That means we get a wider market for our films. Unlike other film festivals, Cannes selects films and finds a market for them. Piravi for example had over a million people watching the film. It was screened in over a hundred theatres. You know, a Frenchman I met in Austria told me that he had seen the film in an Austrian village.
People are passionate about all art forms in Europe.
Actually, Vaanaprastham has been to more festivals than Piravi. It has gone all over Europe, Brazil and Mexico. It is going to the 65th film festival next month. Visually, too, it is different from other Indian films, as we had more finance at our disposal. So we had an opportunity to show the world that we are not lagging behind in technology.