Quotes by Alok Nath - Page 2

Spirituality is very individualistic - to each his own. I feel it's about keeping the spirit alive and everything else follows.
Alok Nath /
Individualistic
Spirituality
Everything Else
Follows
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Back in 1981, when I had moved to Mumbai from Delhi and literally lived on the streets, I started accepting any role that came my way.
Alok Nath /
Mumbai
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'Sinskari' is an adult chat show, which will include questions about their deep dark secrets. Some dialogues may have to be beeped out.
Alok Nath /
Chat
Include
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Don't get taken in by the superficiality of sanskaar. You can smoke, drink and have your share of fun. What matters is to do good deeds.
Alok Nath /
Deeds
Good Deeds
Smoke
Superficiality
Good Your Fun
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We should ensure to teach the next generation something good. We have such rich literature and history. Why can't we make better stories?
Alok Nath /
Next Generation
Something Good
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I am feeling like I have completed the circle. I started with serious roles, done a grey shaded role, did fatherly roles and now a comedy.
Alok Nath /
Grey
Circle
Completed
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The only thing that I find repetitive is the number of marriages I have arranged in films. That is one thing I stay away from in real life.
Alok Nath /
Repetitive
Life Find Real
Arranged
Marriages
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I'm truly excited to be a part of 'Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai' and SAB TV. This will be my first tryst with a comedy TV series on the small screen.
Alok Nath /
Mere
Tv Series
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As an actor it somehow gets monotonous to play the same role again and again. But I can't say no to them as I earn my bread and butter from this.
Alok Nath /
Bread
Monotonous
Butter
Earn
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Online entertainment is easy. You can't carry a TV set in your pocket, and everyone can't afford cinema tickets every week as they are expensive.
Alok Nath /
Expensive
Tickets
Pocket
Tv Set
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One relationship that went a long way was the one with my present wife. It was almost 30 years ago. We worked in a serial together in the mid-'80s.
Alok Nath /
Long Way
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I was an integral part of school plays. And when I was in the ninth standard, Om Shivpuri directed me in a play called 'The Miser.' It was a huge hit.
Alok Nath /
School Plays
Me School Play
Directed
Ninth
Integral
Integral Part
Miser
Standard
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Nowadays so many things are happening all over the place. I'd sound really like a regressive babuji if I say stuff like the institution of marriage is crumbling.
Alok Nath /
Crumbling
Institution
Nowadays
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I've been to all the Dhaams, Tirupati, Shirdi, most of the temples in the Northern belt, but I go there for religious reasons. Pilgrimages are not my idea of fun!
Alok Nath /
Temples
Belt
Northern
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Actors are judged as big and small on the basis of the fee they charge. If it was for acting potential, dedication and good banners I could have been a star today.
Alok Nath /
Banner
Judged
Charge
Fee
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I was the father whom everyone looked up to and people could watch my films with the entire family. But then too much goodness is also not tolerated in our country.
Alok Nath /
Goodness
Tolerated
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People find it odd when an older person talks about sex. Instead, it is accepted from a younger person. Having said that, I do feel awkward talking about such topics.
Alok Nath /
Accepted
Awkward
Odd
Topics
Talks
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I'm vociferously against any ban in the society. You have to educate people instead. When you ban something, you invoke in them the curiosity to find more about that.
Alok Nath /
Curiosity
Invoke
Ban
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The last time I met Sir Richard Attenborough was while dubbing for Gandhi in Mumbai. My interaction with him was short and sweet but definitely a memorable experience.
Alok Nath /
Last Time
Memorable
Mumbai
Gandhi
Richard
Sir
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What you mean by freedom of speech? Democracy doesn't mean you abuse your country. Sedition has a law in the constitution. You can't give speeches against your country.
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Freedom Of Speech
Freedom Democracy Freedom Of Speech
Freedom Democracy Law
Speeches
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I feel spirituality is not just restricted to God. There are ample manifestations of God on earth as well - in our parents and in the nature - trees, mountains and rivers.
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Rivers
Spirituality
Ample
Mountains
Restricted
Trees
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The entire industry is a great commune. People from all walks of life come here - Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. Now, our films are also getting international recognition.
Alok Nath /
Recognition
Walks
Life Great People
Hindu
Christians
Commune
Muslims
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Everybody in the family decided to get a tattoo each as a sign of togetherness and pestered me to get one. You have to be with the times, and I'm glad my tattoo isn't scary or anything.
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Glad
Tattoo
Togetherness
Family Me Anything
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The best thing about 'Maine Pyar Kiya' is that it has not turned vintage or old yet. People still remember, love and watch it whenever it is played which in itself is a stupendous feeling.
Alok Nath /
Maine
Vintage
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Sir Richard Attenborough was a wonderful human being and an amazing actor and director. He was a British who really loved India, its people, the culture and the conscience. He lived a great life.
Alok Nath /
Conscience
Life Great Amazing
Great Life
Sir
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I've heard of it, but I don't know too much about Tinder and I've never even dreamt of going on it because there is no need to at all. But if people want to delve in it, there's no harm. Each one to his own.
Alok Nath /
Harm
People Never Know
Dreamt
Each One
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I became a victim of my own good work in 'Buniyaad.' It established my credentials as an actor but I became Babuji forever, the benevolent father figure with a perpetual smile, who has a discourse on sanskaar ready.
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Benevolent
Credentials
Discourse
Father Figure
Good Work
Perpetual
Established
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It's because of all the jokes that I became popular and got roles in comedy shows like 'Nadaniya' and 'Badi Dooooor Se Aaye Hain.' I thoroughly enjoyed doing these shows because I got the chance to step out of my comfort zone.
Alok Nath /
Comedy Shows
Zone
Thoroughly
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In television, we are still catering to the middle class audience, I would not say regressive, but rooted in traditions. They still have babujis and dhoti-kurta clad characters. But in films the maas and babujis don't exist anymore.
Alok Nath /
Catering
Middle Class
Rooted
Clad
Traditions
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When I started with Ramesh Sippy's 'Buniyaad' in 1985, I was in my mid-20s and within a year, I was elevated from a lover to a father and then to a grandfather. By the time the show finished, I was portraying the role of an 80-year-old man.
Alok Nath /
Grandfather
Portraying
Time Man Father
By The Time
Lover
Elevated
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I met the guy who started off the whole Babuji jokes. I removed my chappal the moment I saw him. But that was all for fun. I told him that he has done what I couldn't do in my 50-year career. I wanted to see the man who had the gall to crack such jokes.
Alok Nath /
Crack
Gall
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I am absolutely okay with jokes on me now, but initially, yes, I was perturbed ki why me? I am not a personality on whom jokes are made randomly. Later, I was like, if everyone is enjoying jokes on me, even I should laugh it off instead of opposing them.
Alok Nath /
Opposing
Personality I Am Me
Enjoying
Initially
Randomly
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What do you do when you don't have money to buy food or a house to live in? You accept whatever you get and incidentally, you are typecast in a particular role. And if you say no, eventually someone else will end up doing it, which will lead to an increase in the competition.
Alok Nath /
Increase
Typecast
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I had some crazy friends, girlfriends too. We had our share of parties and drunken escapades as well. Once when in college I ran out of money and had to sleep at a bus stop. It was fun, as all of us on Delhi's Hindu College campus were happy children of the Beatles' generation.
Alok Nath /
Campus
Delhi
Ran
Hindu
Drunken
Girlfriends
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The makers love to show women being oppressed, and the audience also loves watching these stories. I'm sorry to say, but a large portion of the audience that watches these shows are women. They make women cry and abuse in the shows and women audiences are glued to such plots. I don't understand this syndrome.
Alok Nath /
Makers
Oppressed
Sorry
Watches
Glued
Large Portion
Plots
Portion
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I vividly remember my first interaction with Sir Richard Attenborough, I was in my final year at NSD (National School of Drama) in 1979, and casting director Dolly Thakore got in touch with me. We weren't supposed to work outside NSD but special permission was granted to the students who were shortlisted for the audition.
Alok Nath /
Casting
Granted
Permission
Work Me Remember
Audition
Sir
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