Quotes by Paresh Rawal - Page 2

If my son is not performing well, I would not pelt stone on him - this is not the way a Hindustani behaves.
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Behaves
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Theatre has a strong connect with the audience and gratifies me as an actor, but the canvas of films is huge!
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Canvas
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I don't think it would be very difficult for me to open the chapters of my life because there isn't much there.
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Chapters
Life Me My Life
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Acting is nothing but reacting, so if your co-stars react in a particular way, it does affect your acting as well.
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Affect
Your Nothing Way
Way Nothing Your
Particular Way
React
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Charlie Chaplin was known to be an acrimonious person. Not that I compare myself to him but I am quite brusque, too.
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Chaplin
Compare
Myself I Am Person
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I am an actor first and foremost. Even without my involvement in politics, I was staying away from sub-standard work.
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Involvement
Staying
Foremost
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In theatre, after the curtain rises, it's all about me. I can either elevate myself with my performance or be mediocre.
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Mediocre
Theatre
Myself Me I Can
Curtain
Elevate
Performance
Rises
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Yes, Gujaratis are humorous but that's not all there is to them. Gujaratis are independent, determined and very hardworking.
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Determined
Hardworking
Humorous
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We knew no matter how well 'Phir Hera Pheri' does, it would always be compared to 'Hera Pheri.' Yet, we took it as a challenge.
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Compared
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Writing a comedy script is a difficult thing. I think if someone is attempting a comedy and then they fail then it's understood.
Paresh Rawal /
Attempting
Difficult Thing
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If I have to do a show every day, then I should have fun. It must have an element that enriches you as a person and as an actor.
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Element
Fun Day Every Day
Have Fun
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I have done films only for the sake of money and sometimes, I have been duped into believing that the film is a sensible project.
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Sake
Sensible
Believing
Duped
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Ever since I got to know how easily skin donation can save the lives of serious burns patients, I have felt strongly about the issue.
Paresh Rawal /
Donation
Patients
Strongly
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I am tired of doing stupid comedies. Though comedy has given me the breakthrough in the industry, I constantly feel the need to grow.
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Breakthrough
Comedies
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Whatever I want to do or say, I get to do it on the silver screen, so in normal life I don't feel the necessity to do or say anything.
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Normal Life
Silver
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Even after witnessing an inflow of a large number of people from other states, Gujaratis haven't changed and are still warm and loving.
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Warm
Large Number
Witnessing
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I would love to be part of dark comedies. I love them! They are no-nonsense, no spoonfeeding, and the norms and cliches are left behind.
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Dark
Cliches
Comedies
Norms
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I've decided to get into active politics on Narendra Modiji's request. I don't know how successful I will be, but I'll give it my best shot.
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Request
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I was born in India… Gujarat. I am an Indian! And India is a democratic country, anyone can stand for elections. I can also stand for elections.
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Democratic Country
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My ideology is the same as that of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which doesn't believe in a vote bank politics. It's a vision for better India.
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Ideology
Bank
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I was fortunate to have my business partner of many years - Hemal Thakkar - who helped a great deal in production under our banner, Playtime Creation.
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Banner
Creation
Fortunate
Business Partner
Deal
Great Deal
Helped
Production
Partner
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At the end of the day, my bread and butter comes from films, so I have to work in films that may not have a great script, but give me a fat pay cheque.
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Bread
Work Great Me
Work Great May
Butter
Cheque
Great Script
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As an actor, the experience that I have as a politician while sitting in Parliament - that helps me enrich myself as an actor. But I am an actor first.
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Parliament
Sitting
Experience Myself Me
Enrich
Helps
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I understand that everything is dictated by market value. But cinema is also an art. It saddens me to see great talent languishing for lack of proper roles.
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Great Talent
Dictated
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Any role that is well-written, exciting and something that I am comfortable with interests me whether it's comic or tragic. It could be in a film, play or TV.
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Tragic
Well Written
I Am Me Film
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Work is exciting when it's challenging. It should be something that makes me afraid initially and prompts me to ask myself whether I'll be able to do it or not.
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Work Myself Me
Initially
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Firoz Nadiadwala is a close friend; he was the first person who asked me to direct a film for him. I would like to have him as my producer for my directorial debut.
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Debut
Me Person Who
Close Friend
Producer
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I believe if the atmosphere on the set is positive, it definitely reflects on the screen. Your work becomes easy if the environment on the set is healthy and positive.
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Atmosphere
Positive Work Believe
Reflects
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Promotion is necessary and it has to be done. I am not shying away from promotion, but going to cities and malls and raising your hands like a stupid guy is not required.
Paresh Rawal /
Malls
Promotion
Required
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Performing at Prithvi was a novel experience, because unlike other theatres, it was very different - it didn't have any curtains and the audience was at close proximity to the actors.
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Curtains
Proximity
Close Proximity
Unlike
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Theatre is an actor's medium. An actor has little control over a film. Which is why most actors who have done theatre, and then come to films find the former more creatively satisfying.
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Former
Satisfying
Creatively
Medium
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I have done 'Mumbai Meri Jaan,' 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!;' they are not comedy. But those roles didn't stick with people. Comedy films run, even though some of them are bad films. So people see these more.
Paresh Rawal /
Mumbai
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Theatre has always been my passion. It never happened to me that theatre took a back seat in my life. I have never stopped doing it even after joining the film industry, and I intend to perform it lifelong.
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Film Industry
Joining
Lifelong
Passion
Theatre
Life Me My Life
Perform
Stopped
Seat
Life Passion Me
Intend
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Why would any one make a biopic on me? I would have lived my life a certain way, had I known that a biopic will be made on it in future. I agree, every person's life has enough drama to be translated into a movie but I can't say the same about myself.
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Certain Way
Translated
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The Congress had the opportunity to do a lot of good. It isn't as if they didn't have good people in the party. God knows why they failed. If after 65 years of governance you cannot provide drinking water to everyone then you should be ashamed of yourself.
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Ashamed
Drinking
Drinking Water
Governance
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