Cinema Quote by Atul Kulkarni

I have been doing Marathi theatre for the past 15 years. The people there are very hardworking, talented and committed. But the state of…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

There is certainly an economic disparity between Bollywood and the regional film industry.

— Priyanshu Chatterjee

There is no reason to compare Bollywood and Marathi films. Both have their own charm.

— Sonali Bendre

People think that I'm not interested in doing Marathi films, but that's not true. Marathi cinema is very close to my heart.

— Shriya Pilgaonkar

I am a little disillusioned with Hindi cinema direction. I can experiment with Marathi. But Marathi doesn't give you a lot of money.

— Mahesh Manjrekar

Bollywood works as hard as regional cinema makers.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I have regional films, Bengali and Telugu, but always wanted to do a Marathi film especially because I think this industry makes the best…

— Chunky Pandey

Bollywood is never going to take a backseat for me because I have nothing against it. But I have decided that I make at…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

With Marathi cinema, content is king. It has always been driven by content. I am lucky that I don't have to leave home to…

— Amruta Khanvilkar

Priyanka Chopra has produced a Marathi film. Even John Abraham announced he wants to make a Marathi film. Suddenly everyone wants to jump on…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

Most South Indians are very loyal to their local language cinema. This is not the case with Marathis.

— Mahesh Manjrekar

I feel that, particularly because of language, we are handicapped in getting a large world audience. But Hindi cinema has the same ingredients that…

— Amitabh Bachchan