"I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls"
- Lavrenti Lopes
About this Quote
In this quote, Lavrenti Lopes is describing his background and childhood in India. He discusses that he originates from a middle class household, which recommends that they were not exceptionally wealthy but likewise not having a hard time economically. He then discusses the film industry, which he says only reached his household through television and cinema. This implies that his family did not have direct connections or participation in the movie market, but rather experienced it through media intake. This could likewise recommend that the film industry was not a prominent or easily accessible part of his everyday life, but rather something that was viewed as a kind of entertainment. Overall, Lopes is highlighting his humble beginnings and the minimal exposure his family had to the movie industry in India.
This quote is written / told by Lavrenti Lopes somewhere between March 29, 1985 and today. He was a famous Actor from India.
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