A biography for Kabir Khanhasn’t been written yet.
“I've never compromised in the story of 'Ek Tha Tiger' just because Salman Khan is in it.”
“I think authenticity is something you cannot compromise on. You always have to be authentic.”
“We can't expect every film to do the business like 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan.'”
“I always try to put a strong political context, as a backdrop, in my films.”
“I strongly feel that James Bond can't work in our country.”
“As human beings you cannot be apolitical, the way we frame a character is telling our politics.”
“I personally believe that Bollywood definitely is one of the strongest elements that India has in a soft power.”
“Mani Ratnam was a favourite filmmaker because he did mainstream storytelling but always had a very real context or political backdrop.”
“As a storyteller, I am always looking for magnificent human stories.”
“When I was writing 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan,' I knew the perfect Bajrangi Bhaijaan would be Salman.”
“I will always want to mount my films with a strong real backdrop.”
“My locations are almost like a character in my films.”
“We have been saying that content is king for so many years now. Finally, OTT platforms are approving that.”
“You don't need to agree with everything that everybody says but screaming, shouting and getting abusive is ridiculous.”
“I am so glad that I decided to do the course at MCRC because at that moment I was thinking of other courses like law or Masters in Economics. But from the first days in MCRC, I realised that this is what I am meant to do. I was doing a Master's in Communication, which was basically a filmmaking course.”
“I think the audience is open heartedly accepting which is new, refreshing.”
“There are certain battles that are worth fighting for and we should just keep making the films that are important and relevant.”
“I can't write my films in La-La Land. I don't know how to write for my characters like that.”
“One of the biggest drawbacks of our industry is that we haven't nurtured our writers for years. Now, we realise we need to but we can't nurture our writers overnight.”
“Shah Rukh is someone I've always looked up to as a senior. He is also probably the most well read person in the industry.”