For me, any kind of thing that has stood for 100 years tells me of the health of that thing. So, cinema completing a hundred years in India just says that it is very healthy.

'Bombay Velvet' is my first film in a trilogy about Bombay, before it became a metropolis.

I guess short films have a bright future... The advantage is budget.

I do not make movies to send any message, but my treatment makes my viewers think on the subject.

Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.

The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.

Cinema is an art form.

Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.

One must go for a film with an open mind; a film best impacts you when your mind is a blank page to the film.

Films are like oxygen for me.

I shoot reality-based movies, and in actual locations, shooting them with a star is next to impossible.

You can choose to say, "Good Morning God" or "Good God, morning!

People lose their way when they lose their why.

Are you worthy of realizing your dream? If you said yes, there is no short cut. You're going to encounter setback after setback until you realize your dream.

As we talked of freedom and justice one day for all, we sat down to steaks. I am eating misery, I thought, as I took the first bite. And spit it out.

I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing it for another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.

My grandfather and my father disagreed about music, not least of all because my dad wanted to improvise. It wasn't just that he wanted to play different music; it was just that he came off the dots.

Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.

What they have done over the centuries is evolve the fine use of sexual power.

There's something about the authenticity that Hollywood is missing when it comes to urban culture.

Being known for musicals is a great thing.