Farhan Akhtar Quotes

I'm fascinated by Bollywood.

I loved 'Star Wars' as a kid, but I missed out on the experiences of seeing them for the first time. It was before my time, and 'Lord of the Rings,' that trilogy felt like something similar to what 'Star Wars' was for previous generations.

I see lots of cycles, for sure. There's the whole post-Star Wars era, but I don't think it's the whole story.

I don't think Bollywood is only mindless cinema, but a lot of films they churn out are not films that I completely enjoy watching.

I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done.

My films have always been considered the benchmark in action. I have a big responsibility to shoulder.

I think, for sure, 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Pulp Fiction' were kind of bookends for - or the pillars of - my career.

I mean, it's weird because people lately have been coming up to me and going, 'Oh, my God. '300' is huge.' I'm like, 'Really? It's not done yet!'

But the privileges that one has enjoyed and exploited can sometimes turn against you: nobody thinks of you as a director, you are always an actress.

'Ranjhana' and 'Shamitabh' really gave me a wider exposure to Hindi-speaking audience.

You can't go looking for another one of those franchises. You only ever get one of those. You get 'Stars Wars'; you get 'Indiana Jones' or get 'The Matrix.' I've had my franchise.

Personally, the films I love include 'Black Friday,' 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai,' 'Love Sex Aur Dhoka,' and 'Zindagi Na Milege Dobara' because they work at the box office and are complete packages.

I'm a 90s child and I have grown up on a staple diet of David Dhawan films, Baazigar, Rangeela and Dil Chahta Hai.

My first preference is Bollywood and will always be.

I don't do anything keeping Bollywood in mind.

Young audience, in the age group of 16-33 years, constitutes the main viewership of Bollywood films.

Everyone has embraced the family-friendly Disney approach, which is great. I see all of those movies, and I take my kids. But I grew up on 'Predator,' 'Alien,' and 'Terminator.' People forget, but those were R-rated movies. So 'Deadpool' put its money where its mouth is, and it changed the game.

I place 'Star Wars' on such a pedestal, like many of my peers do, given that we all grew up with these stories.

I am too chill for Bollywood.

Films like 'Shaan,' 'Sholay,' 'Muqaddar Ka Sikander' and so many others... they've been a part of my growing up years.

If you start off as a fearsome figure in pop culture, it's almost axiomatic that at some point, years under the lights softens you into a cuddly family figure.

Bollywood is a whole new ballgame.

I feel 'Tum Bin' is a franchise where fresh actors are appreciated.

When I saw 'Shola Aur Shabnam' and 'Aankhen,' I did not anticipate that they would become such hits. They looked like B-plus projects.

I have seen 'Munnabhai MBBS' and '3 Idiots' around 20 times.