Top 400 Bollywood Quotes

For Ananya, It’s Bollywood all the way. She was obsessed about it, I thought there was something wrong with her. She was good at academics, so I thought she would become a doctor like my both parents. But, when she got to class VI or so I knew she would be an actress.

For people that don’t know and haven’t seen a Bollywood film, you need to go and see one. They give you everything in one. They give you your comedy, your fear, your horror, your thriller, your rom-com. It’s everything in one.

Every time actors from down south do a Bollywood film, it is always looked at like, ‘Oh it must be a one time thing,’ or a stereotypical role.

Slowly and steadily I’m preparing myself for Bollywood and I can’t wait till I get an opportunity.

Sex is a must topic. Even every Bollywood movies has such highlighted content.

When Pakistan was carved out of India’s rib in 1947, it was assumed by some that Bollywood’s Muslim stars would defect to the new state and thus boost the Lahore film industry. But Lollywood did not happen.

I am not in Bollywood for item songs. I have to do some meaty roles and realistic films.

I look for roles where I can do justice, show people a side of Bollywood they haven’t seen before.

Bollywood is just amazing.

I’m dying to do a masala Bollywood film with typical song and dance. But having said that, my character in the film should have her own point of view. I won’t play a role who has no brains.

My father came from a chawl and became a top star in Bollywood and worked very hard for us. When I look at my dad, I feel very good that my papa did so much.

Having started with Bollywood and then moving to Telugu industry, I feel that it is not possible to survive without talent in any industry.

My parents were never into films, but I hope to make them proud with my work some day. In any case, in Bollywood, your surname matters only till your first, second, or third film at most. Beyond that, you are on your own.

People just never saw me beyond my looks. Being good looking sometimes works against you in Bollywood.

Action was something I really wanted to do and will continue doing it in future as well, but at the same time, I know dancing and songs are huge part of Bollywood, and it will be my top priority to excel in that.

A film in Bollywood was truly unexpected.

With the kind of money Bollywood directors have, they can at least add drama, gloss and glamour to their films, even if the stories are uninspiring and run-of-the-mill.

I’ve grown up with Bollywood, and I continue to enjoy it. But boxing remains my passion.

I would love to work in Bollywood.

I want to thank Bollywood for accepting me and loving me the way I am and my songs. Bollywood has given me the reach.

I was told ‘You should just do commercials and Bollywood’ and Bollywood would be said to me like it’s a bad thing.

In daily life, there are times when people are happy to talk about problems, but when the society is troubled by something, there is never a larger platform for discussion. Bollywood is religion in our country and that is the best place where you can place those questions on the table.

I have a lot of friends in the Australian cricket team, and they have told me a lot about India. Brett Lee was telling me about the food and Bollywood. I am the kind of person who likes to embrace the culture of a place, and I really want to travel and see the various temples around the country.

I am pleased about making a comeback in Bollywood, but then I really cannot think about leaving South Indian cinema. Whatever I am today is because of South films, and I cannot give up on that.

I started out as a pop singer, then pop died down, and I had to dig my feet into Bollywood which is not something I wanted actually.

It isn’t easy to break into Bollywood. But that’s not my goal.

Making my presence felt in Bollywood was one hell of a journey.

Hindi commercial cinema has denigrated women. We owe a debt of ingratitude to Bollywood for having insidiously polluted our culture covertly.

If you look at the success rate of Punjabi film industry, we stand strongly ahead of Bollywood even.

I’ve worked with the likes of Ram Gopal Varma in ‘Rakhta Charitra’ and Mani Ratman in ‘Raavan’ – both these films released in Hindi as well. You need to have something substantial to make a mark in Bollywood and these movies gave me strong characters.

My South Indian audience matters to me a lot, so I like when they watch my Bollywood films. It feels great.

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

I think I’m close to lot of people in Bollywood, but I believe in evil eye, and I feel when I talk about friendships and relationships in public something somewhere goes wrong with it.

Innocence has died in Bollywood.

They want younger girls, not old ones like me, as heroines. This is the tragedy of Bollywood. It is male dominated.

Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.

Actors who are talented try to take a jump and start their career from Bollywood. But when they don’t get enough recognition, they come back to other options.

Bollywood stars are versatile; they not only act, but each one has the dance skills of John Travolta in ‘Saturday Night Fever.’

I started doing Bollywood and film music, and now, it has come to a point where I’ve started to say no. I want to do my own music. I have been there and done that, so I am not there to achieve that any more. I just want to put my music out there, and if people listen it, okay; if they don’t, then fine.

I entered Bollywood with a huge hit, but things didn’t really materialize like I wanted them to be.

In India, Bollywood music enjoys a mass appeal while independent/non-film music has a niche audience.

Whether it is ‘Pyar Ke Side Effects,’ ‘Mithya,’ ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla,’ ‘No smoking,’ all my films have been different from regular Bollywood movies.

Self-respect is the more important attribute than money and hence I am walking out of my debut Bollywood directorial venture ‘Laxmmi Bomb.’

I never thought of acting Bollywood. I have not seen many films.

I want dance to emerge as a field where people can feel proud of being a dancer and they shouldn’t feel the need to be a Bollywood actor.

Whether it’s Hollywood or Bollywood, sexual harassment is a reality. I’ve experienced it first-hand, and I know many of my counterparts have as well.

Bollywood is treating me well.

I went to the Actors Centre in Australia, but I never thought that I’d move to India, let alone be in Bollywood.

Shah Rukh Khan is an institution in himself. Like me, there are millions who adore and worship the Badshah of Bollywood. I’ve been a huge fan of him even before I decided to become an actor.

It seems that the ideal age for a Bollywood heroine is 24, which is great, but it would be nice to see some older women too on the big screen.

I have no interest that I go to India or go to Hollywood or Bollywood. I’m not interested. I am a social media sensation. This is what I like.

There are many Bollywood actresses who work in the South and speak Tamil or Malayalam, and though it is correct, we find it funny sometimes.

Sometimes, when I look at Bollywood, I think, Damn, this is dream stuff.’

Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film.

You never know when I might decide to work in a Bollywood film and do one of those dance numbers with the whole crew in the backdrop.

The true treasure lies within. It is the underlying theme of the songs we sing, the shows we watch and the books we read. It is woven into the Psalms of the Bible, the ballads of the Beatles and practically every Bollywood film ever made. What is that treasure? Love. Love is the nature of the Divine.

While Bollywood still remains my priority, I always wanted to do regional cinema. There are so many people who don’t know Hindi, so I decided to do regional films wherein even those who don’t know me can see my work.

Bollywood is a whole new ballgame.

Nepotism and outsiders are two sides of the same coin that is Bollywood. They both have to co-exist. Both have their share of struggles.

It is interesting to see how Bollywood music gels with waacking.

Just like Bollywood, reality TV runs in my blood.

Mainstream Bengali cinema unashamedly tries to copy Bollywood. They forget that they don’t have the kind of budgets that Hindi filmmakers have.

Why should Bollywood accept me? I should accept Bollywood. I don’t care if Bollywood has accepted me. I don’t seek acceptance. I don’t need to live up to anybody’s expectations.