I like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Hrithik Roshan. I would love to work with them all. — Rajkumar Hirani Bollywood Copy Share Image
I don't think anything comes naturally; you just have to work very hard. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
It takes time to write a script and properly make the film and edit it. — Rajkumar Hirani Cinema Copy Share Image
You need to have a liberal point of view for a society to grow. — Rajkumar Hirani Europe Copy Share Image
Film-makers are greedy people - we want good stories and good subjects. — Rajkumar Hirani Cinema 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 Bollywood Copy Share Image
When your first movie releases, in my case it was 'Munnabhai MBBS,' I was just relieved that it was out there. Just… — Rajkumar Hirani Bollywood 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… — Rajkumar Hirani Art work 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 Anecdotes 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
I edit as I write and shoot. Any extra line, any pause that I know will get chopped on the editing table… — 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 Advertising Copy Share Image
To preach is very boring, and nobody wants free advice. But if it's entertainment, then this changes. If you explain something to… — Rajkumar Hirani Advice 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
I grew up in Nagpur, and I first started enjoying the author Harishankar Parsai. He wrote mostly satire, essays on the current… — Rajkumar Hirani Books Copy Share Image
I don't understand why we learn what we do for most of it is of no use to us in our careers.… — Rajkumar Hirani Education 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
Every actor is great in his own right but certain actors suit certain roles. — Rajkumar Hirani Actor Copy Share Image
If you make something from your heart, of course you want it to connect with the people. — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I am trying to make the kind of film that I would be happy to see. — Rajkumar Hirani Cinema Copy Share Image
There is no good or bad cinema, there are films that connect either less or more with audience. — Rajkumar Hirani Audience Copy Share Image
Without its roots in reality, I don't think escapism can survive. — Rajkumar Hirani Escapism Copy Share Image
I prefer to be a director and a narrator rather than a writer. — Rajkumar Hirani Cinema Copy Share Image
Editing is a meditative process. I enjoy it the most. I am not dealing with 200 people. — Rajkumar Hirani Dealing with people Copy Share Image
I think in any work of art, there always will be randomness about what is good, what is bad. — Rajkumar Hirani Art Copy Share Image
The more you succeed, the more you want people to love your efforts. — Rajkumar Hirani Hard work Copy Share Image
When you make a film you make a film. You don't think about how it will be marketed. — Rajkumar Hirani Cinema 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 Achievers 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
Someday I want to really talk about religion and blind faith. I explored astrologers, palmistry etcetra at length till I believed it… — Rajkumar Hirani Blind 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, you don't remember 'Mother India' or 'Pyaasa' for the business it did, you remember them because… — Rajkumar Hirani Business Copy Share Image
In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image