Culture Quote by Ismail Merchant

The Urdu or Hindustani language we use isn't popular in theatre these days. It was a language that was being used in cinema from…

— Pankaj Kapur

There are quality films being made in all languages, whether in Hindi cinema, Bengali or the south. Bollywood doesn't represent Indian cinema, per say.

— Victor Banerjee

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

The way cinema has grown I think, doesn't matter if its Hindi or South. People watch all languages.

— Sonu Sood

I watch a lot of Hindi films. I live in Hyderabad, where 60 per cent of the people speak Hindi.

— Prabhas

Let's be frank. In the South, people are not as enthusiastic about Hindi movies as their own.

— Asin

Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be…

— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

I've done films in several languages, including Hindi.

— Ramya Krishnan

When I told people I was doing Punjabi films, they said, 'If you do Punjabi films, then you won't be able to make your…

— Sargun Mehta

Industries only vary in scale and not in content, so I was never star-struck about Bollywood. However, I am fortunate to make it to…

— Shraddha Srinath

Hindi films offer a wider reach. As an industry, it has the capability to merge varied states, languages, and nationalities.

— Ram Charan

Also, the times have changed, the Punjabi cinema is growing. Movies and songs are being made in such a manner that even a non-Punjabi…

— Ammy Virk