I didn’t want to infuse positivism forcefully, but I wanted it to spread naturally. Hope is the only weapon we have most of the time, isn’t it? If we… - Rima Das

No one can teach you how to compose a shot. You are only guided by an instinct. It has to come from within. I learned cinema by working on my films. The best thing was that I bought my own camera, and since I was working on the digital medium, I had the freedom to experiment, shoot more.

If people are criticising your work, take it in the right spirit and try to find out what is wrong. I made a lot of mistakes on my first film and told myself not to do it again. Remember that you’re not making a film to keep it in a box, it’s for the people.

When I started watching movies, I liked that realistic approach. The story in this movie is fictional but I didn't want to compromise in the way I presented the way they are living their lives. I didn't have any storyboards -- I mostly followed them for four years. I became one of them. I wanted the audience to feel the beauty and the freshness that I felt in that village.