66 Quotes by Ronnie Screwvala

There is no typical day and I intend to keep it that way for the next 20 years.

How Hungama became the top children's channel in India is interesting because we were up against, not just Disney, but also Time Warner's Cartoon Network. It was an illustration of the fact that for any company that wants to grow in emerging markets, localizing content is the key.

A good beginning is like a honeymoon; it gets over soon. The challenge is in keeping up the momentum.

Parsee culture is definitely one of strong business acumen, high ethics, and an element of philanthropy.

A lot of good movies produced well can be distributed or marketed badly. Of course, a lot of bad movies marketed well can also fail badly. But we want to be in charge of the value chain. And for this we have to be in software production, distribution, and broadcasting.

The interesting part for India is really that it's an emerging market, and therefore the opportunities are very unique. I guess the challenge that comes with that - it's always a path less trodden.

People think that cartoons are meant to be watched on television and not in cinemas. To get people into cinemas to see animation really boils down to storytelling for the family.

If you are a single product company, then you are a contract company. But if you enter the retail market, then you have to be a multiple product company.

My thought process was: We had decided to become a B2C company and build the UTV brand and we couldn't be that as a TV producer or ad film-maker or doing in-flight programmes.