56 Quotes by Asrani

Directors such as LV Prasad would enact the whole scene for the actors. He used to enact the scenes for Raj Kapoor too during the filming of 'Sharda.' But it was up to you to emulate the director's vision on the screen.

I was studying in Jaipur when All India Radio was inaugurated. As a child artiste, I participated and was selected for a children's programme.

I am glad that actors like Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are doing justice to comedy. But in our days, nobody could beat Sunil Dutt and Amitabh Bachchan.

The magic in 'Sholay' was purely because of Salim-Javed. I didn't do anything.

I think time has changed a lot and you need to be presentable all the time. Social media has become really important and I feel some artistes must not be sleeping as they need to be visible all the time.

I feel rejuvenated every time I perform on stage.

Indoreans are not only welcoming, but very homely.

I got busy with films and found it difficult to devote time to theatre.

The stage is one place where you come face to face with your audience, unlike cinemas where you cannot see the applause or the booing by the audience.