Rajkumar Hirani Professions : Film directorBorn : November 20, 1962 Browse All Authors Top 28 quotes by Rajkumar Hirani Chase excellence, success will follow Rajkumar Hirani excellence I want to very strongly state that this is a false, malicious and mischievous story being spread with the sole intention of destroying my reputation. Rajkumar Hirani entertainment I lived in Bandra East, on the 12th floor. There was a small earthquake; I could feel the building shaking. I was halfway down the stairs when I realised I'd forgotten my laptop, and all my scripts were on it. If I lost the laptop, I'd lose all my work. I ran back up to get it! Rajkumar Hirani losedownfeelwork Religion is man-made. Every religion says my 'God is the best.' Rajkumar Hirani saysbestgodreligion Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people. Rajkumar Hirani i-amenjoyeditingpeople But I don't think as film-makers it is our responsibility that every time we make a film we should be saying something. If you are entertaining people, that's more than enough. Rajkumar Hirani youresponsibilitytimepeople I love 'Rang De Basanti.' Rajkumar Hirani rangi-lovelove Assuming audiences to be dumb, that's a big fallacy. Rajkumar Hirani bigfallacyassumingdumb The only time you do not get nervous is when you are making your first film. At that time, just the joy of making a movie is so high that you do not care; you are happy to have finally made it. It is only later that you want your film to be seen and appreciated by people. Rajkumar Hirani youhappytimepeople As writers, we are sketching people all the time when we write fiction. Rajkumar Hirani sketchingtimepeoplefiction With fiction, you can do whatever you want to, but if you are making a film on someone, you have to stick to the truth. You cannot just say that I will change the climax because I do not like it. Rajkumar Hirani someoneyouchangetruth After I finish any film, I move to the next one. It takes about a year to write and another six months are for pre-production and other things. You need a minimum of two-and-a-half months for the shooting of a new film. Then, I also edit my own film. Rajkumar Hirani newownyoumy-own Film-makers are greedy people - we want good stories and good subjects. Rajkumar Hirani goodgreedywantpeople Films have to find a way to compress many anecdotes into one, or many events into one. Otherwise there is no way to tell it in two and a half hours. Rajkumar Hirani findeventshalfway See, most films are about achievers. You see a film like 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' or 'Dhoni.' Even 'Gandhi,' or the biopic on Lincoln. They end in triumph, on a high. Rajkumar Hirani highendseeyou I grew up in Nagpur, and I first started enjoying the author Harishankar Parsai. He wrote mostly satire, essays on the current situation and social issues. He wrote many books and I think he was my first influence. Rajkumar Hirani thinksatiresituationinfluence In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of the finest authors. Rajkumar Hirani bestlikemebed I read till I fall asleep. Daytime actually I feel guilty reading - I always feel I should be doing something else! Rajkumar Hirani doingfeelreadingfall It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it. Rajkumar Hirani writemakefilmtime I would love to make more films. Rajkumar Hirani wouldmakemorelove Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-directorAll Authors
