Why should I just limit myself to the Urdu language? Why not sing in different languages? — Junaid Jamshed Copy Share Image
I feel Urdu and Punjabi are quite similar and therefore, I mostly make my songs in Punjabi. — Sara Khan Copy Share Image
I speak Hindi fluently because my mother speaks only in Hindi and Urdu. — Esha Gupta Copy Share Image
We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests. — Lalu Prasad Yadav Copy Share Image
Being master of Urdu doesn't interest me, being part of the global society does, breathing hope into that society matters to me. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Pride! In English it is a Deadly Sin. But in Urdu it is fakhr and nazish - both names that you can… — Kamila Shamsie Copy Share Image
“Mr Earbrass escaped from Messrs Scuffle and Dustcough, who were most anxious to go into all the ramifications of a scheme for… — Edward Gorey Copy Share Image
The Urdu or Hindustani language we use isn't popular in theatre these days. It was a language that was being used in… — Pankaj Kapur Copy Share Image
“Once through this ruined city did I pass I espied a lonely bird on a bough and asked ‘What knowest thou of… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
My mother tongue is Punjabi, but my first language is Urdu, which was the case with the people in undivided Punjab. — Gulzar Copy Share Image
“I never knew what language they'd lapse into when fucked - Urdu or Telugu or a mix of both (only the techies… — Manil Suri Copy Share Image
“Insaano ky, insaano ky saath baahemi tamaam jazbon ko jab Allah ny Roz-e-Awwal takhleeq kia to muhabbat hi woh waahid jazba tha… — Farhat Ishtiaq Copy Share Image
There were a lot of unique challenges in producing the film, such as the logistical issues inherent in producing a long-term verite… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Copy Share Image
I do play tennis in shorts, I have driven across the length and breadth of the country from Khardung La pass to… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
“Buht se dukh hamari qismat men likhy hoty hain. woh hamen milny hoty hain. ba'az sach'chaaiyan aisi hoti hain ky woh chahy… — Farhat Ishtiaq Copy Share Image
“An Urdu couplet by one of his favorite poets, Mir Taqi Mir: Jis sar ko ghurur aaj hai yaan taj-vari ka Kal… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“...the fact that Urdu was spoken by taxicab drivers; the presence, only two blocks from my East Village apartment, of a samosa-… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
I have a funny relationship to language. When I came to California when I was three I spoke Urdu fluently and I… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“She tries to maintain a nondescript exterior; she learns the sideways glance instead of looking at people directly. She speaks in practised,… — Mohammed Hanif Copy Share Image
I feel French is very close to Urdu. Both languages are beautiful. Sadly, their beauty is lost in translation. — Amisha Patel Copy Share Image
When I write a poem, I do not have to worry about using a higher Urdu vocabulary because I know the reader… — Gulzar Copy Share Image
Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing. — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
Teri Awaz Aaj Bhi Mere Kanoo Mein Raks Karti Hai.., Woh Tera Ek Baar Ka Kehna K Tum Sirf Mere Ho — Ha'mid H'amz Copy Share Image
Urdu can not die out because it has very strong roots in Persia. The language itself is not only just the language… — Ismail Merchant Copy Share Image
A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is… — Ismail Merchant Copy Share Image
Pyaar me log bahut mazbut ho jate hai or bahut kamzor b. Mazbut itne ki duniya se lad jate hai or kamzor… — Ha'mid H'amz Copy Share Image
Bengali is like Urdu. If you cannot get the pronunciation right, you spoil the flavor of it all. — Mukul Dev Copy Share Image
I have observed Afghani people and their Urdu is not as chaste as it should be and that reflects in the way… — Mukul Dev Copy Share Image
In the UK, most of the nasheeds that I did were in my native language, Urdu. Youngsters who could not understand the… — Junaid Jamshed Copy Share Image
I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can… — F. Sionil Jose Copy Share Image
To start with, there's the alien accent. "Tree" is the number between two and four. "Jeintz" is the name of the New… — Fletcher Knebel Copy Share Image
“FariQ hua zindgi ke uss Modh par, Labzo'n se Lafzo'n ka tha yeh Silslaa. parindhey na the jannat ke, Raasta Jahanum ka… — Samar Sudha Copy Share Image