My grandmother and both my parents worked in Bollywood.
For me, the only superstar is Amitabh Bachchan.
I like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Hrithik Roshan. I would love to work with them all.
It's very challenging to be a playback singer in Bollywood.
Now that I am a part of the Hindi film industry, I hope I can do different roles with a lot of scope.
I believe the era of Amitabh Bachchan is not going to come back. He is the last star that we have.
It was only after moving to Mumbai that I was completely seduced by Bollywood.
My favourites are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi. They are the four legends. I have worked with them in hundreds of songs.
After watching Guru Dutt's films, I became a huge fan of Sahir Ludhianvi's poetry and the songs of Guru Dutt's films.
I have always considered Amitabh Bachchan God. There is no other word to describe him.
In 1963, when I joined Hindi film industry it raised many eyebrows.
I so hate the term Bollywood. I know it's become synonymous with the industry but really we are 'Indian cinema.'
If you are working in the Hindi film industry, you cannot escape playing a police guy more than three times.
Bollywood is there; the film industry is thriving, and it's huge, and it's everywhere. Anytime I travel abroad and I say I'm an actor from India, they're like, 'Oh, Bollywood!' And I say, 'Umm, not yet!'
I love Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, and Tabu.
Eventually, I began singing in various shows. It was then that I started appreciating the breadth and depth of Hindi film music.
Bollywood is a great place. You can expect support for award ceremonies, weddings, and funerals.
Instead of saying 'unique,' I will say 'Kattappava Kaanom' is a very special and lucky film for me because I got the chance to step into Hindi film industry when I was in the shoot of this movie.
I came into films with 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna.' My first film was actually 'Hulchul,' but it was released after 'HRHK.'
I am extremely lucky I have done so many songs with Lata Mangeshkar.
I grew up watching Amitabh Bachchan's films.
There would be no 'Sholay' without Dharmendra, no 'Amar Akbar Anthony' without Vinod Khanna and Rishi Kapoor, no 'Deewar' without Shashi Kapoor, and no 'Dostana' without Shatrughan Sinha.
I am a huge Kishore Kumar fan. What can I say? The man was born to entertain!
Who doesn't know about Bollywood? After all, we churn out movies in such great quantities every year! People across the globe know Shekhar Kapur.
There is no nepotism in the Hindi film industry.
