Asha Parekh Quotes

In India, film sets are like a family atmosphere.

I grew up the son of a director and grew up on sets myself, so I was the kid getting dragged around from this set to that set and I loved it. There's something about it which is really interesting.

When I heard I'd be working with Scorsese, I signed up immediately.

In India, thousands of people want to be in the movies because Bollywood plays such a huge role in our lives.

I'm really fond of P. C. Sreeram, and we got along quite well on the sets of 'Ishq.'

I am happy with my journey in the Indian film industry.

Directing a Hindi movie for the first time was easy because Hindi films have been batwing doors for me since 1992.

I would love to do a period film and work with Shyam Benegal.

I am blessed to have got a chance to work with directors like Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Nikhil Advani at such an early age.

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

I would like to do a Tamil film.

I never thought of acting Bollywood. I have not seen many films.

I know Noah Baumbach from a long time ago. We were hanging out one night, and he asked if I wanted to be in his movie. If somebody whose stuff you really like says, 'Hey, you want to do it with me?,' you got to do it. I would like to say that I get these offers all the time, but I don't.

I am very much open to Bollywood and would love to work in great stories.

In Bollywood, people have been making movies for more than half a century and they are made in such a way that you need not shed off all your inhibitions.

Los Angeles is much like Mumbai, the film industry rules the city over most other professions, so it feels like home.

I hope to work in Indian films again. I would love to.

When I was in Mumbai for the promotion of 'Makkhi,' I met Ajay Devgn, Kajol, and Shah Rukh Khan, and I wanted to meet Aamir Khan. He was shooting out of India. I also met my favourite director, Raju Hirani. All of them showered praises on 'Makkhi.'

Bollywood is very structured and organised, but Kollywood and Tollywood can be quite spontaneous, and I enjoy that.

My father is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan and always wanted to work or star in a remake of any of his film. But he didn't get the opportunity.

Satyajit Ray has played a very major part in my career. He was the one who gave me the launch platform when he selected me for his 'Apur Sansar.'

Only directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who make period films, have songs in their movies that facilitate the inclusion of classical dance forms. No one else is concentrating on making pure classical numbers.

I love the vibe that I get on the sets of south films.

I started out with V Shantaram. But my favourite director has been Gulzar, with whom I did intelligent cinema in movies like 'Khushboo,' 'Kinara' and 'Parichay.'

I sometimes get starstruck when I meet people who I didn't necessarily know what they look like, like directors or DPs, if I'm a huge fan of theirs.