100 Quotes by Victor Banerjee

My wife Maya Bhate is from Pune. My daughters Diya and Keya, and I, are regular visitors to the city, since her family is based here.

I was born a Hindu, I shall die a Hindu.

I carry too much baggage... the baggage of David Lean, Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal.

Sometimes I am surprised by the kind of roles that are offered to me.

The Himalayas make you insignificant. When you are trekking in the mountains of the Himalayas and finally you reach the top exhausted and completely wiped out; you look down and you see nothing. For hundreds of miles you see just hills, mountains and mist; when you look up from your sleeping bag at night you can see just stars.

I personally think our national anthem is not patriotic enough. There is another poem by Dwijendralal Ray called 'Dhono Dhanne Pushpe Bhora,' which is more soul-stirring as a national anthem.

My opinion of our Parliamentarians is shared by all of us who are victims of governors who have ruled over us selfishly.

I don't market myself too well. I just get odd offers once in a while.

I got 'Jogger's Park' perhaps because one fellow Bengali Sachin Bhowmick, who's the writer of the movie, recommended my name. Then Ram Gopal Varma was kind enough to offer me a role in 'Bhoot.'