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I feel blessed and lucky with my family, not because of the privilege, of course, I'm grateful for that as well that we never wanted anything. - Zoya Akhtar

I draw cinematic and photography and art references from everywhere. That's part of my job. So yes, you watch films, you see artists for palettes, photographers for mood. - Zoya Akhtar

As far as the theatrical experience is concerned, I will be highly disappointed if that goes away. I have grown up watching films in theatres so that community experience should never go. - Zoya Akhtar

The biggest piece is my family... From watching films like The Godfather on our dining room wall, to having a great relationship with my sibling. Or going on weekend trips with our cousins to the beach and eating all day... it's been a crazy childhood; a 'bohemian one'. - Zoya Akhtar

I was an executive producer. I've done a lot of jobs and I think each one helps you get closer to what you want as a director. It also helps you - when you work with different filmmakers - to absorb, to adapt, to know what to watch out for, to know pitfalls. - Zoya Akhtar

We were allowed to make mistakes. I mean that is a real privilege, to be able to go your own way, find your voice, just have a support system that allows you to do all that. - Zoya Akhtar

I love music, but can't hold a note in a bucket. I can't sing, can't play an instrument. - Zoya Akhtar

When it comes to writing characters, whether men or women, I think a good writer writes good characters. I know many men who, for years, have written strong, progressive women characters. - Zoya Akhtar

I write my films with Reema Kagti, and I think all the characters that I have written, somewhere or the other, reflect my thoughts, ideology and morality. - Zoya Akhtar

I have learnt not to ignore instincts. While making a film, when your gut feels that you are going wrong, please take that seriously. - Zoya Akhtar

At 19, while studying at St Xavier's College and majoring in literature and sociology, I got my first job as a copywriter. It was at a company called the Script Shop. - Zoya Akhtar

At the end of my life, I want to have a body of work that has everything. - Zoya Akhtar

I'm obsessed with people, I'm obsessed with human behavior. I just watch people. - Zoya Akhtar

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But disco is the remedy for ghosts. - Zoya Akhtar

Every time we have a woman on-screen, we can empower her in a different way rather than just giving a speech on the importance of equality and empowerment. I think sometimes we have to show her as powerful. - Zoya Akhtar

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