A Quote by Ileana D'Cruz

My basic knowledge about Punjabi comes from films. — © Ileana D'Cruz
My basic knowledge about Punjabi comes from films.
It's the Punjabi film industry that sustained me and my family for eight years. It is because of my work in Punjabi films that I was able to survive.
We are not only having a great audience for Punjabi films in north India but we are also seeing growth in other places like Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Indore, etc. And the overseas audiences have always been good for us. Without them we couldn't have taken Punjabi cinema to such heights.
There are a lot of talented Punjabi singers in Bollywood and we are also using a lot of Punjabi songs and reprise versions of these songs in our films and I have also sung quite a few of them.
Bollywod films run on the shoulders of its lead actors. The audience goes to watch the actors and talks about the story later. On the contrary, Punjabi films are now running on the shoulders of their stories and content, which is an achievement.
All this while when I was not seen in Hindi films, I did a lot of regional cinema. I was a part of various Gujarati, Punjabi and Bhojpuri films.
In Punjabi, we make romcoms or just comedy films because that's what the audience wants. They want family entertainers. We've tried making action films, but there are no takers for that.
The Punjabi food has its own taste. It's not just about one food item but the Punjabi food is itself world-renowned.
If Hollywood can make films on insects and make big money, why can't we make films on Punjabi culture?
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.
Knowledge can be enormously costly, and is often scattered in widely uneven fragments, too small to be individually usable in decision making. The communication and coordination of these scattered fragments of knowledge is one of the basic problems- perhaps the basic problem- of any society.
I have worked in Punjabi films and now it's time to rock Bollywood.
I keep doing Punjabi films and love wearing turban.
My commitments are for Punjabi films - I want to work for the industry to uplift it.
I'm Punjabi and speak Punjabi fluently and know all the Indian customs and everything.
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.
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