105 Quotes by Gulzar

All my earlier awards were for a particular film or a song. Even the Oscar or the Grammy was for a particular song, but Dadasaheb Phalke is for my entire work so it is the biggest honor for me.

When my family migrated from Punjab during the Partition, we came to Delhi and I was enrolled in United Mission School.

Delhi has statues and busts of so many politicians. But what about our artistes?

We have been teaching 'Paradise Lost' and 'Julius Caesar' to the students but we are not teaching them 'Kalidas' or Indian drama and epics.

Being master of Urdu doesn't interest me, being part of the global society does, breathing hope into that society matters to me.

Gujarat has a rich culture and in my view every Indian should contribute to highlighting our heritage.

Cinema has a large scope as it is a mirror of society and with the mindset changing, people are taking it more seriously.

Democracy is essential for equality. Thank God, Indian democracy is still working. That is because every Indian is essentially a thinker. Thinking is not limited to the elite.

My most favourite song is 'Aave re hichki.'