'I had to just hold my lips for 30 seconds. But Jad got carried away.'

'There are so many advantages when you have somebody like a Paresh Rawal or a Swaroop Sampat as your parents.'

'I haven't pretended to be someone I am not.'

'If someone gives me a chance to pick on them, I will grab it with both hands!'

'I have learnt to say no.' 'I would never say no to anybody before, even when my friends asked for money.' 'Learning to say no is priceless.'

'In a family, your mother-in-law or sister-in-law are your core team.' 'If they don't support you, it becomes very difficult.'

'Marriage was never a pit stop after which my life would change.'

'I am lucky I didn't spoil anybody's dream.'

'We always think of retirement as a time to settle down, that it is the sunset of our lives.' 'Instead of calling it retirement, we must call it 're-tyre-ing', that is putting a new set of tyres and going on a new journey.'

'The easiest thing to do is character assassinate a woman.'

'Hamara Hindustan jitna pad-likh raha hai, utna hypocrite ban raha hai.'

'I can't believe that I was out of the scene for seven long years.'

'ABCL was almost bankrupt, Amit's house was mortgaged...'

'That is the secret of his untiring energy.'

Ankita Singh has always dreamt of a career in singing, but her family was against it.

'Whatever God deems fit, he will do in my favour.'

Pravesh Bhaskar Chandanshive hopes to better his family's fortunes by becoming a part of Indian Idol 13, and proving himself as a singer.

'I never thought I would come to Indian Idol or any other singing competition.'

'It takes a lot of courage to be in that house. It's entertaining for some and horrifying for others.'

'I was very young when I had come to audition for Indian Idol. I wasn't taken because of my age.'