In terms of films, I don't like to show pain. I'd like to show hope. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I am trying to make the kind of film that I would be happy to see. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
There is no good or bad cinema, there are films that connect either less or more with audience. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
When you make a film you make a film. You don't think about how it will be marketed. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
PK' is a very unique story. There are no benchmarks in Hindi cinema to give you an idea about 'PK.' — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Films have to find a way to compress many anecdotes into one, or many events into one. Otherwise there is no way… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
See, most films are about achievers. You see a film like 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' or 'Dhoni.' Even 'Gandhi,' or the biopic on… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
A director should be in a position where he is only directing. On the sets, he is only looking at the performances,… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I have been in advertising and I know my craft well, but ultimately in cinema every scene has to matter, and that… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
One must always attempt to make good films, even if you fail it is ok. It is a journey, you have both… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
In Hollywood, the system is so streamlined, the administration is in place. That's why every six months Spielberg is able to make… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
After I finish any film, I move to the next one. It takes about a year to write and another six months… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The only time you do not get nervous is when you are making your first film. At that time, just the joy… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who has produced my earlier films, is still a part of 'PK' and is presenting it. He is not… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
There's a big time influence Hrishikesh Mukherjee has always had on my work. I can watch 'Anand,' 'Golmaal' or 'Chupke Chupke' as… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
With fiction, you can do whatever you want to, but if you are making a film on someone, you have to stick… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Whenever I finish a film, I feel that this is the worst film that I have made. This is bound to happen… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Film-makers are greedy people - we want good stories and good subjects. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a very collaborative art. Unlike a painting that an artist paints sitting by himself, as a director, you have to… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Nagpur was a very small town. There was no exposure to different kinds of films or world cinema. Only Manmohan Desai films. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I spent five years after '3 Idiots' making my next film. I didn't see a single penny in those five years. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
100 years of Indian cinema has happened. Anything you do, feels like it has already been done. The struggle is to find… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I get so many scripts a day but none of them inspires me. If I get a good inspiring script, then I… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the only man I see around who makes films because he thinks 'this is a story that needs… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
No one sets out to write escapism as a film's subject matter unless, maybe, you are making a fantasy flick. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I can lock myself for months in the editing suite with no noise or distractions. It's fascinating to see the film taking… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I make a film, the yardstick is my mind. If I laugh at the jokes and feel sad at the serious… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Whenever I finish a film, I feel that this is the worst film that I have made. This is bound to happen because while… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
The longest break I have taken in my life was 14 days. On the 15th day, I started getting impatient to start work again. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
You need to write about something that you really know about or you deeply connect with. Don't fake it. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
When you make a film you make a film. You don't think about how it will be marketed. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
In 'Sanju,' there are too many colours. Some other filmmaker could have taken a dark side to that story. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
The only time you do not get nervous is when you are making your first film. At that time, just the joy of making… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
No one sets out to write escapism as a film's subject matter unless, maybe, you are making a fantasy flick. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Like every father who wants his son to be either an engineer or a doctor, my father wanted me to become a doctor. I… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
The pressure is always there to make good films, but that is more from your mindset, either you have it or you don't have… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
