A biography for Pankaj Kapurhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't think that a film that has children in it necessarily needs to be a children's film.”
“When I was doing theatre in Mumbai, actors won't come because they had television. For many years, I did theatre religiously and in Mumbai, I saw people disrespecting it and it hurt me very badly.”
“Television has been a powerful medium and it has been a huge part of my life at least 15 years.”
“'Mausam' is about seasons of love and not exactly about the weather.”
“As an actor, I have always felt, everything is available in the script. If there is anything you feel the script lacks, you can have a discussion with the director and point out those.”
“As an actor, my desire was always to be different, there was a desire to associate yourself with projects that bring about the contemporary situation.”
“The desire to hear a story, and a story well told, triumphs over Internet, film and television sometimes.”
“There is a perception that I do certain kind of films. That's not true. I am open to any good scripts with a good role.”
“When you get confidence from your director, as an actor, it is all a matter of how your director says, 'This is how much I can get out of you.'”
“Women do have better roles to play, more characters are being written. For instance, Surpriya Pathak's character in 'Ram Leela' or Neena Gupta's part in 'Badhaai Ho'.'”
“I feel that God has been amazingly kind to me. How many actors get to stay for 30 years and play the kind of roles that I have done?”
“I must say that Bengaluru has been one of the best places where I've performed and I would love to associate with the theatre scene here on a personal level.”
“I am a father who never pushes or forces his children into anything.”
“I have always taken up films that I like. And in the process if I have done films which bring out something that could do society good, I think it's great.”
“My first love and my first instinct are acting.”
“My wife and I often have debates about who studied in a better school and when I list KVM alumni, she kind of loses the argument.”
“I wanted to understand the whole medium and that is when I decided to do television. Once I thought that, I was confident about making a film.”
“The least anyone can do is pay attention to their parents and people who are elder to them.”
“Drama should be taught in schools to have more artistic people.”
“I believe that the performance of my actors is of utmost importance to make a good film.”