Mani Ratnam Unplugged: In Conversation with BFI's Peter Webber

"Sometimes you're so involved in your work; all you can see is pixels. To be able to see the whole picture, it's necessary to disassociate yourself from it and look at it objectively."
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“All a filmmaker is trying to do on set is to make the scenes come alive, through all these shots, angles and movements. But sometimes you realise that if the actor can deliver, you simply have to be the eye and observe!”

Here is a rare interview of director Mani Ratnam (with British Film Institute's Peter Webber) that sees the reticent film maker open up on his craft, his influences and inspirations, his way of weaving songs into the narrative--and what goes on in his mind while shooting a scene.

Please watch the video of this interview: