Rajkumar Hirani Quotes

I learnt to sing in Bengali, my mother tongue, then went on to sing in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and every possible Indian language.

I can manage in six languages - Marathi and Gujarati, in addition to Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Bangla.

I enjoy singing in different languages, be it Telugu or Bengali. I would like to sing in Malayalam too.

I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.

I speak English without an accent, and I speak Spanish without an accent. I really do have the best of both worlds.

Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.

Everyone tells me I have a funny accent. It's because I copy people. I learned English at school but have best friends who are French, Australian, English and American; a very weird mix.

I've always thought that speaking a foreign language from a young age makes you a little bolder when it comes to speaking and doing accents and things like that.

All the kids are learning different languages. I asked them what languages they wanted to learn, and Shi is learning Khmai, which is a Cambodian language; Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, Z is speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic, and Knox is learning sign language.

I grew up with a grandmother from another country and having a different language in my house. That gave me an ear for accents.

I speak Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and English.

When people heard my voice, they were shocked that I could speak Hindi.

My mother is half Malayali and half Tamilian. I can speak Bengali and Tamil, but can't read or write.

Language has never been a barrier for me. I grew up learning Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil.

Each language is a different lens from through which you view the world. So, learn as much as you can!

I'm half Telugu. My mom is Telugu and dad, a Maharashtrian. I was brought up in Gwalior. I was exposed to English, Hindi, and Marathi. I heard my mom speak to her family in Telugu, so I got the hang of it.

I speak Hindi with a Punjabi accent, not a Haryanvi accent.

It is a conscious decision that I do films in different languages.

I think it's good for anybody to learn languages. Americans are particularly limited in that way. Europeans less so... We're beginning to have Spanish move in on English in the states because of all the people coming from Hispanic countries... and we're beginning to learn some Spanish. And I think that's a good thing... Only having one language is very limiting... You get to think that's the way the human race is made; there's only one language worth speaking... Well, this isn't good for English.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.

A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable.

I speak English, so I am no longer cute. My tongue itches for French.

I would like to speak 10 languages.

The more languages you know, the less likely you are to become a terrorist.

When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language.