Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Rajkumar Hirani
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian director Rajkumar Hirani.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
I'm a filmmaker first, nothing else matters.
In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of the finest authors.
When I make a film, the yardstick is my mind. If I laugh at the jokes and feel sad at the serious undersides, then the subject works.
Any holiday seems like a guilt trip.
But I don't think as film-makers it is our responsibility that every time we make a film we should be saying something. If you are entertaining people, that's more than enough.
A lot of medical problems are solved if doctors are nice to patients. If you can make them think positive, you may not need medication.
When you focus on your own work, it all falls in place. People respect you.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who has produced my earlier films, is still a part of 'PK' and is presenting it. He is not a hands-on producer - he used to put a certain amount in the bank and give me the cheque book.
The more you succeed, the more you want people to love your efforts.
In terms of films, I don't like to show pain. I'd like to show hope.
I can make any film I want to make.
In Hollywood, the system is so streamlined, the administration is in place. That's why every six months Spielberg is able to make a film.
That's a battle we are always fighting whenever we cut trailers or promos for films. We always wonder how much to say, and every filmmaker wants to say the minimum. You don't want to reveal your film and ruin the viewing experience.
You need to have a liberal point of view for a society to grow.
At the end of the day, you don't remember 'Mother India' or 'Pyaasa' for the business it did, you remember them because they had a good story to tell.
Film-makers are greedy people - we want good stories and good subjects.
Writers should be respected.
To preach is very boring, and nobody wants free advice. But if it's entertainment, then this changes. If you explain something to a kid through an interesting story, he'll be hooked.
In 'Sanju,' there are too many colours. Some other filmmaker could have taken a dark side to that story.
Assuming audiences to be dumb, that's a big fallacy.
Every actor is great in his own right but certain actors suit certain roles.
I'm a film maker, not a crusader. I know a film will not change the world. If it can make a difference to a few that's good enough.
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.
See, most films are about achievers. You see a film like 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' or 'Dhoni.' Even 'Gandhi,' or the biopic on Lincoln. They end in triumph, on a high.
While we were filming 'Munna Bhai MBBS,' we didn't think we were doing some kind of mainstream cinema. I only knew that I was doing a different kind of cinema.
Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people.
When your first movie releases, in my case it was 'Munnabhai MBBS,' I was just relieved that it was out there. Just that sheer thought makes you happy.
After I finish any film, I move to the next one. It takes about a year to write and another six months are for pre-production and other things. You need a minimum of two-and-a-half months for the shooting of a new film. Then, I also edit my own film.
With fiction, you can do whatever you want to, but if you are making a film on someone, you have to stick to the truth. You cannot just say that I will change the climax because I do not like it.
My natural bend is to get attracted towards things that have been an influence in my life.
Films have to find a way to compress many anecdotes into one, or many events into one. Otherwise there is no way to tell it in two and a half hours.
I read till I fall asleep. Daytime actually I feel guilty reading - I always feel I should be doing something else!
If you make something from your heart, of course you want it to connect with the people.
I would love to make more films.
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!
Dad had a huge influence on me. I really look up to him for his brave acts. He was an outspoken man. For him, if it was the right thing, he would stand up for the smallest guy around him.
I have a terrible reputation for being nervous.
I take time to write my script, if I have more scripts, I will make more movies.
There is no good or bad cinema, there are films that connect either less or more with audience.
When you make a film you make a film. You don't think about how it will be marketed.
I would say films inspire me more than the makers.
I think I have taken more holidays with Boman than I have with my wife.
Attenborough's 'Gandhi' shook me as a filmmaker.
I can lock myself for months in the editing suite with no noise or distractions. It's fascinating to see the film taking shape.
There's a big time influence Hrishikesh Mukherjee has always had on my work. I can watch 'Anand,' 'Golmaal' or 'Chupke Chupke' as many times as possible. I just really admire his kind of cinema.
I have the highest respect for the concept of 'Advait' - the oneness of all humans - that is central to Indian culture, thought, and religion.
Writing is a lonely process.
I am trying to make the kind of film that I would be happy to see.
The pressure is always there to make good films, but that is more from your mindset, either you have it or you don't have it.
The only time you do not get nervous is when you are making your first film. At that time, just the joy of making a movie is so high that you do not care; you are happy to have finally made it. It is only later that you want your film to be seen and appreciated by people.
One must always attempt to make good films, even if you fail it is ok. It is a journey, you have both good and bad days.
I spent five years after '3 Idiots' making my next film. I didn't see a single penny in those five years.
Like every father who wants his son to be either an engineer or a doctor, my father wanted me to become a doctor. I never did.
It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it.
A director should be in a position where he is only directing. On the sets, he is only looking at the performances, thinking 'How I am going to shoot this?'
As writers, we are sketching people all the time when we write fiction.
It is impossible to know what people will like. No market research, formulas will help, it's best to stop guessing.
I think in any work of art, there always will be randomness about what is good, what is bad.
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.
PK' is a very unique story. There are no benchmarks in Hindi cinema to give you an idea about 'PK.'
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