When I was writing 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan,' I knew the perfect Bajrangi Bhaijaan would be Salman. — Kabir Khan Bollywood Copy Share Image
I always try to put a strong political context, as a backdrop, in my films. — Kabir Khan Always Copy Share Image
Anybody who says going to war is great, I think, is acting stupid. — Kabir Khan Acting Copy Share Image
The controversy unfortunately about 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' was all overblown. — Kabir Khan About Copy Share Image
Every film of mine is put against 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and it is unfair. — Kabir Khan Against Copy Share Image
Everything is politics. And everyone has an ideology. Without one, we are animals. — Kabir Khan Animals Copy Share Image
For nationalism, sometimes we need a counter point or a villain. However, you don't need any such thing for patriotism. Patriotism is… — Kabir Khan Love Copy Share Image
Most of my films have revolved around international politics. So the locations you have seen so far in 'Ek Tha Tiger' and… — Kabir Khan Film Copy Share Image
Mani Ratnam was a favourite filmmaker because he did mainstream storytelling but always had a very real context or political backdrop. — Kabir Khan Always Copy Share Image
I would give my right arm to do a film with Salman again. My association with him has been really good for… — Kabir Khan Again Copy Share Image
You know, '83' is a big responsibility for me. I knew if I don't recreate this correctly, the country will not forgive… — Kabir Khan Big Copy Share Image
You don't need to agree with everything that everybody says but screaming, shouting and getting abusive is ridiculous. — Kabir Khan Everybody Copy Share Image
We definitely need to give so much more importance, relevance, pay, glory to the writers because they are really the backbone of… — Kabir Khan Backbone Copy Share Image
You make a film with a lot of love and conviction and if it doesn't do well the way it was expected… — Kabir Khan Cinema Copy Share Image
You can look at 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' as a cute road journey with a lot of fun and laughter but if you get… — Kabir Khan Bollywood Copy Share Image
We really enjoyed making 'Bajrangi' and the people appreciated it and gave it a kind of love which was unprecedented. But I… — Kabir Khan Bollywood Copy Share Image
What makes 'Phantom' different from other mission based films, is the amount of emotional drama there is in this film. And not… — Kabir Khan Drama Copy Share Image
Salman reports on the sets on his own time. He does not start his day early. And he was clear about it… — Kabir Khan Day Copy Share Image
Post 'Ek Tha Tiger,' which was a more mainstream, action film, I spent a lot of time with Salman and I realised… — Kabir Khan Action Copy Share Image
Kabul Express' was very autobiographical but 'New York' is a wider and much larger journey. Though it has been drawn from my… — Kabir Khan Autobiographical Copy Share Image
If you want to demonise the Mughals, please base it on some research and make us understand why; why they were the… — Kabir Khan History Copy Share Image
The main idea of making a movie is to provide entertainment. But as a director, I also say what I want to… — Kabir Khan Cinema Copy Share Image
As human beings you cannot be apolitical, the way we frame a character is telling our politics. — Kabir Khan Apolitical Copy Share Image
We can't expect every film to do the business like 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan.' — Kabir Khan Business Copy Share Image
As a storyteller, I am always looking for magnificent human stories. — Kabir Khan Always Copy Share Image
I will always want to mount my films with a strong real backdrop. — Kabir Khan Always Copy Share Image
I can't write my films in La-La Land. I don't know how to write for my characters like that. — Kabir Khan Characters Copy Share Image
For so long, we have believed that commercial cinema is nonsensical, but 'Bajrangi' was not nonsense. — Kabir Khan Believed Copy Share Image
I think authenticity is something you cannot compromise on. You always have to be authentic. — Kabir Khan Authenticity Copy Share Image