The talented director talks to CS about fame and films: Fame game Achieving fame suddenly is both good and strange. And, I am definitely not used to it. Suddenly, I feel I&rsquo;m under the scanner. People want to know what is happening in your life all the time. This kind of exposure and public scrutiny makes me uncomfortable. I can say right now I am in an awkward situation but it&rsquo;s good awkward. I do not know how to react to all this. <h2 class="footer_style"> Who: Gauri Shinde What: On her filmmaking experience Pic/ Satyajit Desai</h2> <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/Gauri-Shinde_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 695px;" /> Promotionla Feature/Editor: Janhavi Samantu00a0 Face it! Now that I am in it, I can&rsquo;t avoid it. So, I can be myself &mdash; spontaneous. In person, I am a very straight-forward and honest person. Not that I can be completely blunt, but I try to be honest. This behaviour has also got me in trouble earlier. I have been misinterpreted and misquoted a lot of times. So now, I have become more careful. I am a normal human being who is bound to emote. I can&rsquo;t be politically correct or diplomatic all the time. Take a break After all this, what I am really looking forward to is a break. People have been talking about my next film and also the fact that it will be women centric. But I will decide my next film on the topic that catches my eye. As of now, nothing has struck me, in order to think about a new script. But I want to take a holiday so that I can start afresh. Girls will be girls As far as the rumour of women centric films is concerned, I make films because the issues interest me and not because I am a woman. It&rsquo;s not about the gender but about who I am. I am a very stylish filmmaker who makes entertaining yet meaningful cinema. I choose the topics which interest me. In fact, contrary to belief, the film industry is one place where you have many women around. I mean, I had so many women co-workers and associates working with me on the project. It is an enjoyable experience. And after all, if men can make men centric films why can&rsquo;t women? (laughs) Pressure perfect Filmmaking is enjoyable, yet there is a lot of pressure. But I am a person who doesn&rsquo;t succumb to internal pressure. I am in no hurry to prove myself. My fuel is exciting ideas. External pressure is scary and can get to you. I am just praying hard that this pressure shouldn&rsquo;t get to me. I want to make films because I love it. I won&rsquo;t deny that I am under some external pressure now. u00a0

Having won audiences' hearts on home ground, director Gauri Shinde also visited a number of international film festivals with her directorial debut English Vinglish. 

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