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I just felt that cinema should have a form of its own.
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The speaker believes cinema should have its own distinct artistic form, rather than being shaped entirely by other art forms. The quote expresses a simple principle: film deserves ways of presenting ideas and experiences that belong specifically to cinema.
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- Scroll.in interview by Nandini Ramnath
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