I'm Punjabi and speak Punjabi fluently and know all the Indian customs and everything.
I didn't even tell any of my girlfriends that I was doing a film with Prithviraj because they would have wanted to come and see him... Imagine a bunch of Punjabi girls with an unsuspecting South Indian boy.
My dad was a Punjabi from Amritsar, and my mom is a Punjabi from Kashmir. My dad was a soldier in the Indian Army.
Being a Punjabi, I like Indian food.
In the history of Indian cinema I am the only South Indian director who has survived for 12 years and 25 films in Bollywood.
Be proud that thou art an Indian, and proudly proclaim, "I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother." Say, "The ignorant Indian, the poor and destitute Indian, the Brahmin Indian, the Pariah Indian, is my brother."
I quit south Indian films because I was bored. The fans in south India were also quite demanding.
Sometimes in the mainstream movies, a character who is from the South is portrayed by a person who looks like a South Indian but speaks in fake accent.
I'm very loyal to my south fans and the industry there. So, it's hard for me leave all the love, respect, and admiration and shift base here. I'm a Mumbai girl and have lived here for most of my life. At the same time, I've spent 10 years of my life in the South and feel like a south Indian at heart.
I'm North Indian and Punjabi-ness is in my blood. Working in a Hindi film just makes me feel more confident.
For a Punjabi singer to find acceptance down South is a tall task. I'm glad I earned their love and respect.
We are trying our best to spread the culture of Punjabi music all over the world. With the traditional rigid Punjabi music, people always had a myth that the music is very conventional, but nowadays, we are really thrilled to see how people are loving the tunes and beats of Punjabi music.
I have been working in north Indian villages, so I know the truth. Compared to the south Indian states, north India is less developed, and there's little awareness on menstrual hygiene.
In 'Godha,' I was a Punjabi girl and had Hindi, English and Punjabi dialogues.
I feel Urdu and Punjabi are quite similar and therefore, I mostly make my songs in Punjabi.
I think the difference with Japan was that they didn't bring in too many foreign players. In my opinion at the ISL it's not too good to have too many foreigners playing. The minimum of five Indian players is too less in my opinion. Since it's the ISL, we have to encourage more Indian football.