“I come from an everyday middle class family in India. The film industry reached us only through our television sets and cinema halls.” FilmClassMiddleTelevisionIndustryIndiaEverydayCinemaMiddle ClassHallsFilm IndustryMiddle Class Family Author:Lavrenti Lopes
“As a child, as a cinemagoer, I think there is nothing better than being in a cinema or watching a film. I think it's just a while magical...it almost feels like you're at a big party in India, where you're singing, you're dancing, you're laughing, you're crying, you feel like you're at a wedding because our films invariably cover all emotions.” ThinkingFeelsChildrenBigsFilmPartyEmotionLaughingCryLike YouSingingIndiaDancingCinema Author:Karan Johar
“There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line, there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life, and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. So yes, the content of our television and our cinema is escapist in nature because we are there to provide entertainment.” PeopleWantLittlesLinesNumbersExistencePovertyWatchesTelevisionIndiaExcitingMusicalEntertainmentIndianCinemaHardshipColorfulLarge NumbersEscapistsHardships Of Life Author:Amitabh Bachchan
“For me, any kind of thing that has stood for 100 years tells me of the health of that thing. So, cinema completing a hundred years in India just says that it is very healthy.” YearsKindHealthyHundredIndiaCinemaCompleting Author:Anurag Kashyap
“It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that most of the children in India are really exposed to Bollywood. It's commercial Indian cinema which is really over the top. To find an actor, or even a non-actor, who felt natural was difficult.” YearsChildrenReasonPlayActorsFeltDifficultNaturalIndiaEightIndianCinemaExposedWidowsOver The TopBollywood Author:Deepa Mehta
“Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.” MorningIndiaTeethCinemaBrushingBrushing Your Teeth Author:Shahrukh Khan
“Do we recognize the platform that Indian cinema has been given? Of course. And typically India of us, we gracefully acknowledge our host's grace and we thank you for celebrating us and our cinema.” Has BeensCoursesGivenGraceIndiaCelebrateIndianAcknowledgeCinemaHostPlatforms Author:Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
“Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.” FoundLanguageAudienceIndiaCinemaBirthplaceBirth Place Author:Anurag Kashyap