Manoj Kumar

“I remember the time when I went to watch Dilip Kumar sahib in 'Shabnam' which was released in 1949. It is because of him that I became a fan of cinema. I fell in love with his character in the film whose name was Manoj. I must be 11-year-old then but I instantly decided that if and whenever I become an actor I will keep my name as Manoj Kumar.”

“Every actor is itching to act.”

“Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and now Dilip Kumar passed away. It is the end of an era. They all will not come back again. But their legacy will remain for years to come.”

“I see an honesty in Salman and Akshay's work that cannot go unrewarded.”

“I never thought that one day I become an actor and a director likewise I never thought that one day Narendra Modi would become the Prime Minister of the nation.”

“I was in love with the movies. If a Dilip Kumar film was released, I would be there for the first show on the first day.”

“When I started to make films, I started writing about Bhagat Singh in my earlier days. There were some incidents which I had to conceive within the framework. Every film made later on Bhagat Singh featured the scenes which I had conceived.”

“My dream was to direct Dilip Kumar.”

“According to me, 'Kalyug Aur Ramayan' was my best script. But because it went through a lot of changes it lost its sheen.”

“Lagan' was not a patriotic film. It was more of a mercy petition from our end.”

“I rejoice in all the love and respect I have received from my audience.”

“I was just 10 and in fourth standard when we shifted from Pakistan to the Hudson Lines in Kingsway camp area in Delhi.”

“Dilip Kumar was meticulous and specific about each nuance of his own character. He imbibed that sense in me too.”

“Meri Desh ki Dharti' happened when lyricist Gulshan Bawra and I gone to a shrine to pay our respects.”