Is there any aspect of your life and work you'd want to change in your career?Why hasn't there been a full-length film for 5 years?Among your films, which one would you rate as your personal favourite?Do you think the good cinema movement is dead in India?Given the growing bias against personal, non-mainstream cinema, isn't it much tougher today finding funds for your kind of films?Is there a way out for the so-called parallel cinema?Is there any filmmaker in India on whom you pin your hopes?What is more important to you—critical acclaim or popular applause?You've often been called a maverick maestro, a filmmaker who always swims against the tide? Is that a fair appellation?Are you happy with your stint in the Rajya Sabha so far?