Quotes from Mahesh Bhatt

You can't repeat the success of any movie.

The narratives in which you're born have a fierce pattern of repetition.

The Congress may have made mistakes, but their ideology is not wrong.

It would be false if I claim that the Congress has in the past not let down its ideology, especially pertaining to Muslim community.

I have no worthwhile memories of my father, therefore no idea of what a father's role should be.

My life screams out and says one thing: 'indulgence.' I am a person who would never deny myself anything.

I love to inspire and get inspired.

The film industry not only in India but also Hollywood is insular. It's inward-looking.

The tragedy of India is that the Mahatma, who has numerous streets named after him and has had his statues put up everywhere, who's there in our school books and on our currency, who is used by everyone to hardsell his political ideology, is not emulated in India.

Questioning authority can hardly be called our national pastime. We even make a philosophy out of fear. Fatalism, destiny, karma... are the favourite cultural holes we hide in when authority flogs us. And what's our tragedy.

It would be a tragedy for democracy if dissent goes away.

Life continues, irrespective of whether we are there or not.

My mother found herself in a triangular situation of my father and his legitimate wife. I experienced the emotional trauma of that triangle in my cradle.

I used to sleep with a little Ganesha under my pillow as a child; he was my favourite deity.

Films have to appeal to youngsters - it has to have tamasha, drama, and sensationalism.

A true artist is one who, even after doing a lot, he reminds himself that he hasn't done anything.

My last film as director, the National Award winning 'Zakhm,' barely managed to break even. So why should I listen to so-called sensibilities of a handful of critics?

It's extremely important that plays reflect contemporary times and should not just be about asking for social change without having any connect with the audience.

I was born on September, 20, 1948, to Nanabhai Bhatt, a Hindu, and Shirin Mohammed Ali, a Muslim. I was born after three daughters and followed by a daughter and son.

'Dhoka,' I think, is not just meant for Pakistan and India but for South Asia.

People love miracles; they love stories which break through adversities.

I would say more power to women who scream from the rooftop about something wrong done to them, whether it is after 10 years or 20 or 50... It doesn't make a difference.

Yes, whatever is born, dies, but I thank life for gifting us a Nelson Mandela. He will sparkle in our consciousness for times to come.

I think one of the basest of all things is fear. Fear erodes the individual. Fear erodes the nation, the spine of the nation.