'He was a tremendous artist of a very high order, gone too soon. He not only reshaped the visual language of Indian Cinema through his cinematography in Aravindan's films, Shaji sir gave us all a sense of direction through his mainstream work as a cameraman.'
'My father's friends told him that your son has done a film in which he has copied your voice. That's how he saw a couple of scenes of mine in Andaz Apna Apna. He told me I shouldn't have done it.'
'Tourism will get hit. Thousands of lives will suffer. Businesses will shut down.'
'Often, the actors and technicians would be rolling in laughter during the shooting. I remember our brilliant cinematographer laughed so hard, he fell off his trolley.'
'Maybe I'm meant to do a few more good films, have some more nice times with family and friends, do some more charity.'
'I enjoyed my fiery exchanges with Akshay Kumar, who was extremely gracious and generous when the camera was not rolling. I enjoyed locking horns with him in court.'
'I found a story that merged my two passions, history and law. I couldn't have found a better story for my debut film.'
'It's been seven years since I did a movie. Now, I'm back.'
'We have had several films on the caste system but they are all in different decades, when sensibilities were mature enough to comprehend.' 'Today, we are in a different zone of thought.'
'Once I started acting, I gradually started liking it and the perks that come with it.'
Another member of Raj Kapoor's clan is ready to join the family business.
'It is true Manoj Kumar was an excellent director with an unbeatable music sense.' 'But I had a bad experience regarding the song Hai Hai Yeh Majboori.'
'I have achieved a sort of liberation as an actor and as a person after Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.'
Subhash K Jha remembers his conversations with movie legend Manoj Kumar, who passed into the ages on April 4, 2025.
'I am not a greedy film person, even as an actor.' 'While my contemporaries Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor acted in nearly 300 films each, I've done hardly 35 films in my entire career.'
'Two of the songs haven't been shot by me. When I saw the film, they came as a shock.'
'The franchise can grow only if it evolves. And for it to evolve, it has to pass on to a younger hand.'
'They had asked for no monetary compensation but for her apology in writing.'
'Creative impulses ek lifetime mein pura nahi ho payega.'
'The sincerity and commitment to art is something you don't see much these days; it's more about the moolah.'
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