Quotes About Bollywood

I was always smitten by the mainstream Hindi commercial cinema.

It's very tough for someone who doesn't have a filmi background to get work in Bollywood. It's not a smooth ride unless you are really lucky. But I think one has to be prepared for that.

While Bollywood still remains my priority, I always wanted to do regional cinema. There are so many people who don't know Hindi, so I decided to do regional films wherein even those who don't know me can see my work.

I will definitely continue to do Bollywood because that is my thing and I can't not do it - I have to do the singing and the dancing because it is so much fun. But I would like to explore my opportunities in the West, so we will have to wait and see.

I'm keen to go back to Hindi films, both as an actor and even better, as a director.

A year back when I finished 'Kick,' people asked me about my next. I told them that the thing which fascinates me is getting the three Khans on board. Salman is a good friend and I have good equation with Shah Rukh and Aamir. If I get a go ahead, I would definitely love to do it.

There are only two kinds of roles that work in Bollywood, the sexy and the glamorous kind.

People talk about Bollywood being very kitsch, and just songs and dances, and over the top and colorful.

Youngsters in Punjab don't follow Bollywood. They know about Drake, Rihanna and the relationship between Beyonce and Jay Z.

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.

I never intended or planned on making a YouTube Channel. I always thought that it was meant for Bollywood movies, trailers, and songs.

I have tried to show the influence of folk music in Bollywood, in Tamil movies, in Telugu cinema.

Most of the available Indian films in Australia are Bollywood. I did not watch them. In my early days, I watched Satyajit Ray's 'Apu Trilogy,' which was a beautiful take on social realism.

At the end of the day, we always show that truth triumphs. We don't leave the movie in the middle saying, 'Great, pick whatever you want to and go out there and do something wrong'. Bollywood is not the only influence in a person's life. They are also affected by their family and friends.

In India we are creating mainstream hip hop music, than what real rap music is. The lyrics aren't that personal, since most of the music is catering to Bollywood. It's just trivial. It's a fashion here.

The trouble with indie music in India is it continues to be overshadowed by Bollywood.

In daily life, there are times when people are happy to talk about problems, but when the society is troubled by something, there is never a larger platform for discussion. Bollywood is religion in our country and that is the best place where you can place those questions on the table.

If you start collecting the plastic that has gone into our Bollywood bodies, I can fill three trucks outside this very building. At least I'm honest enough to admit to it.

Veer Zaara' changed people's outlook towards me. It was my first so-called commercial film.

I always knew that I will have to find my own way in the industry. My father had told me that making a mark in Bollywood will be solely my fight.

I have no regrets for not having a solo career in Bollywood because when I joined the film industry I was 35 years old. Nobody gets solo leads when they start their career at this age.

I am happy in Bollywood, but I am contesting elections to solve problems of people, as they have trust in me.

I never really thought I would be a Bollywood actress. However, I am a drama queen at home, so I guess Bollywood was bound to happen someday or the other.

I wish I was dating one of the ladies in 'Bollywood Hero.' They're gorgeous. Any of them.