"No. If I am in such a temper, then the person I am in a temper with needs to leave."

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“I think the most important thing, when you are directing is perspective on the story. What is your take? What are you saying? What does it mean?.”

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“Women are not exempt from patriarchy, they are also products of it. So, they also come in with that system of 'am I right' or 'am I wrong'.”

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