Bengali Quote by Kiran Rao Download Open image “I was born in Bangalore but grew up in Kolkata and I read, write and speak Bengali.” — Kiran Rao ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bengali Born Read Speak Up
I want to live in Kolkata; I don't want to live in Europe - I can't write there. I write in Bengali, and I… — Taslima Nasrin Copy Share Image
The only thing redeeming about my being born a Bengali is being brought up reading Rabindranath and Saratchandra. Other than that, the stagnancy of… — Sayani Gupta Copy Share Image
I am a Bengali. My mother is from Mangalore so it's a mix of both cultures at home. — Rhea Chakraborty Copy Share Image
I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
I was born in Begusarai in Bihar. Then I spent 10 years in Kolkata and later hopped from Kathmandu to Delhi and, finally, Mumbai. — Sriti Jha Copy Share Image
I've spent my entire life in Kolkata. My nine-year-old daughter, Hiya, studies here. My wife Mohua is a teacher. — Saswata Chatterjee Copy Share Image
Dhobi Ghat' is the only script I actually completed and that I was convinced about wanting to direct. — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
The box office in an arthouse film is always going to be small. We have to face this and overcome this. — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
I had a very late introduction to films. We didn't watch a lot of films while growing up in Kolkata. — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
We were quite a middle class family, but we had access to all the good things in life, be it books or access to… — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
If I as a filmmaker take a very radical subject, which might not get an audience in the first week, multiplexes wouldn't agree to… — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
Though I adored Delhi, Mumbai was in my veins and I felt connected to this city and had to come back. — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
Basically, I have always wanted to have an art-house cinema. A cinema where we can show films that are not necessarily the current offerings… — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
After my 12th, my parents moved to Bangalore while I moved to Mumbai to study Economics at Sophia College. Much unlike other girls who… — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
Working as an AD and producer prepares you in the sense that you know what you have to do to make a film. But… — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
I would never make a film because I think it's going to be a box-office success. — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
When I went to Jamia, I thought I wanted to be a cinematographer or photographer because I liked telling stories in pictures, but my… — Kiran Rao Copy Share Image
What I like about Calcutta is the food. I like simple Bengali food like dal, shukto, fish, and mutton. — Barun Sobti Copy Share Image
Although several actors have worked in films down South, I feel unsure of whether I will be able to emote and act as exuberantly… — Konkona Sen Sharma Copy Share Image
I respect Malayalam films the same way I respect Bengali films. I think Malayalam films have not compromised on the essence and have kept… — Prosenjit Chatterjee Copy Share Image
Everywhere I go today, people talk about Bengali cinema. I completely refuse to accept that Bengali filmmakers are not making good films. — Prosenjit Chatterjee Copy Share Image
In fact, the Bengali film industry is becoming more balanced between creativity and commercialization. And if Bollywood can remake south Indian and Hollywood films,… — Rituparna Sengupta Copy Share Image
I am songwriter. I do compose the music of songs that I write in Bengali. But I've never thought of composing for a film.… — Arijit Singh Copy Share Image
I have been offered several Bengali films. Due to destiny and good luck, 'Noukadubi' will be my first. — Riya Sen Copy Share Image
I am overwhelmed by the reaction to my songs. At Mitra, people went crazy dancing to Paglu's songs. Naveena, which hardly ever screens a… — Jeet Gannguli Copy Share Image
How can BJP be anti-Bangla when BJP founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee himself was a Bengali? — Amit Shah Copy Share Image
Culturally, I remember listening to Salil Chowdhury's music for Malayalam films. Many Bengali actors have worked in our films, too. — Mammootty Copy Share Image
I am a Bengali. My mother is from Mangalore so it's a mix of both cultures at home. — Rhea Chakraborty Copy Share Image
