Quotes About Culture

In Telugu, I have 'Bejawada Rowdilu,' a movie on the gang war culture in Vijayawada.

I can speak Odiya, Telugu, apart from Hindi and a little bit of Rajasthani, so, truly Indian from that context.

A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.

Recently, I read a quote which said that if a woman is beautiful, she's called an Angel' in English and a Bapu Bomma' in Telugu. I think that sums up the legacy he has left behind.

The fact that I did a Tamil film is going to help me a lot in learning Telugu.

I have sung in all languages, and so every people know me - Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.

I have sung in many languages in my decades long career and Telugu is one of them.

Tollywood is where I made a name for myself, and it's all thanks to the love and affection my fans have showered on me. The least I can do in return is to learn to speak the Telugu language correctly.

I have worked in Telugu films. I found Bengali easier and sweeter than Telugu.

I have been to Tirupathi more than I have ever been to my grandpa's place. Every Telugu is a Tirupathi guy!

My mother is a Telugu, so I have been familiar with the language since childhood.

I enjoy singing in different languages, be it Telugu or Bengali. I would like to sing in Malayalam too.

I just can't stop doing Telugu films just when I have started speaking a little better Telugu.

It took me a while to grasp Kannada and Telugu.

In most Telugu families, marriage is a union of two families, and 'Rarandoi Veduka Chuddam' presents conflicts from that aspect.

The pacing in Tamil and Telugu is very different from Malayalam cinema.

Telugu is a lot like Kannada, so I don't have a problem with Telugu. But Tamil is very difficult to learn, man.

I've acted in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films.

I have done films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada. I don't find any difference.

Learning Telugu was scary.

Bollywood is a different ballgame. I am quite used to Tamil and Telugu films.

Every day I receive a lot of messages on Facebook from people of A.P. and Telangana, mostly about songs from my Telugu movies. From the messages, I get a lot of ideas about the music they like.

At 14, I started reading popular scripts, wanted to learn Telugu, read books and improve my language. Then I got married at 15.

For some reason, I shied away from watching Telugu films but now I am hooked to them.