Bollywood Quotations

I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.

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.

When I started off with 'Dance India Dance,' even the TV show people thought it won't be accepted. But with the talent that the show received, I was able to personally tutor dancers to amalgamate contemporary dance moves on Bollywood tracks.

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies, and I would love to act in them.

I've love the challenge of doing something new. Bollywood is magical.

When I think of Bollywood dance, I think of choreographies from the '70s and '80s. That was true Bollywood, what is now known as old school Bollywood.

Bollywood is a cinema of vibrant contradictions, which works when it seems it shouldn't.

Of course, I follow Bollywood. In fact, it's widely followed in Brazil.

What Bollywood lacks is scripts. A lot of the films are copies of western films.

I'm trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood.

I don't think Bollywood is only mindless cinema, but a lot of films they churn out are not films that I completely enjoy watching.

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.

I know, in India, specially in Bollywood and the sports fraternity, there is a lot of negative media attention on prominent public figures.

The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying.

The West sometimes doesn't understand Bollywood, but they can definitely understand how Bollywood influences people.

There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema, are exploring some really bold themes.

My grandmother and both my parents worked in Bollywood.

While Hollywood has had a huge influence on the Indian industry, Bollywood and its actors, too, are garnering a lot of attention in the western film world.

I don't think you can force a moral opinion or you can force something through a Bollywood film.

I love music, and can dance on the desi beats. Punjabi music is my favourite. I listen to artists like Honey Singh. I love his music. I also love watching Bollywood films.

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

I don't want to be a part of any Bollywood movie.

I've grown up with Bollywood, and I continue to enjoy it. But boxing remains my passion.

I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.

I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema.

I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there.

I'm not a television anchor for a Hindi channel or a radio jockey. So I may not be able to have a spontaneous conversation in Hindi. I'm a Bollywood actress, and I can certainly speak my dialogue in Hindi.

Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.

Bollywood is huge. Anything that's made in large quantity will evidently overshadow others. But that won't stop artistes from making albums. A person who has faith in his music will go ahead.

A set of Bollywood actresses are coming through Dallas soon in a live tour; I'd pay a lot to see them, but alas, I'm fully booked elsewhere.

The last Bollywood movie I watched was 3 Idiots that featured Aamir Khan in it. It was impressive!

There is a sense of purity in theatre which always attracts me. Deep down, I feel I am more of an artist than a commodity, which Bollywood turns you into. I want to strike a balance.

My background is from India, and I always get asked, 'When are you going to do an Indian film, a musical or Bollywood film?'

I worked in SRK and Salman Khan's films as a child artiste, so Bollywood has always been on my radar.

I don't know too much about Bollywood at all, but I've done quite a bit of dancing... and not much singing.

I love Bollywood as a viewer, but going in front of the camera and singing and dancing is not my thing.

My break in Bollywood is definitely the high point of my life.

Don't underestimate the power of the vigilante consumer.

There is a Bollywood actor, Salman Khan, and I'd like to act alongside him - whatever the film.

The state-of-the-art production looks at popular culture, fashion, dance and Bollywood music, which forms a large part of pop music.

As a kid, I thought movies were boring. My parents would hire VHS recorders for the weekend and watch Bollywood movies. I'd get bored and go out to Stoke Newington common to play football.

I want to do Hindi films, but a proper one and a good production. I'm even open to multi-starrers because those work better in Bollywood. But it should be with only Bollywood technicians, not the South Indian team. There's no point to my going to Bollywood if I work with the same artistes and technicians.

I'm a bit of a shopaholic. I've been working in the Bollywood film industry since I was 17, and I have always been financially independent, but I think I would be useless looking after my own money.

I like the nexus of Bollywood and Hollywood. I'm actually shocked that there isn't more of a meld between our two industries.

It wasn't easy for me to start in Bollywood because I was an outsider.

Except for Preity Zinta, I haven't met a single secure actress in Bollywood.

Many Hindi films that are Tamil remakes rake in huge moolah in Bollywood.

Deepika is one of my absolute favourite Bollywood actors. It is wonderful to have someone of her stature wearing my brand

Things are looking up, and hopefully, I will be doing good roles in both Hollywood and Bollywood.

I'm fascinated by Bollywood.

I am a huge Bollywood fan, and my favourite actor of all time is Shah Rukh Khan.