Tena Desae Quotes

Slumdog Millionaire has been a great achievement. It has opened the doors of Hollywood for Indian cinema.

The film industry is large enough and has many successful icons that have taken Indian cinema to shores beyond India. I think that Indian cinema itself needs to be applauded beyond one individual.

If Bollywood had its temple, then Amitabh Bachchan's idol would be in it.

Bollywood? Me? No way.

'Slumdog Millionaire' has truly opened newer avenues for India.

I am very happy with 'Jai Ho' from 'Slumdog Millionaire' getting the Golden Globe. It means a lot for Indians and the music here.

I'm fascinated by Bollywood.

The average Indian doesn't care about Hollywood movies because they have far too many movies of their own to watch, to miss, and I hope a story like 'Million Dollar Arm,' that is actually about India and deals with these two Indian kids, resonates over there and makes people want to go and see the movie.

Everything can change, but Indian movies will not change much because we're so used to the dance and songs and everything. Even Americans are getting very attracted to all this.

There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema, are exploring some really bold themes.

In Bollywood, I think Boman Irani and Vinay Pathak are unbelievably good at comedy.

Above all, Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' is the work of an artist at the peak of his powers. India is his palette, and Mumbai - that teeming 'maximum city', with 19 million strivers on the make, jostling, scheming, struggling and killing for success - is his brush.

My detractors are only accusing me of blowing up cars. What they have not realised is that my films have the potential to cross language barriers. New avenues have opened for Hindi films, and I'm proud and happy about it.

Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.

I am a huge Bollywood fan, and my favourite actor of all time is Shah Rukh Khan.

'Hum Dono' was accepted in a very big way. It was the official entry at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival.

I don't look at Hollywood as a big break. Indian film stands on its own.

India is a great talent pool of actors. I see Freida Pinto making it big in Hollywood, and I am sure many others can also make it.

Indian cinema will continue to grow, I am very sure.

Most of the available Indian films in Australia are Bollywood. I did not watch them. In my early days, I watched Satyajit Ray's 'Apu Trilogy,' which was a beautiful take on social realism.

I've always wanted to do an Indian film, but I didn't want to come to India and pretend that I could play an average Bombay girl.

The idea of being associated with Bollywood prompted me to get into DVD distribution.

'Devdas' is the first Hindi commercial film to be seen at Cannes. And 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' is getting a whole lot of appreciation abroad. I'm pleased.

Bollywood is a different ballgame. I am quite used to Tamil and Telugu films.

I would be stupid to say no to Bollywood. It is the biggest film industry in our country.