Babumoshai Bandookbaaz actress Bidita Bag gives us a ringside view of Bollywood.
Stay away from theatres, I'd say. 50-kos away, even.
'My worst experiences in the film world concern money. After signing contracts, they don't pay. You always have to forget your last installment. It is very difficult for an outsider to enter Bollywood. You must either have luck or a Godfather. I have neither.' Bidita Bag discusses her big break.
'I hate people who do such things.' 'The person who bullied me should be ashamed because he tortured other people too.'
'A lot of fraud films are being made in the name of realistic cinema.'
'Ek Hasina Thi is the best movie of its kind. Similarly, for Omkara and Hum Tum. But after that, what do you do? You just flatten out and start doing some bad movies because they aren't making any (good movies). I mean, what has Vishal Bhardwaj made after Omkara that is comparable? What has Kunal Kohli made after Hum Tum that is comparable?' Saif Ali Khan hopes that new film Chef impresses.