Angad Bedi Quotes

I didn't used to think about politics much, or social issues. I was a teenager, writing about girls.

When I was a kid, my aunt snuck us into see 'Boyz n the Hood.'

I am proud to say that our industry is making films like 'PINK,' 'Maatr,' and 'Mom.'

'Niggy Tardust' is the voice of a generation, a generation that does not define itself simply by what it's born into.

During and shortly after puberty human beings have an indubitable tendency to loosen their allegiance to all traditional rites and social norms of their culture

'Rookie' is not your guide to Being a Teen. It is, quite simply, a bunch of writing and art we like and believe in.

Women have a better understanding of social issues, and better representation gives them an opportunity to address these issues.

If the Beastie Boys and the Beach Boys and Pet Shop Boys can stay boys, so can we.

I wore the hijab - a form of dress that comprises a head scarf and usually also clothing that covers the whole body except for the face and hands - for nine years. Put more honestly, I wore the hijab for nine years and spent eight of them trying to take it off.

'Skins' meant so much to so many people. It was so much part of its time, and I was so young.

I can write about my culture and religion because I am a product of both. Even when I'm accused of giving ammunition to the Islamophobic right, in the struggle between 'community' and 'women,' I always choose the women.

With 'To All the Boys,' it's not an Asian rom-com. We tried to tell the coming-of-age story of a 16-year-old girl who just happens to be Asian.

'Dhadak' has its own individuality and a story that deserves to be told to a larger audience.

'Masaan' was a life-changing experience.

It's so important for women to create images of women - or any group, at that.

AJ' is a very special movie to me. I have been watching Dinesh and Rajkumar from their initial days, and have witnessed their evolution. The film talks about the bond shared between a father and a son who wants to fulfil his father's dreams. It's a cross between a comedy of errors and a political satire.

I want to wear school uniforms. I want to do something like the movie 'Our Times.'

We didn't want to be the girlfriends of the Beatles. We wanted to be the Beatles.

Modern Indian woman is not one who speaks in English or one who wears modern clothes but she is the one who has her own values, follows tradition and education to bring about a change in the society.

I discovered the idea of feminism when I watched the film '10 Things I Hate About You.' It's a classic.

Aakhir' stars Sanjay Suri and Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta. It's very close to my heart and the most realistic work I've ever done.

I want to be able to bring out stories like 'Verna,' as well as stories which are of the modern and new generation like 'Ho Mann Jahaan,' which is a film I did of the youth of Pakistan.

I really related to that experience of being what we call the 'bridge generation' and always trying to navigate your more traditional growing-up experiences with wanting the latest Air Jordans or whatever it is: Trying to explain to your parents why, and they just, like, don't get it.

I have seen girls tackle every single big problem from cancer to lead poisoning to climate change to homelessness to bullying in schools. There is literally no problem that we can't solve.

Music and fashion and art - they were the things we were willing to die for. 'Is my hair all right? Have you heard this tune?' They're the things that saved us. They're the things that are saving kids on Nuneaton council estates. There's no other way out.