Success meant to you...
Chasing success is a kind of addiction which is not appropriate. I don't chase it. Success doesn't mean anything to me. Be passionate and dedicated to your work. I feel happy when people hug me and appreciate me for my works. I could get that just because I love my work.
In the path of struggle...
Without struggle, you can't achieve anything. You have to shed off sweats from your body. If it is not happening then you are not working.
On the transition of Bangladeshi film industry...
Bangladesh film industry had an amazing past. Something was very mesmerizing there in the screen back then that every people wanted to look up. Even Indian film makers would look up in our films. It was a glorious time in 80s. Suddenly, in 90s, we found a transformation. Due to the corrupt education system, we lost optimism in youth. But still people are struggling. Another thing I would like to say that the government never bothered about the film industry. They never put any effective effort to shape it. We never had big film festivals. We have small festivals. Government never initiated any good film institute. They are pretty reluctant about films.
Words on plagiarism from Bollywood...
My first question is that when do you copy? When you do not have talent. Now the second question is that why would talented people come when they do not get the incentives? Suppose, I have been said to make 2 to 3 films every year. Why should I make? By this film, I am not earning anything. After such a hit of Aynabaazi, it's not rewarding in term of money. Still we make films out of passion. But the amount of passionate film makers is still low in Bangladesh. Talented people don't come to this industry because they think it's not worth it.
If you compare with others, our cricket players get huge incentives. They are happy. We also need the happiness somehow. The process needs to be changed; professionalism should be brought in the film industry. For example: you are paying 400 taka in Cineplex, the producer gets 40 to 50 taka out of it. It doesn't make any sense.
Starting of the passion for film making...
I developed it when I went to a film society in class 8 or nine. Then I saw some short film movements in Dhaka. I was not sure even then what I want to do but when I went to Pune for my bachelor's in Economics, I got a chance to see 'Subarna Rekha'. After that I realized this is the only thing I want to do.
According to you qualities of a director...
* Philosophy that should reflect on your lifestyle, work, cinema and everything, because if you don't have a philosophy, you can't connect to your actors. That person should be a philosophical person.
* Basic craft knowledge.
* The least important quality is technical knowledge about film making. That you will learn in the process.
Words on the environment of the film industry...
The environment of Bangladeshi film industry is not professional. Even education and health areas are not professional. Education system is horrible. Most of the youth have no knowledge about our history, culture and other basic knowledge. If the education is like that you won't get anything.
Your words to the young generation...
Read, read and read!
Don't chase after the result. I was not a 'good' student. I just got a star in SSC and a first division in HSC. I didn't get chance in Dhaka University. So, you need to figure out what you are good at and you need to do that. If you want to become a banker, do that passionately. Enjoy your career. If you want to be a farmer, be that. Do that you enjoy and you love to do. If you don't want to do anything, that's also fine.
Don't think only girls can become a homemaker; a guy can also be a homemaker. Your partner can work if s/he wants. I think it's an absolutely brilliant idea. Homemaking is a dignified job. Even in the case of men, 50 per cent of your earning goes to your partner. And homemakers are the unpaid economic agents in the society. If you didn't have your wife to manage home, you would need a manager. So, she is saving your economy.
