So I thought Ill write a script, convince a director and learn everything about filmmaking that way.
So you keep learning as you go how to communicate and whom you are addressing.
He replied: I hadnt thought about it that way.

Mani Ratnam in conversation with Imtiaz AliMumbai Film Festival
I just feel that its important to invest intelligence into female characters.
Ratnam also recalled how he discovered A.R.
Rahman was writing jingles for ads in a tiny studio when Ratnam first met him.

And he played something hed recorded for a jingle, and the sound was just unbelievable.
It was something that Id never heard before in such a small studio.
Ratnam had previously worked with the legendary Ilayaraja, regarded as one of the worlds greatest composers.
Ratnam has also worked in Hindi cinema with films includingDil Se..,SaathiyaandGuru.
I have more control.
You have to let go and ask the actor if they feel its right.