Cinema Quotes by Rajkumar Hirani

Whenever I finish a film, I feel that this is the worst film that I have made. This is bound to happen…

— Rajkumar Hirani

When you make a film you make a film. You don't think about how it will be marketed.

— Rajkumar Hirani

The only time you do not get nervous is when you are making your first film. At that time, just the joy…

— Rajkumar Hirani

I feel the primary job of cinema is to entertain.

— Rajkumar Hirani

No one sets out to write escapism as a film's subject matter unless, maybe, you are making a fantasy flick.

— Rajkumar Hirani

I prefer to be a director and a narrator rather than a writer.

— Rajkumar Hirani

The pressure is always there to make good films, but that is more from your mindset, either you have it or you…

— Rajkumar Hirani

See, most films are about achievers. You see a film like 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' or 'Dhoni.' Even 'Gandhi,' or the biopic on…

— Rajkumar Hirani

I would say films inspire me more than the makers.

— Rajkumar Hirani

While we were filming 'Munna Bhai MBBS,' we didn't think we were doing some kind of mainstream cinema. I only knew that…

— Rajkumar Hirani

I get so many scripts a day but none of them inspires me. If I get a good inspiring script, then I…

— Rajkumar Hirani

That's a battle we are always fighting whenever we cut trailers or promos for films. We always wonder how much to say,…

— Rajkumar Hirani

Filmmaking is a very collaborative art. Unlike a painting that an artist paints sitting by himself, as a director, you have to…

— Rajkumar Hirani

For me, cinema is happiness.

— Rajkumar Hirani

Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the only man I see around who makes films because he thinks 'this is a story that needs…

— Rajkumar Hirani

I'm a film maker, not a crusader. I know a film will not change the world. If it can make a difference…

— Rajkumar Hirani

I can make any film I want to make.

— Rajkumar Hirani

Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who has produced my earlier films, is still a part of 'PK' and is presenting it. He is not…

— Rajkumar Hirani

It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it.

— Rajkumar Hirani

In terms of films, I don't like to show pain. I'd like to show hope.

— Rajkumar Hirani

I spent five years after '3 Idiots' making my next film. I didn't see a single penny in those five years.

— Rajkumar Hirani

After I finish any film, I move to the next one. It takes about a year to write and another six months…

— Rajkumar Hirani

PK' is a very unique story. There are no benchmarks in Hindi cinema to give you an idea about 'PK.'

— Rajkumar Hirani

One must always attempt to make good films, even if you fail it is ok. It is a journey, you have both…

— Rajkumar Hirani

But I don't think as film-makers it is our responsibility that every time we make a film we should be saying something.…

— Rajkumar Hirani