1. Are you a professional filmmaker? – I always want to reply: No I’m just bored and have too much time on my hands.
2. Have I seen any of your films? – Well, how can I know? If you are asking whether my movies were screened in the theatres, this is a different question altogether.
3. What is your favourite film? – And before I even get a chance to say anything, those people usually take over the conversation and start telling me about the film XYZ (in short, they are not interested in what I have to say)
4. What are the top three films have you ever watched? – How could I even begin to answer such a question? Top three in which genre? I’ve got a lot of top threes, top fives, etc.
5. Why do you want to make films? – When I hear such a question I always want to ask: why do you want to breathe?
6. Is making short films waste of time? – ?!?!?!?!?!?!
7. Have you seen such and such a film, what did you think? – Once again, before I open my mouth I’m treated to a lovely monologue coming from the person asking the question.
8. When is your film going to be released? It’s been six months already, and the film is not out. – Well, if you are an indie filmmaker and have no money to throw at problems, it is going to take much longer then releasing films that have blown up budgets.
9. Why do you think women don’t make exciting films? – Because we are being limited everywhere we go.
10. So what else do you do? – What?!? What I already do is not enough?
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