 Cinema is a fascinating mix of fantasy and reality. Drawing from mythology, literature, theatre, real life experiences, it is a fusion of art forms, yet stands unique. Shama Zehdi grew up with the theatre. She went on to study costume and set designing at the Slade School of Arts in London. She then adopted cinema. She has had a long and illustrious career and is today one of the most respected professionals in the medium. Art direction, costume designing, script writing, direction. Shama has done it all. All those qualities that she is very well known for were already known to one. She is a person of many parts. She has done a lot of work in different ways. As a director, as a writer, as a conceptualizer. You are in the wrong compartment. All natives to travel in the van. Come on Sammy, don't give us any trouble. I was issued a ticket for this compartment and I insist on going in it. No you won't. I will not leave this compartment. Where does it say reserve for Europeans only? Please show me. Get off my train. Don't you go Sammy. I will not leave the van. I will protest to the authority. So Suman was again made for the weavers cooperatives. I feel the younger filmmakers now understand the language of cinema. You see earlier we had our supposedly Indian style of filmmaking is actually born of our folk theatre. So that is the background of Hindi cinema. But they are now getting more meshed into mainstream Hollywood films. And that's why our films are getting accepted abroad. Because it's not so foreign. The cinematic language has become more international I feel.