‘I’ve never been anywhere else’: Christopher Nolan praises India’s love for cinema | Hollywood News
Long before The Odyssey brought Christopher Nolan back to India, the Oscar-winning filmmaker had already planned a visit. Nolan revealed that he had intended to premiere Tenet in the country in 2020 after filming key sequences in Mumbai, but the COVID-19 pandemic derailed those plans. Speaking in Mumbai alongside producer Emma Thomas and actors Matt Damon and Tom Holland ahead of The Odyssey’s India premiere, the director explained why returning to India had remained on his mind for years. Recalling his first visit to India, Nolan said, “I first came to India years ago for a conference on the future of film culture,” Nolan said. “My friend Shivendra Singh Dungarpur brought me here. I met a lot of filmmakers and got to know a little bit about the film culture here. I’ve never been anywhere else in the world with such an appreciation of what movies can be and what they should be for audiences.” Christopher Nolan says COVID derailed plans to premiere Tenet in India He added that the experience left a lasting impression …









