A biography for Rajkumar Hiranihasn’t been written yet.
“I am trying to make the kind of film that I would be happy to see.”
“I love 'Rang De Basanti.'”
“Like every father who wants his son to be either an engineer or a doctor, my father wanted me to become a doctor. I never did.”
“Films have to find a way to compress many anecdotes into one, or many events into one. Otherwise there is no way to tell it in two and a half hours.”
“You need to have a liberal point of view for a society to grow.”
“I think in any work of art, there always will be randomness about what is good, what is bad.”
“I don't understand why we learn what we do for most of it is of no use to us in our careers. To get a grade, students learn just about everything and later none of this is relevant. Grades become more important than learning.”
“I am not really worried about how others perceive me.”
“I think I have taken more holidays with Boman than I have with my wife.”
“So you know, as a filmmaker you have to get it all right in the writing stage. After that, one has to leave it on the judgement of your trusted ones and the audiences.”
“I grew up in Nagpur, and I first started enjoying the author Harishankar Parsai. He wrote mostly satire, essays on the current situation and social issues. He wrote many books and I think he was my first influence.”
“See, most films are about achievers. You see a film like 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' or 'Dhoni.' Even 'Gandhi,' or the biopic on Lincoln. They end in triumph, on a high.”
“But I don't think as film-makers it is our responsibility that every time we make a film we should be saying something. If you are entertaining people, that's more than enough.”
“I prefer to be a director and a narrator rather than a writer.”
“It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it.”
“In Hollywood, the system is so streamlined, the administration is in place. That's why every six months Spielberg is able to make a film.”
“Any holiday seems like a guilt trip.”
“Taking nuances from real life will help you make scenes that have never been done before. It keeps the story interesting.”
“Dad had a huge influence on me. I really look up to him for his brave acts. He was an outspoken man. For him, if it was the right thing, he would stand up for the smallest guy around him.”
“In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of the finest authors.”