Quotes & Sayings About Bollywood

I don't think Bollywood is only mindless cinema, but a lot of films they churn out are not films that I completely enjoy watching. — Freida Pinto

Bollywood stars are versatile; they not only act, but each one has the dance skills of John Travolta in 'Saturday Night Fever.' — Christian Louboutin

When I went to Spain, the tourism minister told me a lot of people want to come to India, as they love Bollywood, but they don't have direct flights and find it difficult to get visas on arrival that is currently offered to only citizens of nine countries. — Chiranjeevi

Bollywood is huge. Anything that's made in large quantity will evidently overshadow others. But that won't stop artistes from making albums. A person who has faith in his music will go ahead. — Kailash Kher

The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human. — Randeep Hooda

For me, it is very important to believe in the kind of movies I do. 'Rang De Basanti' made me feel good about Indian cinema. The movie instilled in me a confidence so strong, that I wanted to be a part of the revolution in Bollywood. — Vir Das

I worked in SRK and Salman Khan's films as a child artiste, so Bollywood has always been on my radar. — Madhur Mittal

I have grown up watching Bollywood movies, and I would love to act in them. — Navi Rawat

I'm not a television anchor for a Hindi channel or a radio jockey. So I may not be able to have a spontaneous conversation in Hindi. I'm a Bollywood actress, and I can certainly speak my dialogue in Hindi. — Katrina Kaif

I moved to cricket at a time when I was at the peak of my career, and I can guarantee you that no one else from Bollywood would have done that. — Preity Zinta

There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema, are exploring some really bold themes. — Anurag Kashyap

I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile. — Madhur Bhandarkar

What Bollywood lacks is scripts. A lot of the films are copies of western films. — Om Puri

I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema. — Kabir Bedi

I have done many films across the globe and would love to be a part of Bollywood, but the script must have a strong character for me. — Michelle Yeoh

Films with female protagonists don't attract many eyeballs. Most of them are perceived as feminist films. If Bollywood starts giving women major roles in entertaining movies, then the audience, too, will open up to the idea of watching commercial films in which the actresses do more than just play the role of the hero's love interest. — Bipasha Basu

The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying. — Kangana Ranaut

I hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them. I don't like all the singing, dancing and all the dramatic crying. I have never seen a Bollywood film in my life. — Russell Peters

My grandmother and both my parents worked in Bollywood. — Rohit Shetty

It was difficult in India to find an eight year old who could play a widow. The reason for that is that most of the children in India are really exposed to Bollywood. It's commercial Indian cinema which is really over the top. To find an actor, or even a non-actor, who felt natural was difficult. — Deepa Mehta

I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music. — Kailash Kher

I am a huge Bollywood fan, and my favourite actor of all time is Shah Rukh Khan. — Saina Nehwal

I'm trying to strike a balance between Bollywood and Hollywood. — Irrfan Khan

I grew up in Malaysia, and Bollywood is really big there. As a result, I've grown up watching a lot of Hindi movies. — Michelle Yeoh

Pirates of Bollywood, or Bollywood of Pirates? - Tough to say. — Kalyan C. Kankanala

I've grown up with Bollywood, and I continue to enjoy it. But boxing remains my passion. — Vijender Singh

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club. — Irrfan Khan

There are many singers who have got an exceptional talent, but spend their lives singing in local trains or hotels. Does the country even know who they are? Music in India is restricted only to Bollywood. Whoever manages to make a mark there is remembered. The ones who fail to reach and make it big there are forgotten. — Sonu Nigam

The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine. — Radhanath Swami

I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments. — John Barrowman

In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me. — Kangana Ranaut

Create a Piracy Free World fora Creative Tomorrow — Kalyan C. Kankanala

As a kid, I thought movies were boring. My parents would hire VHS recorders for the weekend and watch Bollywood movies. I'd get bored and go out to Stoke Newington common to play football. — Asif Kapadia

I'd love to do a romantic comedy. And perhaps, if the character was right and I had a good gut instinct, a Bollywood movie. And I'd love to direct. One day. I'm learning a lot on the set of 'The Good Wife.' — Archie Panjabi

We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood. — Anushka Sharma

I think there is an immense charm and humanity about the Bollywood structure, probably in the way there was about Hollywood film in the '30s and '40s. Somehow they were less distracted about hardware, and more about production values and people, you know? — Julian Sands

As far as action is concerned, our films have been coming up with some great sequences. In fact, I think Hollywood is copying Bollywood by getting their heroes to bash up 15 guys at a time. — Vijender Singh

My understanding of films was just as much as any young girl who watches Bollywood films. I had no idea about the whole process of filmmaking, about dialogue writing, scripts, screenplay etc. I had probably gone to two or three film shoots in my childhood. — Rani Mukerji

Bollywood is a strange world. — Cyrus Broacha

I love Bollywood as a viewer, but going in front of the camera and singing and dancing is not my thing. — Sania Mirza

I saw 'Brokeback Mountain' in a packed house in Chelsea, New York, when I was filming a Bollywood film there. Chelsea, being a predominately gay neighbourhood, had the most euphoric reaction. I saw couples holding hands and crying at the end. It was the most heartening viewing I have ever been to. — Karan Johar

I'm fascinated by Bollywood. — Tracey Ullman

I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know. — Vijender Singh

You never know when I might decide to work in a Bollywood film and do one of those dance numbers with the whole crew in the backdrop. — Brad Pitt

Ironically, I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. I grew up watching 'Disco Dancer;' I watched it some 20 times as a kid. — Jan Koum

I always say: you're not going to find Hollywood. Hollywood will find you! But I'm ready for it: for Hollywood, for Bollywood, for everything! — Maria Valverde

Life itself has so much politics, why should I make it my profession? I'm just a politician's son, not a politician myself. Two politicians, that's my dad and elder brother, in the family are enough. I'm happy doing my own stuff in Bollywood. — Riteish Deshmukh

The Bollywood distribution system is so corrupt that they have trouble making money off movies. So they sell shoes that an actress stepped in. If they turned up the amps some, maybe they could sell the actresses. — Bruce Sterling

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

Why Are Terrorists into Piracy? Well, they are movie buffs too! — Kalyan C. Kankanala

It wasn't easy for me to start in Bollywood because I was an outsider. — Esha Gupta

The Professor noted two nymphs with strawberries on their heads, a DayGlo Amish lady, a mustachioed man in a rainbow apron. He wrote Saturday Night Fever, then crossed it out and wrote Drag Ball + Bollywood and underlined it twice. — La Carmina

A set of Bollywood actresses are coming through Dallas soon in a live tour; I'd pay a lot to see them, but alas, I'm fully booked elsewhere. — Bruce Sterling

When I started off with 'Dance India Dance,' even the TV show people thought it won't be accepted. But with the talent that the show received, I was able to personally tutor dancers to amalgamate contemporary dance moves on Bollywood tracks. — Terence Lewis

There is no such thing as a Bollywood hero or Hollywood hero. All you see on the screen is the lead actor's interpretation of the role that has been conceived by the writer. — Dhanush

I came, I saw, I copied, and I left — Kalyan C. Kankanala

If Hollywood and Bollywood were how we all lived our lives, that would surprise me. And yet it's often the way our cultures are conveyed, isn't it? People watching a Bollywood movie in some other part of Asia think everybody in India is beautiful and they have dramatic lives and happy endings. And if you were to watch American TV and our movies you'd think that we don't wear clothes and we spend all our time fighting with each other. — Hillary Clinton

Many Hindi films that are Tamil remakes rake in huge moolah in Bollywood. — Mithun Chakraborty

Copyright Promotes Creativity by Proscribing the Right to Copy — Kalyan C. Kankanala

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film. — Roland Joffe

Piracy of Bollywood; or Bollywood of Piracy, Tough to Say. — Kalyan C. Kankanala

I'm a bit of a shopaholic. I've been working in the Bollywood film industry since I was 17, and I have always been financially independent, but I think I would be useless looking after my own money. — Shilpa Shetty

I grew up watching Indian movies as a kid in Russia. I am quite familiar with Bollywood. — Jan Koum

I am a Pirate, A Pirate of Bollywood — Kalyan C. Kankanala

We Live in a World Measured by Piracy because Piracy means Access. — Kalyan C. Kankanala

I love music, and can dance on the desi beats. Punjabi music is my favourite. I listen to artists like Honey Singh. I love his music. I also love watching Bollywood films. — Vijender Singh

I wouldn't want to do a Bollywood film per se, but I would like to do an Indian-language film. For some reason I think Bollywood has become synonymous with commercial cinema, which is song and dance and everything that is larger than life, and I am interested in the reality. — Freida Pinto

I believe in myself, and that's why I take criticism. You need to be very strong to survive in Bollywood. If someone calls me a bad actress, I won't live with it but will work towards improving myself. — Esha Gupta

In Bollywood, people struggle because there is a new person joining every week, who joins an assembly line of people who are very replaceable. But if you are unique, you don't have to struggle that much. — Vir Das

Dying is not a solution.. I want to live with You..! — K. Hari Kumar

I have memories of being in Yale five years ago. It was December and so damn cold that while professing love to my leading lady and singing a Bollywood ditty, which went something like this - Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna - my mouth froze itself to death. I say death because as I inched closer to kiss her, mouthing the words Kabhi Alvida Na ... my mouth and jaw just got locked. — Shahrukh Khan

My break in Bollywood is definitely the high point of my life. — Shreya Ghoshal

In a big Bollywood romantic film, taking my shirt off and spreading the hand towards the mountain with dancers behind me are not my cup of tea. — Vir Das

As a child growing up in a grey-skied Yorkshire village, I would occasionally happen upon a Bollywood movie on the television. After a few minutes watching a bunch of sari-clad dancers cavorting on a Swiss mountain to tuneless music, I would switch over to some proper drama about housing estates and single mothers. — Simon Beaufoy

Except for Preity Zinta, I haven't met a single secure actress in Bollywood. — Katrina Kaif

Deepika is one of my absolute favourite Bollywood actors. It is wonderful to have someone of her stature wearing my brand — Prabal Gurung

I don't think that I will say that we are less talented in Bollywood, but our functioning is different. We cater to a different kind of audience. — Anupam Kher

TV actors are doing great in Bollywood. We have our own market, our own fans, who love to see us on the big screen. — Mona Singh

I know, in India, specially in Bollywood and the sports fraternity, there is a lot of negative media attention on prominent public figures. — Leander Paes

In Bollywood, I think Boman Irani and Vinay Pathak are unbelievably good at comedy. — Vir Das

I want to do Hindi films, but a proper one and a good production. I'm even open to multi-starrers because those work better in Bollywood. But it should be with only Bollywood technicians, not the South Indian team. There's no point to my going to Bollywood if I work with the same artistes and technicians. — Ravi Teja

I don't know which other actor has done as many hot scenes as I have. I pretty much have the monopoly in the bed scene market in Bollywood. — Emraan Hashmi

Things are looking up, and hopefully, I will be doing good roles in both Hollywood and Bollywood. — Madhur Mittal

Of course, I follow Bollywood. In fact, it's widely followed in Brazil. — Ronaldinho

Music, for me, is vital. Punjabi, Bollywood, Sufi, RnB ... I listen to it all. When I'm not listening to music, you will find me chatting with friends. Off the field, I just let my instincts take over. I certainly don't think about batting, or which bowlers I'm going to face. — Virat Kohli

Dilip Kumar was the only Bollywood hero who could make a girl shiver just by looking at her. If you don't believe it, ask your mom! — Imtiaz Ali

I like the nexus of Bollywood and Hollywood. I'm actually shocked that there isn't more of a meld between our two industries. — Rob Lowe

I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there. — Brad Pitt

Megan, I'm pretty sure none of my family is going to break out into song like in a Bollywood movie tonight, he said, with amusement ringing in his voice. — Katie Ashley

There is a Pirate in each of us"! — Kalyan C. Kankanala

I think Deepika is the best looking girl and actor in Bollywood. — Sendhil Ramamurthy

My mother showed her gratitude for her life in exile by alluding to India's modernity: the expansive railway network; the Bollywood movies she came to love for their tumultuous stories which ultimately conceded to the cardinal guidelines she held in her own life- love, family and duty. Still, it was Tibet's antiquity that anchored her in exile. It was phayul she longed for when her skin was scorched by the summer heat of India's plains. When she drank milk she compared it to the milk of her childhood for such sweetness and creaminess was not easily forgotten, and when she felt nauseous riding the buses that weaved their way around curvaceous mountain roads she spoke of the horses she had loved to ride. — Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

Abdul's deepest affection was for his two-year-old brother, Lallu, a fact that had begun
to concern him. Listening to Bollywood love songs, he could only conclude that his own
heart had been made too small. He'd never longed with extravagance for a girl, and
while he felt certain he loved his mother, the feeling didn't come in any big gush. But he
could get tearful just looking at Lallu, who was as fearless as Abdul was flinchy. All
those swollen rat bites on his cheeks, on the back of his head. — Katherine Boo

I don't think every actress in Bollywood has been associated with Lux. A select few actresses, who they felt suited the brand right (have been associated with it) and they all have been actresses of great stature with wonderful careers and some wonderful work. I am very honoured to join the group of people who have been with Lux over the years. — Katrina Kaif

I think I'm close to lot of people in Bollywood, but I believe in evil eye, and I feel when I talk about friendships and relationships in public something somewhere goes wrong with it. — Arjun Rampal

When I think of Bollywood dance, I think of choreographies from the '70s and '80s. That was true Bollywood, what is now known as old school Bollywood. — Terence Lewis

While Hollywood has had a huge influence on the Indian industry, Bollywood and its actors, too, are garnering a lot of attention in the western film world. — Madhur Bhandarkar

A Bollywood hero, for most people, has been a Raj, a Rahul or a Prem ... it's now a part of the psyche. — Randeep Hooda

There are cliques in Bollywood, and people stick together, but I have always tried to stick to my work. As an industry, Bollywood is very competitive, and I'm very competitive as a person, but I've never been a part of any clique, and I've always worked with all actors and directors, all camps. — Priyanka Chopra

I've been dying to go to India, especially to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. I've also heard Bollywood town's a lot of fun! — Kevin Dillon