'Madhuri is the best dancer in the world.' 'Shahid is too good!' 'Hrithik is the best in the industry.'
'I come from a small town and I never thought I would ever sing professionally or become a playback singer.' 'But I made a career here.'
'When you are not from this industry, you have to take everything really, really seriously.'
'When the camera rolls, he is Salman Khan and he is Aayush Sharma.' 'No family comes into the picture.' 'That became quite a challenge for Aayush because he knew this film will make or break his career.' 'Mahesh sir also told him: "When you're shooting, you have to forget you are related or that he's a superstar".'
'Ever since I heard about his death this morning, I have not been able to control my tears,' says Patcy N who interviewed the actor often
'She's so pretty, she really brings the screen to life. She adds glory.'
'Reenaji said they would be giving Rs 1.5 lakh to everyone, as the budget was very low.' 'So I blurted out, "Madam, do lakh toh hone chahiye".'
'There is an unsaid bond between Ranveer and me.' 'We just have to look at each other to know if something is not working.'
'I don't make big budget films. So if my film makes Rs 120 crore, it's a huge hit. We finish fast, make it on a small budget and recover fast,' Akshay Kumar tells Patcy N/Rediff.com.
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'The timing of the lockdown was such that Kriti was at home after more than a month of shooting.' 'So we are getting good family time.'
'I haven't experienced such a thing ever. It was beautiful.'
'Meditation will keep you calm.'
'Helmet is a proper family film, just a film on condoms.' 'It can never be a sex comedy.'
'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.'
'We don't know when things will get back to normal, even if the lockdown gets over.'
'I will not take anything for granted now.'
'What you do today defines what you are going to be tomorrow.'
'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
'Like a madman, I was meeting everybody who ever knew me and getting numbers. I used to text them and ask for work.' 'I would randomly land on different sets and meet people.'
'I miss my grandparents the most. Though they are no more, I wish they were here. Quarantine would have been heaven.'
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'We were shocked to know about her death.' 'We couldn't believe it because she was not sick or in a bad condition.'
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
'My father could have gotten more due. He was capable of much more.' 'But he was always thankful.'
'No one's comparing and everyone's taking the song as mine... that's a battle won.'
'When he came to Bombay, he lived on the streets with his mother.' 'He had to sell whatever little they had in their bags -- their clothes, his toys.' 'When they did not have money, a bakery would sell the bread crumbs fallen on the floor for one paisa in a newspaper.' 'But before eating, they had to take out the rat and cockroach shit from the crumbs.'
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
'I have hot water with haldi. It's great for immunity.'
'I could not adjust to the way they treat you.' 'They expect certain things from you, which I was not comfortable with.' 'Like, they expect you to wear a certain kind of clothes, even if you don't want to wear that.' 'They'll be like, just wear it, because it's such a male-dominated industry.'
'People are already talking about what my character will do in Mirzapur season three.'
'Amitabh Bachchan Sir said some nice and encouraging things about the trailer, the way I directed it and, of course, about Abhishek's performance.'
'When you watch your film for the first time with so many people, you feel naked.'
'There are only two religions in this country: Films and cricket.' 'These two religions will unite all religions.' 'And that only happens in a cinema hall.'
'But you have to keep in mind the entertainment value. It can't be preachy.'