100 Quotes by Mahesh Manjrekar

One night, at 2:30 A. M., I got a call from Salman Khan. And when I answered the call, he asked me if I will host 'Bigg Boss' Marathi. As I was in deep sleep, I don't even know when I said a yes. Also, the next morning, I wasn't sure if it was a dream or reality and eventually I forgot too.

Love is love, be it any age. But the problem arises when instead of communicating in person, you are on your phone. Why do you have to send hearts to the person you love? Simply pick up the phone and say 'I love you.'

I don't party after working like others.

I have nothing against commercial cinema, but I don't have the intelligence to project them.

I have my own set of friends with whom I discuss better story ideas, views and scripts. So I channelize my time in a productive way.

I was waiting for a right script and then I got a script which I could write and tell the story the way I want to. And that film is 'Antim.'

Sometimes people pretend to be someone else and act in a different way, everyone carries an invisible mask.

'Astitva' is all about a woman's search for her identity in a male-dominated world. It is not a feminist kind of approach. Rather, I have tried hold a mirror to the men in our society.

I have been doing Marathi theatre for the past 15 years. The people there are very hardworking, talented and committed. But the state of Marathi cinema is going from bad to worse.