Top 31 Quotes & Sayings by Ranjeet

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actor Ranjeet.
Last updated on September 19, 2024.
Ranjeet

Ranjeet Bedi popularly known simply as Ranjeet, is an Indian actor and film director born in Jandiala Guru near Amritsar (Punjab), best known to work in Bollywood. He has played mostly character roles, with roles as the villain dominating his over 200 Hindi films. Ranjeet played a positive character throughout on the TV series Aisa Des Hai Mera. He has also worked in a number of Punjabi films such as Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan and Man Jeete Jag Jeet.

I did not have a godfather.
Because of my negative image, people used to hate me. I remember an incident while shooting for 'Zamaanat.' I was bitten twice by a cobra and the crew went to call a lady doctor whose clinic was close to the sets. She just refused to attend to me!
My earnings were through evil portrayals. — © Ranjeet
My earnings were through evil portrayals.
Work is work for me. I can do any work in the field of acting. Be it films, television or theatre, I am willing to do anything.
TV artistes are far more professional and dedicated compared to film actors.
During the mid-1980s, I felt my work was getting monotonous. I was shooting continuously, sometimes for 25, 30 films at a time.
Thankfully, TV has given me another platform to showcase my versatility.
I accept nearly every role I am offered, this is why I have done so many negative roles.
I was recommended for the role in 'Sharmeelee' by Sunil Dutt who admired my performance in 'Sawan Bhadon' and 'Reshma Aur Shera.' 'Sharmeelee' was a movie I did at a time when my career base was just building and back then I never expected it to become such a rage.
Every woman is possessive though she may not show it.
I can say that I have lived very gracefully.
I was constantly being approached to play the anti-hero on the screen and I continued with it.
Since most heroes are doing villainous roles these days, that thrill is lost. Earlier, there used to be a hero, a heroine, a villain and such. The villain's entry would generate a lot of curiosity among the audience back then.
I don't like going out or attending award ceremonies.
We can't make the public vote for a candidate. And I would never want to campaign for any political party.
It might sound unconvincing when an actor like me who has done 500 films says that television is more competitive than movies, but that is the plain truth.
As an actor, I should justify the role given to me. So, as a villain, my job was to make people hate me.
From the very beginning of my career, I never planned anything. I did whatever came to me. Not that I never did positive roles but people loved me more as a villain. That's how I got this negative image.
My father Dwarakaprasad Bedi had an electrical accessories factory in Delhi.
In the '70s and '80s, there was a definite set of roles in a film. There would be a hero, a heroine and a villain.
Out of the 450-500 films that I've done, I have probably watched 10 of them.
Movies are the biggest entertainer in India.
Sunil Dutt asked me, rather pushed me, to join politics.
I was born in in Amritsar, the eldest of the four siblings. — © Ranjeet
I was born in in Amritsar, the eldest of the four siblings.
No one knows the future. I may attend someone's party today who may become an underworld don tomorrow, so how can I be blamed?
As I hail from a conservative family, watching films was never encouraged in our house.
I'm a vegetarian but not a pandit.
I can say I've been a loyal husband. Marriage is based on trust.
I like Ranchi's pleasant weather, more so because I am fond of the rainy season. Wherever I go, my visit ushers in the monsoons.
I wasn't good-looking like the heroes. But I had a good physique having been a goalkeeper. I was like a panther.
Growing up, I played soccer and wanted to be a sportsman.
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