Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian director Vikram Bhatt.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Vikram Bhatt is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the Raaz film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing Ghulam (1999) starring Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherji, which was also produced by Mukesh Bhatt. For both of these he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Before 'Ghulam,' there was 'Fareb,' which was successful, too. Yes, 'Ghulam' won me recognition. I didn't change in any way. What did change was people's perception of me.
Let's get our civic laws right and abide by them.
I don't believe in the institution of marriage anymore. It's redundant; it's an outdated institution. It's like lanterns in a house, you don't use them anymore.
No one is infallible. I am not the only director who has flopped.
If you work with a big director, access to stars becomes easier.
I always believe that when you're not courageous, you become cunning.
However beautiful a woman may be, she gets cold feet, she gets angry, she fears, she has insecurity - she is a human being.
I regret hurting my wife and my child and abandoning them. I regret the pain I caused them.
As far as horror films are concerned, I guess Vikram Bhatt is a brand name.
I do believe that there are some films that cannot be made without stars.
I believe success is delayed failure.
I don't think any one relationship in my life has wrecked me. I think I am a collection of wrecks.
With my grey hair and workaholic attitude, I can't imagine being hot by any standard.
I think acting is boring because you have to sit for a long time. And being a director I am used to running around and being busy on sets. I lack the actor software.
The script of 'Shaapit' was such that the leading man couldn't be shown indulging into anything heroic.
Our cinema is star-based, while Hollywood is script-based.
I feel 'Ankahee' is a very honest film. It says that in a relationship where there are three people, everybody is doomed. Nobody comes out happy.
You make your own choices. Even extramarital affair, it's your own decision. And you suffer for it and pay for it. That's what 'Ankahee' is all about.
I am the kind of guy who wears his heart on his sleeve.
We were all one, all the languages and all the people and all the states. We are one country and we have the freedom to talk in any language.
Hindi film heroes never age but Hindi film heroines age fast.
In Bollywood, our actresses are majorly required to look pretty all the time.
My failings are the result of my own inter-personal abilities. I am not a good husband or boyfriend.
Twitter is an open forum and it brings the meanness in people. It shouldn't be taken seriously as at times it's a sadistic thing.
The battle between free will and listening to the inner voice will remain eternal. Similarly, in the debate over material and spiritual rewards; you cannot have both, as the path to acquire each is different.
I have had the fortune of seeing very glamorous and beautiful woman close up and I have seen their fears and insecurity.
I love 'Paranormal Activity' because it scares you more with little effort. I like 'The Blair Witch Project' and the 'Omen' series and 'The Exorcist.' I love 'Exorcism of Emily Rose.'
Stupidly, in our industry, producers pay precious money to sign stars whom they might not even use in the film. Producers believe stars make hits; actually it is the script that makes a film successful.
The Indian film industry does not believe in investing financial resources in scripts.
I have never hidden my relationship and I have been called the worst names in the showbiz world.
Everyone is entitled to reach for the stars.
We should vote for an individual rather than a party.
I think people will discover themselves in 'Ankahee.'
When I started my career, I gave four flops, and then four hits, two flops, two hits, and then three flops.
We need to understand that we've divided our country in language based states. So what happens is that more regional parties come in the front and different opinions don't let any one particular strong decision to pass through.
It's tough to leave your work - which is your life - for a longish period.
Fight scenes, comedy - all are insignificant to me at a personal level.
You can't afford to be afraid of failure in this business.
I've had enough off-screen romances and now I'm happy being socially and emotionally challenged, on and off camera.
Aakhir' stars Sanjay Suri and Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta. It's very close to my heart and the most realistic work I've ever done.
Aftab has been singularly unfortunate in love.
For some actors, to let go of the glam look isn't easy.
When my career hit rock-bottom in 2007 I decided to take a clean break.
Man has fallen victim to seduction since times immemorial.
People want a story - and my horror films have never been about only ghosts and spirits. They have their share of love, hatred, jealousy and complexity of relationships involved.
Love is the most elusive thing I know. Always an arm's length away, teasing me and asking me to stretch a bit more and grab it.
I try to keep up to my producers' expectations. Sometimes, I can; sometimes, I cannot.
When I saw 'Ankahee,' I was very moved. I felt broken inside.
There are no more vices left - I don't drink or smoke and at a party, after a while, I am lost. I don't dance to the beat of that drum anymore.
In Hollywood, they create banks of scripts, whether they are used or not.
I'm not what I make.
I've put my days of fantasy behind me and make authentic realistic films.
Society is changing constantly, and changing faster than we think.
The magazines are always full of something or other about me.
Freedom is not freedom unless you are free!
Living in lawlessness gives you lawlessness.
Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for?
A personal code of conduct that you follow is far better than a social code of conduct that you are forced to follow.
When certain stars take you under their wing, it does help as they gauge your potential and are willing to work with you.
In a horror film the protagonist should be vulnerable enough for audience to be worried about him. You can't have a six feet boxer and expect audience to worry about him.