Punjabi Culture Quotes

Punjabi songs have been a rage in Bollywood since a very long time. The lyrics' beat and the meaning behind them give an emotional touch to their lives and connects with youth.

Growing up in the north, it was natural for me to absorb the Punjabiness around me. I like their way of living, their large-heartedness. I know no other way.

As a true-blue Punjabi, I have learnt to tackle disappointments, especially since I have no godfather in the industry.

I am really excited to act in a Punjabi film.

After watching 'Dangal,' I called my writer and told him that I wanted to do a sports film for Punjab because no sports movies have been ever made in Punjab.

People listened to Farsi texts, and to the great texts of our Baba Bulleh Shah, Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Mian Mohammad Bakhsh Jehlmi. People do listen to it these days, but much less than in those days.

For Punjabis like me, we have to work a little harder on our body.

Once I started writing the screenplay of 'Bride & Prejudice,' I was convinced Jane Austen was a Punjabi in her previous birth.

I can't leave Punjabi films and will make it a point to act in at least one film a year there.

Being a Punjabi, I like Indian food.

My very shy Punjabi father never taught me about the birds and bees. So shy was he that he may have thought he would get arrested for even talking about it.

I'm from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and my family is Punjabi.

Punjabi music is loved across the globe.

My mother tongue is Punjabi, but my first language is Urdu, which was the case with the people in undivided Punjab.

For some of my young female readers, it will be the first time they will have seen a Punjabi author be successful in the West. Because I'm dealing with topics that aren't always easily discussed, I know they will look up to me, because I would have done the same. So I just want to make sure I do right by them, wherever this takes me.

When Punjabis all over the world admired my work, there was buzz in Bollywood as well.

I owe everything to Punjabi cinema.

My dad is this typical orthodox, narrow-minded Punjabi man in front of whom you can't even utter the word called 'boyfriend.'

My daughter is married here in Patiala and I have shared a bond with Punjabi as a language.

I'd love to be in the Bollywood movies. The producers here can call me - collect! I'm a Punjab da munda.

I am the son of Punjab-da-puttar after all.

If offered a good role, I would like to work in a good Punjabi film. This land has produced great writers, poets and actors.

I love the whole Punjabi culture as I have seen it very closely in Delhi in my growing up years.

I come from a Punjab and a community that has taught me that art is meant to be challenging, infuriating and thought provoking.

I want Punjabi film industry to make it's way into the text books, so that when children read about this industry they should know how it reached to its glory.