15 Quotes by Ismail Merchant

Right now I'm writing a book on India called Ismail Merchant's India. It will be published at the end of next year. So, I'm keeping myself busy!

A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it’s all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is what Hindi films are, uses Urdu, it’s not going to diminish.

Urdu can not die out because it has very strong roots in Persia. The language itself is not only just the language of the Muslims, but it’s also the language of the Hindus.

It’s about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.

It’s about a father and daughter and the daughter’s friend and her relationship with her current husband.

This is one of his most human and most amusing and witty novels. The characters are very Indian. I decided that I wanted to do a comedy, so this was just the right one.