Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who started his direction career with 1996 hit daily soap 'Tara', says films should not be considered superior to television and adds that filmmaking is easier.
He also directed TV shows 'Star Bestsellers' and 'Koshish... Ek Aashaa' before making his big screen debut with 2003 movie 'Saaya' starring John Abraham and Tara Sharma.
"I don't feel that films are superior to television. I don't know why people say this? I do films, but trust me, television is much more difficult than making films," Basu told the reporters an award function here at the red carpet of 12th Indian Telly Awards held here Saturday.
Anurag, who was bestowed with a special award at the ceremony, rues when he used to work in the television industry as a director and writer, there were no such awards....
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