100 Quotes by Rajkumar Hirani

I lived in Bandra East, on the 12th floor. There was a small earthquake; I could feel the building shaking. I was halfway down the stairs when I realised I'd forgotten my laptop, and all my scripts were on it. If I lost the laptop, I'd lose all my work. I ran back up to get it!

I completely work on the basis of my intuition. I don't think I premeditate a success formula. There is no formula to make a successful film.

I'm absolutely open to scripts written by someone else.

In terms of films, I don't like to show pain. I'd like to show hope.

Assuming audiences to be dumb, that's a big fallacy.

I grew up in Nagpur, and I first started enjoying the author Harishankar Parsai. He wrote mostly satire, essays on the current situation and social issues. He wrote many books and I think he was my first influence.

Filmmaking is a very collaborative art. Unlike a painting that an artist paints sitting by himself, as a director, you have to work with a team.

I like playing with languages and dialects as we have so many in India. Adding a dialect just makes the dialogues more colorful.

Very honestly, I don't feel 'Munnabhai' is a comedy film. I seriously feel it is a very emotional film.