Top 20 Tinnu Anand Quotes

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

A cameo is short and you get your money.

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.

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.

Why should I make films for some intelligent people?

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.

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

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

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.

I have directed Amitabh in four films – ‘Kaalia,’ ‘Shahenshah,’ ‘Main Azad Hoon’ and ‘Major Saab’ – and we have always been hand-in-glove.

I would love to act in the remake of ‘Pushpak.’ However, I would expect to be given the same freedom that director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao gave us on the sets of the film.

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?

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 knew I could never become a good actor.

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.

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

When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up ‘Saat Hindustani.’ So I left for Calcutta and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.

‘Jalsaghar’ brings back memories of some great music.

From day one I knew Farooque Sahab was a great guy.