you take your time, write a good script and make a good film, then give the audience time, they will accept it.
AJAY DEVGNThere are two types of films – one made by the big-time producers, the other is low budget stuff made by some producers who make films for the heck of it, they complete their films for small amounts, sell it at low costs with almost no publicity.
AJAY DEVGNI’m going to keep making films I believe in. Whether I am successful or not is besides the point.
AJAY DEVGNCorruption is an issue today, and we faithfully reflect those issues.
AJAY DEVGNNow, I take my fees in cash, for acting, and keep the distribution thing separate.
AJAY DEVGNYou get an image after you act in a film, but it is not necessary that you last long because of that image.
AJAY DEVGNBy getting into distribution and production, I am actually widening my base.
AJAY DEVGNIf somebody had started on a remake of French Kiss before I announced my own film, I would have dropped my subject. If someone else starts after me, what am I to do?
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