Rishi Kapoor Quotes

Very few movies remain in public memory as landmark films, and I want to see whether '3 Idiots' will be up there with some of the wonderful films that have come out of this country... Hopefully, we'll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.

Aradhana' was a very big hit while 'Avishkaar' is a cult film.

Having a movie that lasts and makes your image imprinted into the history of cinema, it's very positive.

'Jaws' has turned into one of those films that when you see it on TV, you turn it on, and you can't turn it off. So, in that regard, I've seen it a million times. It's the only film I'm aware of that could be released now for the first time and have the same impact that it did then. You can't say that about a lot of movies.

'Rangeela' was a very wonderful film, a great experience.

All said, even an Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan could not reproduce the magic of the original 'Devdas.'

My all time favourite films - one is 'Mary Poppins,' and the other one is 'Pakeezah.' 'Pakeezah' was an Indian film. The beauty of 'Pakeezah' was that it had a soundtrack which was pure poetry.

While shooting for 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna,' I just had to watch Dev sahab and I would give my best.

One of the most iconic films ever made was 'Sholay.'

In 1994, nobody could have predicted 'Shawshank' would one day be an iconic movie - and believe me, that would never have happened if Danny Glover had been Red instead of Morgan Freeman.

Like I said about Freaked, people tend to find these films, and I think that in the end the cool thing about a movie is that it can be sort of burnt temporarily, but then it's burnt into the fabric of your culture.

I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.

You can be sure that they'll be showing 'Ben-Hur' somewhere for a long, long time to come.

To know that someone decades later is still just as impactful as they were when they were alive, we need pioneers like that.

I grew up watching 'Disco Dancer'. I watched it some 20 times as a kid.

I grew up idolising Madhuri Dixit, though I wasn't a Hindi film buff. I had an academic upbringing, and movies were a rarity. I looked up to Madhuri because I loved dancing, and she's a fantastic dancer.

'Hum Dono' was accepted in a very big way. It was the official entry at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival.

You never write a theme for a movie thinking, 'This will live forever.'

I'd actually love to play Sonny in 'Dog Day Afternoon' now that it's being adapted for Broadway. People don't talk about that movie that much, but it's really a beautiful gay love story.

I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat.

'Magadheera' is a lovely film which can't be recreated.

Many people ask me why I chose to remake 'Devdas.' I wanted to make a film that celebrated grandeur and grace.

'Sholay' can and should never be remade. It is a classic, just like 'Mughal-e-Azam.' The magic which the movie created at that time cannot be repeated.

I am glad that actors like Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan are doing justice to comedy. But in our days, nobody could beat Sunil Dutt and Amitabh Bachchan.

When you do a good film, it will remain forever.