'I am not playing someone's mother or grandmother just because a big director is offering a role. Believe me, I have many got such offers but they don't persuade me.'
'My health is allowing me to work harder compared to the previous two years.' 'I'm grateful for that.'
'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.'
'I have achieved a sort of liberation as an actor and as a person after Khakee: The Bengal Chapter.'
'The franchise can grow only if it evolves. And for it to evolve, it has to pass on to a younger hand.'
'I did not fall for the box office pressures.'
'The behaviour, body language and attitude of a streetwalker were alien to me.'
'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.'
'When Aamir Khan was being launched in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Director Mansoor Khan needed a young vibrant youth anthem, a song that described the uncertain adventures of the young, as they stepped into the real world.'
'They were not sure that I was of Indian origin as their stereotypical image of an Indian was that of a dark-skinned dude.'
'Let's see if Subham gets the audiences' funnybone and their terror-pulse.'
'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 always think I'm going to do maybe two films a year. But then I get these really good scripts and I get greedy.'
'One day, they will learn that certain lines are not to be crossed when it comes to family.'
When Aishwarya celebrated her birthday in Dubai on November 1, the speculation regarding the Abhishek-Aishwarya marital rift ran even higher.
'I am glad Aranyer Din Ratri is being shown at Cannes.' 'The film was better appreciated outside India even when released originally.'
'The opportunity to live as the Serpent excited me.'
'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.'
'I found a story that merged my two passions, history and law. I couldn't have found a better story for my debut film.'
'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.'
'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 made this film in 2004 with Ajay Devgn, Bhoomika Chawla and Sameera Reddy. This is 2024 and everyone has moved on. So it's not just a disservice to me but to all concerned.'
'Creative impulses ek lifetime mein pura nahi ho payega.'
'I am not a mother and never had an abortion either, so I had to understand motherhood and child loss from anecdotal experiences of others.'
'It's been 10 years since I started working in cinema but this year, I truly felt a sense of accomplishment.'
'Madhuriji and Vidyaji are expert dancers, but the chemistry they created on screen...'
'I always hope to find new stories, new characters, something I could challenge myself with.'
'It's important for me now to choose characters that fairly represent the women of today.'
'Not all of are like Saif Ali Khan who fought back when his family was threatened.'
'If some people want to see something dirty in an act of pure affection, I feel sorry for them.'
'When such a life-changing experience happens, you sit back and question your entire life.'
'I expect it to be the highest grosser of Indian cinema.'
'There were moments where I simply couldn't look away from her.'
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has resolved her long-running defamation case with veteran screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar through mediation. Ranaut posted a photo with Akhtar on Instagram and said the cinema veteran was "kind and gracious" during the mediation process. Akhtar had claimed that Ranaut defamed and damaged his 'immaculate reputation' by dragging his name into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death in her interview with a news channel in July 2020.
KGF Actor Yash turns 38 today and he treated fans with a 'birthday peek' video from his highly anticipated upcoming film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups.
'Two of the songs haven't been shot by me. When I saw the film, they came as a shock.'
Ram Gopal Varma's Rakht Charitra was the first and last film for which Shatrughan Sinha was persuaded to shave off his trademark moustache.
'My mother's blessings have been with me all the way. I don't think I would be worth anything without her.'
