'Touching 100 hearts is better than touching Rs 100 crore'

Updated On: 21 September, 2012 09:13 AM IST | | Shakti Shetty

'Barfi!' director Anurag Basu on his formula for success and being part of Bollywood's golden era

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'Touching 100 hearts is better than touching Rs 100 crore'

Finding flaws in one’s film is a critic’s job but then, Anurag Basu is too harsh on himself. Even the overwhelming success of Barfi! can’t distract him from “old habits”. The filmmaker seems more comfortable with criticism than with accolades as he believes there is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ movie. The director who started his career with the small screen has no qualms in calling his previous directorial venture a debacle. At the same time, he feels that his latest film is his new benchmark.

Anurag Basu