Tinnu Anand Quotes

My father, Inder Raj Anand – a famous writer in his own right – was a great friend of Satyajit Ray.

Amitabh Bachchan played the role I was supposed to play in ‘Saat Hindustani’ but I cannot say he got his first film because of me. He had already been cast in the film, but was playing a different role.

Tell me about one son of a famous director who makes films like his father? Why do you expect a student to become a teacher?

I knew I could never become a good actor.

Had I been to Uttarakhand in the ’80s and ’90s, surely I would have filmed many scenes of my films here.

I came back to Mumbai with the tag of having assisting the legendary Satyajit Ray. I thought that would be a medal, but it became a disqualification. People thought I would only make serious kinds of cinema.

I started with the fantasy film, ‘Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne.’ It was a film to be seen to be believed. It was made in 1968. It was partly colored and was made with huge sets, created in a Kolkata studio.

‘Kaalia’ was essentially a powerful film with punchy dialogues between its key characters Amitabh Bachchan and Pran Sahab.

I am a fussy eater. I may eat one dish but it has to be the best.

I started my first film, ‘Duniya Meri Jeb Main,’ with my childhood friends, Shashi and Rishi Kapoor. My brother became the producer. It was nice of Rishi to support my brother by not charging us a single penny.

My father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the film industry but he did not want me, or my younger brother Bittu, to enter this industry. He would say it was not the place for us.

My all-time favorite is ‘Charulata.’ I find it to be a complete film. The performances, the art of story telling, the camera work – everything fits like a glove.

The good thing about being a foodie is that not only are you eating well yourself, you always want to share your recipes, your experiences, your best restaurants with the world.

I don’t think anyone can really claim to be a really close friend of Amitabh Bachchan. There are so many things people don’t know, even I don’t know. He has a few people who are close and he likes it that way.

You know, three or four of us, Sharat Saxena, Vineet Kumar, Raghubir Yadav and I were called the gang from Madh Island on set since we all live in the same neighbourhood.

In fact, I don’t watch any fiction shows.

Why should I make films for some intelligent people?

Many years ago, my neighbor told me that his daughter is very brave and she never cries. I was surprised. So, I took it up as a challenge. I met her and sat next to her, staring at her straight in the eye for a few minutes.