'I owe what Shakti became as much to Mr Bachchan as Salim-Javed.'
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
'What an incredible opportunity to bring back one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema on the big screen.'
Asking that if all these leaders and actors accompanying the Pakistani journalists are Inter-Services Intelligence's contacts, Singh asserted that he would have invited her again had there been no visa restrictions between India and Pakistan.
As we celebrate his 92nd birthday today, we asked members of the film fraternity to list their personal favourites.
'Asked which Dilip Kumar films were among her favourites, she said she had seen not a single movie of his until that time. This became a sensational issue. She did not mean to offend Dilip Kumar. There was not a bone of diplomacy in her and she never acquired that calculating attitude even at the cost of some of the roles that she would eventually lose.'