I enact as a female in ‘Guru En Aalu’ for the first time.
I had a Guru. He was a great saint and most merciful. I served him long – very, very long; still, he would not blow any mantra in my ears. I had a keen desire never to leave him but to stay with him and serve him and at all cost receive some instruction from him.
You can’t desecrate Guru Granth Sahib, Gita or Quran.
Apoorva Raagangal,’ ‘Moondru Mudichu,’ ‘Avargal’ – these were all my guru K. Balachander’s films; I became a hero with these three films.
I consider Rajamouli my guru. He is a friend with whom I can discuss all my professional and personal matters.
My brother was my first guru who introduced me to spiritualism at a very young age. He later even enrolled me into Ramakrishna Mission.
‘Celluloid’ is set in the 1930s. During the decade, the folk-classical genre seems to have been in vogue. It didn’t take much effort to compose because my guru Neyyattinkara Mohanachandran and his guru, M. M. Dandapani Desikar, used to sing this genre.
I hang out with my guru in my heart. And I love every thing in the universe. That’s all I do all day.
When I got my knee replacement and I opened my eyes straight outta surgery, the first person standing there was Guru’s son.
My parents being Bengali, we always had music in our house. My nani was a trained classical singer, who taught my mum, who, in turn, was my first teacher. Later I would travel almost 70 kms to the nearest town, Kota, to learn music from my guru Mahesh Sharmaji, who was also the principal of the music college there.
My guru said that when he suffers, it brings him closer to God. I have found this, too.
I don’t know where all this stuff comes from. This guy is an offensive guru. This guy is a defensive guru.’ I don’t even understand that. To me, you’re a basketball coach.
In India, there’s a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It’s called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
I wish I was born 20 years earlier so I could have worked with Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, and K. Asif.
For years, I always thought it was hilarious that I was this fitness guru, because fitness was just a tool I utilized to help people improve their confidence. For me, it’s never been about fitness. It’s always been about helping to empower people.
Mr. Bachchan is one of the best things to have happened in my life. The best teacher, the best guru.
I know the guru route, I know you go sit on a mountain. But screw India. I ain’t going there.
Guru always titled the Gang Starr albums. But once it came to ‘Hard to Earn,’ he wanted me to title it.
Well, I’ve always held down Guru… His spirit knows this.
Change is not in the hands of government, not in the hands of a leader or guru, and not in the hands of the powerful or wealthy. It is in our hands: the hands of each and every one of us.
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