Quotes About Bengali

I'm obsessed with all things Bengali, man. I love fish, my maid is Bengali, I acted in Bengali and Bangladeshi films.

It is natural for the national audience to recognize me as an actor through 'Kahaani' because the film is in Hindi and has a far wider reach than Bengali films.

a country which would never exist except by the efforts of a phenomenal collective will—except in a dream we all agreed to dream; it was a mass fantasy shared in varying degrees by Bengali and Punjabi, Madrasi and Jat, and would periodically need the sanctification and renewal which can only be provided by rituals of blood.

Without the huge budgets, mainstream Bengali cinema falls flat on its face.

How can BJP be anti-Bangla when BJP founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee himself was a Bengali?

Thanks to my Bengali genes I look very young.

I am overwhelmed by the reaction to my songs. At Mitra, people went crazy dancing to Paglu's songs. Naveena, which hardly ever screens a Bengali movie, is screening 'Paglu.' I got mobbed at the theaters and lost my watch and shades.

My father always taught me to never be quiet. That's the good thing about a Bengali household.

I respect Malayalam films the same way I respect Bengali films. I think Malayalam films have not compromised on the essence and have kept their own statement and are coming up with very good themes.

Contemptuous of all politicians, they were especially wary of a Bengali majority in any future federal constitution. If permitted to secure their rightful place in the governance of the country, Bengali politicians could join their disaffected counterparts in the non- Punjabi provinces to force a change in Pakistan's Kashmir focused and pro- American foreign policy.

I love Bengali films especially Satyajit Ray.

Originally Jagte Raho was offered to Satyajit Ray to direct but he wasn't available. That's why the whole crew was Bengali in the film because Dada was supposed to direct it.

Aakhir' stars Sanjay Suri and Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta. It's very close to my heart and the most realistic work I've ever done.

I am half Bengali and half Marathi.

Recently, I did the Bengali film 'Rang Milanti,' directed by Kaushik Ganguly. I think my role in that is much better than in 'Kahaani.'

I have a connection with Bengali heroines. I have worked with Tanushree Dutta and Bipasha Basu.

At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music.

Everywhere I go today, people talk about Bengali cinema. I completely refuse to accept that Bengali filmmakers are not making good films.

In my Bengali films, I am involved with all the promotional activities, release date posters etc.

The Prosenjit-Rituparna jodi is a huge contribution to Bengali cinema as we have delivered several hits.

I am very comfortable doing Bengali films because it's my mother tongue, which enables me to emote well, and my home is there too.

The joke is that one Bengali is a poet, two Bengalis is an argument, three Bengalis is a political party

I've more than 50 hits in Bengali cinema and it's a great feeling to have them released separately in the form of albums that are independent of the movies.

In fact, the Bengali film industry is becoming more balanced between creativity and commercialization. And if Bollywood can remake south Indian and Hollywood films, why can't we do so!