'Each film is a lifetime's worth of experience and I've learnt so much from all of the films I've done.'

'Modiji remaining healthy and happy is something I pray for all the time.'

'It's important for me now to choose characters that fairly represent the women of today.'

'Not all of are like Saif Ali Khan who fought back when his family was threatened.'

'The opportunity to live as the Serpent excited me.'

'He has always let us do our own thing but if we ever need anything, he is there with the best advice.'

'I've never seen Ramuji cry... even when his father passed away.' 'But after the special screening of Satya, he was crying.'

The actor is expected to be discharged from hospital in the next three-four days.

'Saif is fully conscious and even taking calls from close friends.'

If all goes well, Mansoor Khan, who quit filmmaking 25 years ago to move to Coonoor, is being teased out of retirement to direct his nephew Junaid.

'I never gave any indication that Hrithik would do a film for the underworld.'

I have never forgotten the lesson that Guruji served up with the tea that morning: Be kind encouraging and patient with fresh starters. Subhash K Jha mourns the passing of Pritish Nandy.

'When such a life-changing experience happens, you sit back and question your entire life.'

'It's been 10 years since I started working in cinema but this year, I truly felt a sense of accomplishment.'

'I have done a one-hour film on soya bean with him!'

'The balance Zakir Bhai created between rhythm and execution...his maths during his performances were perfect, and yet he was a fountain of improvisation.'

'I had to make sure that our much misunderstood erstwhile prime minister did not get a raw deal.'

'I have never met anyone so knowledgeable and with so much conviction, so much humility about everything he knew.'

'I don't think Waheeda had the confidence that I could pull it off, so she said no.'

'I want to be that kind of actor when, if my name is attached to a project, people and film-makers should know there is something special about it.'