Quotes About Kolkata

I've shot many films in Hindi and some in Bangla in Kolkata. It's always a pleasure to be part of the city.

In Kolkata, I had two bikes till I had an accident and had to give them up.

It makes the city unique and hold a charm. In old Kolkata, there are some beautiful old buildings... some of them are well-maintained; somewhere reflects what the city has gone through in the past.

I was born in Bangalore but grew up in Kolkata and I read, write and speak Bengali.

When I am in Kolkata, I can't resist the food. I eat everything, but I measure my food intake.

Ever since my childhood days in Kolkata, where I was born, I had seen my father interacting with Congressmen.

I grew up in Kolkata in a traditional family. We had friends who lived in mansions just like the one in 'Oleander Girl.' Growing up, I was fascinated by the old house and the old Bengal lifestyle.

Kolkata is a very beautiful city and I have heard that it gets completely transformed during Durga Puja.

My parents, Aparesh and Bansari Lahiri were very famous singers from Kolkata.

To my bad luck, my first schedule for 'Natasaarvabhowma' was in Kolkata and I was not really introduced to the language.

I had a very late introduction to films. We didn't watch a lot of films while growing up in Kolkata.

For any cultural performance involving me, the response from Kolkata is the most critical. If I pass here, I will pass elsewhere.

My parents were not poor, I mean we were a very average middle-class family of academics, but my grandfather happened to have built house literally next to one of Kolkata's largest slum.

In 2011, I started a program, India First, and started a yatra from Kolkata to Kashmir, stand with Indian Army and begin process to fight for Kashmir.

I went back to Kolkata around two years back after a gap of 14 years, and though the city had changed, the people hadn't. Everybody is cultured and knowledgeable there. I have emotional memories of the place.

I think Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai have very loyal fans. That's the beauty of franchise cricket.

I was born in Begusarai in Bihar. Then I spent 10 years in Kolkata and later hopped from Kathmandu to Delhi and, finally, Mumbai.

Kolkata is the relatively unexplored part of India as far as Hindi films are concerned.

Asif Ali maneuvers the gleaming Mercedes down the labyrinthine lanes of Old Kolkata with consummate skill, but his passengers do not notice how smoothly he avoids potholes, cows and beggars, how skilfully he sails through aging yellow lights to get the Bose family to their destination on time. This disappoints Asif only a little. In his six years of chauffeuring the rich and callous, he has realized that, to them, servants are invisible.

I am overwhelmed to be a mentor of Kolkata Endeavour Society to encourage and support the initiatives towards helping the people who are in need and thus, do our utmost bit to save humanity.

I love the streets of Kolkata, and I admire the old architectural buildings.

Having various types of fish in Kolkata is a must have and I am enjoying that every day for lunch and dinner.

I've spent my entire life in Kolkata. My nine-year-old daughter, Hiya, studies here. My wife Mohua is a teacher.

I have seen that Tendulkar was not at all comfortable against Shoaib in Kolkata Test in 1999. It was Shoaib's first tour of India, and he bowled out Sachin without giving him a chance to open his account.