An obsession? How about going a to a movie directed by this man, a movie you have seen in the theater, a movie you own, and staying for another. How about going back almost every day for 10 days and watching back to back movies of his, some of them with no subtitles. A sickness, and your wife wonders what the fuck is wrong with you. She hasn't seen a movie of his or else she would be suffering the same delightful malady. The greatest moving image story teller of all time. It is impossible not to get lost, to be completely engaged, to be awed by the beauty and moved by life's subtle complexities as portrayed in these classics of Indian cinema.