Though every Independence Day is memorable, I can't forget the day when Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru, raised the flag of independent India in Delhi.Collection: Independence
The feel of patriotism might be the common factor in my onscreen avatars, yet they were all very different from each other. All the characters had different circumstances and faced different challenges, just like two different individuals.Collection: Patriotism
I have inherited the spirit of patriotism and love for literature from my father and the right religious and moral values from my mother Krishna Kumari Goswami.Collection: Patriotism
Abbottabad was founded by Major James Abbott and was a beautiful hill station for the British Army. Rather like Shimla on our side of the border. Later, it acquired status as a centre for higher education as well as army training. It is also famous for its mouthwatering confectionery.Collection: Famous
I really want to make films on three subjects - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Chandrashekhar Azad and another one on the partition of India. All are patriotic themes because I feel that patriotism is not a bad thing.Collection: Patriotism
When I owned a house in Mumbai, my father stayed in the first floor, and we'd be on the second floor. He used to write letters to me. Once, after watching a film of mine, he kissed my forehead I had tears in my eyes.
The farmer, as conceived and portrayed by me in 'Upkar' is a modern, educated one. He is socially conscious, aware of his rights and duties and above all abhors unethical division of land. I wanted to show that the Indian farmer is not merely a sufferer of oppression.
Shah Rukh has harmed and humiliated me. He has injured the integrity and soul of my family, which cannot be repaired. He's not what he claims to be.
Why do we have this fascination about Oscars? We know the manipulation there. If a film is liked in our country, what else do you want?
We should create an award here in our country. Hollywood actors should crave to get that.
Films have always been my passion and I enjoy watching different kinds of cinema.
Whenever I have visited Afghanistan, I have spoken in Pashto. It's like a second home to me.
Ashok Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and now Dilip Kumar passed away. It is the end of an era. They all will not come back again. But their legacy will remain for years to come.
I remember the time when I went to watch Dilip Kumar sahib in 'Shabnam' which was released in 1949. It is because of him that I became a fan of cinema. I fell in love with his character in the film whose name was Manoj. I must be 11-year-old then but I instantly decided that if and whenever I become an actor I will keep my name as Manoj Kumar.
We only had Dilip Kumar in mind for 'Kranti.' When I told him the story of 'Kranti,' he said yes in two minutes. I was overjoyed.
Working with Dilip Kumar sahib I observed that he was not someone who would be happy with flattery. He only liked good and honest people.
When I received the news of the song, 'Meri Desh Ki Dharti' being included in National Economic Survey, I had a strange feeling. Though I was happy, somewhere in my heart I felt my mission to highlight the plight of the Indian peasant through my cinema remains incomplete.
Parents impose their wishes on children, driving them to the brink.
It's not as if I had any copyright claims over the name Bharat. Anyone and everyone is Bharat.
If you are sincere to your work, and if you are sincere in your desire to bring about change in society, the audience will embrace your efforts.
I see an honesty in Salman and Akshay's work that cannot go unrewarded.
I want to die with my chappals on.
I have an eye for talent.
God has given me honest eyes and pure ears.
I never intended to be a director in the first place. I became one by default when during 'Shaheed' I had to direct the film unofficially.
I give credit of my success to my parents. My father was a poet philosopher.
I will never impose myself on a script.
If there is a suitable role for me in a film, then I will do it; otherwise I won't push myself into it.
I have always believed in quality and meaningful cinema and not quantity.
In fact, I feel loving your country is better than loving a girl.
Remakes are not the work of fertile minds. My mind is fertile; I have new subjects to deal with.
I don't understand what potential 'Himmatwala' had to be remade when there was nothing in the original.
Films which have some historical significance can be remade.
Awards do give any creative person a sense of satisfaction.
I donated the entire amount I got for my national award for 'Shaheed' to Shaheed Bhagat Singh's family.
Prem Nath was the Anthony Quinn of India, he could do any role you say. I always considered him as a senior, an elder brother and he considered me like his son. We were very close. In fact, he told me to take care of Monty, his son, after he is gone.
I was born at my nana's house in Abbotabad, a hill station between Islamabad and Peshawar, on July 24, 1937.
I was in love with the movies. If a Dilip Kumar film was released, I would be there for the first show on the first day.
I was never a good student.
I played the common man and his rise through politics in my film 'Yaadgar' years before Kejriwal came.
To make our cinema international, we first need to make national movies.
If someone comes to your house, you have to be courteous.
Every actor is itching to act.
When I started to make films, I started writing about Bhagat Singh in my earlier days. There were some incidents which I had to conceive within the framework. Every film made later on Bhagat Singh featured the scenes which I had conceived.
I never thought that one day I become an actor and a director likewise I never thought that one day Narendra Modi would become the Prime Minister of the nation.
I was just 10 and in fourth standard when we shifted from Pakistan to the Hudson Lines in Kingsway camp area in Delhi.
This is my only regret in life. I lost my little brother, and my parents very early.
I was the first one to introduce cut-to-cut scripts, shoot in real hotels and bungalows instead of sets, and even sported dark glasses.
I was the oldest son, I had a younger sister named Lalita. When the Partition happened, my mother gave birth to a son, whom we named Kuku. He and my mom were unwell, we were in a refugee camp at the time.
My father made me swear that I would never resort to violence in life.