Mahesh Manjrekar

“I like to sing but I am nothing great.”

“I realized after my first play that no one was going to offer me roles for theatre. So I started my own theatre company even though I was in deep debt in 1988.”

“I just hope that everyone tells their children, especially daughters, to fight for their rights!”

“It is absolutely essential that we take care of ourselves and our loved ones.”

“In many ways, Bengalis and Marathis happen to be very similar. Both love theatre, literature and seafood.”

“Acting is closed and 'Dabanng' will be my last film as an actor in Bollywood. I don't know, it does not excite me anymore and I have always believed I am a limited actor.”

“At the end of the day, everything boils down to money and if the film doesn't do well, then there's no point.”

“I find songs today very fake. I can't write according to the meter, but I can write from my heart.”

“When I signed the contract, I told Salman I am doing 'Bigg Boss' in Marathi. He was more than happy and is hopeful I will enjoy doing it.”

“When I'm making a film, I only go by the script.”

“If I knew what the audience wants to hear I would be the richest guy in the world! There are a lot of people who think they know what the audience wants but are sadly rejected.”

“I don't try to find similarities with my characters because then it becomes difficult to act.”

“Every filmmaker has a family to feed. They have children whose college fees need to be paid.”

“I have seen 'Sanju,' and it is a well-made commercial film. However, it was left unexplored. I would have directed it with a different approach.”

“Flats are being sold for 1 lakh per square feet even though the poor can't even afford one meal in the day. It's an inhuman and insulting display of wealth, and I wanted my movie's title, 'City of Gold,' as well as the title song to reflect that.”

“When someone becomes such a big personality then subconsciously or consciously he starts building a wall around him.”

“The industry and audience always expects filmmakers to do everything morally right. Why? We are all here to do business.”

“The fight to grab eyeballs for Marathi films is intense because a majority of Maharashtrians speak Hindi and there's no undivided loyalty to their native language among them.”

“I did not choose 'Kaksparsh,' the film chose me.”

“Salman is a man with the most humble heart. I love to be with him.”