A Quote by Amyra Dastur

I wanted to work in Tollywood ever since I did the Tamil film 'Anegan' with Dhanush in 2015. — © Amyra Dastur
I wanted to work in Tollywood ever since I did the Tamil film 'Anegan' with Dhanush in 2015.

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Dhanush is my biggest shield. Whatever be the situation, he creates a space for me to work. This has been the case since our first film.
Dhanush has been my strength. When I asked him if he would work in my film, he did not even think twice.
When I entered the industry, I wanted to work with good directors like Mani Ratnam and Gautam Menon; that's why I did Tamil films. I realised later that I was not adding anything to the Tamil scripts and that it was a waste of time for me.
Post-'Pellichoopulu,' I received a lot of offers from Tamil industry. I decided I won't do a Tamil film unless I know the language. If I want to do it, I wanted to do it perfectly.
Since Dhanush is the protagonist of my first film, he proved to be my lucky charm.
Dhanush paid my salary in 2015 when I needed it to make 'Visaaranai.'
Neither Dhanush nor I have been interested in using Appa's name ever. We have been married for eight years and I don't think you'd have ever seen Appa at any of Dhanush's audio release functions or movie success functions.
Ever since I was a child, I wanted to be an actress. And ever since I became an actress, I wanted to make a film.
Richie' is so special to me. It's because this was the first Tamil film that I had auditioned for. I did not know the language well. I was an absolute newcomer. But I had the determination to speak in Tamil, as it was a very good role and I didn't want to let it go.
It was great working with Dhanush. Since we are married, it worked to my advantage because we were in sync and understood what we wanted from each other.
Dhanush has been a fan of my father since his childhood. They share mutual respect for each other. Also, the fact that Dhanush made it big on his own and not because he is someone's son-in-law is something my father deeply admires.
I have never been someone who chooses a film according to the language. Since I am comfortable with Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam, the scope of the film is all that matters to me.
Back in the day, I was keen on working on a film with the superstars - Mammootty and Mohanlal. But they wanted me to make a film with them in Tamil.
I prefer the Telugu film industry, as women are respected more than they are in the Tamil film industry. In Tamil cinema, they care only about their hero, who is God.
To the Tamil media, I have mostly interacted in English since I am not fluent in Tamil.
Changing things is not easy, and I say this without any irony. It is not that someone does not want to, but because it is a hard thing to do. Take Obama, a forward-thinking man, a liberal, a democrat. Did he not pledge to shut down Guantanamo before his election? But did he do it? No, he did not. And may I ask why not? Did he not want to do it? He wanted to, I am sure he did, but it did not work out. He sincerely wanted to do it, but did not succeed, since it turned out to be very complicated.
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