Imtiaz Ali
Imtiaz Ali
Imtiaz Aliis an Indian film director and writer. He started his career with writing and directing television shows. He directed shows like Imtehaan, Naina and Kurukshetra. In 2005 he made his directorial debut with Socha Na Tha, that did not do well. Then he earned critical and commercial success for his direction of Jab We Met. Love Aaj Kaland Rockstarmade him known amongst youngsters. His next films were Highwayand Tamasha...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth16 June 1971
CountryIndia
I have always tried to make profitable films because people's offices shut down if films fail, and I will do everything to avoid that.
All the conscious decisions that I have taken in my life have never borne fruit. Not even come close! So, I am just very happy not planning.
'Love Aaj Kal' is not really a road movie, but it does involve some travel.
I come from a middle class background. I have travelled a lot by trains and have lived in the world. It is a world I cannot get away from; I would not even want to.
I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.
I have never seen a film being as influenced by the incidents during its making as Highway. The adventures of our north Indian road journey has many stories to tell
My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.
On the contrary Deepika feels inferior to other people I was surprised when I realised it. She is straightforward & very giving
I myself got married at a very young age. It has always intrigued me because marriage is very synthetic in an otherwise natural world.
Anything I wanted to do and achieve has not been influential in my life, but my failures have.