Cinema Quote by Naseeruddin Shah

Theatrical experience will always be the norm in India. In fact, as a producer and as an actor, I always hope that the magnum…

— Dia Mirza

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

Theatre reminds me of Bollywood.

— Sarita Choudhury

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

In Maharashtra, films are not as big as theatre. I think theatre is deeply rooted in this state's culture.

— Atul Kulkarni

After graduating from National School of Drama, I started doing theatre in Delhi. But there was not much money in Hindi theatre.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

In Mumbai, it's almost like Hollywood. They can appeal to different segments and still be successful. There are multiplex audiences to whom you can…

— Suriya

I am quite familiar with the vibrant theatre scene in Bengaluru, as I keep coming back to the city with my plays. Audiences here…

— Ranvir Shorey

I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.

— Vir Das

I think there is a larger responsibility towards actors to make television what it should be in India. I would love to take on…

— Barun Sobti

Theater will never, and never has, gotten audiences like film. But theater goes to work on society in a different and more subversive way.

— Athol Fugard

There's such a want for Indian people to be represented in large scale movies. Hopefully, it will happen more and more, whether it's with…

— Karan Soni