Sudhir Mishra says he hasn't been to ‘cheap schools’ for filmmaking or learnt content from a ‘third rate Facebook coach’

She saved my life and she is everything to me, says filmmaker Sudhir Mishra describing his relationship with "the goddess of cinema", who continues to guide him in his creative endeavours. The director, known for critically-acclaimed films such as Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin, Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin, Chameli and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, said he has only one rule in life to never disrespect the "lovely energy called cinema". "I haven't been to cheap schools, I haven't got any third rate Facebook coach teaching me about content. The Kerala film industry and Mammootty Citing the example of the Kerala film industry where top stars like Mammootty are doing edgy films like Kaathal: The Core and many first-time directors and actors are also flourishing with their stories, the director said the scene is quite different in Mumbai, the home to Hindi cinema.