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“My institute days were the most enriching days of my life.”
“The magic in 'Sholay' was purely because of Salim-Javed. I didn't do anything.”
“Theatre contributes in the growth of an actor and lets one know the real worth of acting.”
“I think film promotion has become really important in today's time. PM Narendra Modi also felt the need to do campaigning. If he doesn't do that, then nobody will give vote to him.”
“It is good that people are experimenting with cinema. They are trying to do serious and soulful cinema but such films don't stay in theatres for over a week. People ultimately go and watch Salman, Shah Rukh and Amir Khan films.”
“Jaya Prada was thrown out of TDP by Chandrababu Naidu which is why she came to Samajwadi Party. She knows even less of Rampur than she does of Andhra Pradesh.”
“My grooming as an actor took place after working with top directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar, BR Chopra and Shakti Samantha.”
“One doesn't have to resort to cheap imitations of characters or people around you to make others laugh. At least, that is what I've always believed in.”
“Nobody is interested in how many claps and whistles he received for his performance. All they are bothered about is how much money they are getting.”
“Directors such as LV Prasad would enact the whole scene for the actors. He used to enact the scenes for Raj Kapoor too during the filming of 'Sharda.' But it was up to you to emulate the director's vision on the screen.”
“It is the same actor in theatre and cinema, just the technique of acting changes.”
“I think time has changed a lot and you need to be presentable all the time. Social media has become really important and I feel some artistes must not be sleeping as they need to be visible all the time.”
“I was among the first batch of the students to graduate from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune in 1966, but it wasn't my passport to Bollywood. At that time, no one understood that it is possible to learn acting in an institute.”
“There was never a conscious dream to enter films.”
“In Bollywood even a dog at times is more popular than us. The bottomline is money and if a dog is making the moolah for the producer/director who cares whether you are an Asrani or someone else.”
“I feel rejuvenated every time I perform on stage.”
“I have never seen any BJP leader going to jail during the freedom struggle; it was only Congressmen who sacrificed for this country.”
“If there is an all India party in the country, it is the Congress. This is a party of poor people which believes in unity in diversity and which does justice to all.”
“Those actors who took to politics are those who were not doing well in films.”
“My experience of performing in Gurgaon has been very satisfying.”