“I believe that the environment at home has been fairly secular and lib...” — Ishaan Khatter Quote

“I believe that the environment at home has been fairly secular and liberal. And most times, it comes from my mother. Our culture is very strong, but at the same time, she's a very free-spirited person. She's an artiste, and that's the environment I grew up in, where films and music were respected and meditated upon.”

“'Sairat' is such a consuming movie, so I was stuck into its story. It has such a poignant end that I was quite moved by it.”

“I've worked towards self-development as an aspiring artiste. I've been most passionate about dancing and acting, so I have followed it obsessively.”

“People presume that just because I am Shahid Kapoor's brother, I must have studied in an international school, gone out on foreign vacations, and had a certain kind of upbringing. But the truth is quite different, and I am very proud of where I come from.”

“The first time I met Janhvi on the sets, I took her to watch 'La La Land,' because she hadn't seen it. Soon, we started bonding over cinema - both of us are film buffs - and we realised we share a natural equation.”

“Yes, I started out as a production assistant, going on to become an assistant director. And while assisting, I spent more time in front of the camera than behind it. If someone wanted their lines read, I was the one reading them. If a character artiste or a junior artiste didn't turn up, I would be hanging in the background.”

“An artiste like me can never be satisfied because it is the dissatisfaction that helps me grow and achieve what I want to.”

“I am a greedy artiste. Wherever I will find good stories, I will do it.”

“I am comfortable doing independent music; it gives me more freedom as an artiste.”

“I am taking 2020 a bit slow... sometimes you need to restructure and re-strategise as an artiste for things to work well.”

“Playing my music to fans and people enjoying it is what matters; that makes me happy as an artiste. If you start worrying about awards, you will lose your creativity.”