Poonam Dhillon Quotes

Having worked in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil film industries, I've been lucky to have travelled far and wide for shoots.

Whenever I used to watch Hollywood films, I used to feel, when would Tollywood make such films?

I knew that all South Indian language films were first made in Chennai and that Tamil Nadu is one of the biggest film-producing centres in the country. I wanted to be part of films here.

I was offered my first film right after my 10th board exams. Back then, I didn't even know they made films in the South. Films, I thought, were either in Hindi or English.

Most of the actresses I have worked with have started their career in South and then shifted to Bollywood.

I owe 40 per cent of my success to films from the south like 'Himmatwala,' 'Toofan,' 'Mawaali,' 'Maqsad,' Tamil and Telegu films such as 'Big Boss,' 'Apurva Shar,' 'Gangleader,' etc. I salute the south for contributing immensely to my success.

My grandmother and both my parents worked in Bollywood.

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies, and I would love to act in them.

Hindi film and southern film industries are doing well when it comes to technical know how. By and large, they are pretty similar and are close knit industries.

It's an honour for the entire 'Baahubali' team to be associated with Karan Johar, since he is the biggest name in the country as a producer and director with his brand Dharma Productions.

I am definitely interested in doing films in Bollywood. And not only in Hindi - I am open to working anywhere in the country, even if it is Punjabi.

I've acted in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films.

Several southern actors are coming to Mumbai. Likewise, many Bollywood actors are appearing down South or borrowing ideas from southern films.

I would like to do a Tamil film.

I took up Tamil films because I'm a big fan of Mani Ratnam. I thought maybe he'll notice me if I act in a Tamil film.

My mom and I never thought that I would make my way into Bollywood. I was happy doing films down south.

The Malayalam industry is down to earth and instantly recognizes talent.

In India, film sets are like a family atmosphere.

Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days.

When Rakesh Roshan called me for 'Khoon Bhari Maang,' it was supposed to be a six month shoot, but I ended up staying for four years doing 12 films.

I love movie sets. It's another home for me. Movie theaters and movie sets - they're just the best places to be. I love them.

But for me, personally, I didn't have any ambitions to become an actor. I'm interested in getting behind the camera.

All I know is movies; I went to school, but movies are my reference point for everything. I figured I'd have to P.A. or intern in the art department. Because the filmmaking process is so many people creating to make one piece of magic, so I've always wanted to be involved. With the acting, I doubted it.

I like and I love everything that has to do with cinema: writing, directing, editing, creating music, and even acting.

I worked in SRK and Salman Khan's films as a child artiste, so Bollywood has always been on my radar.