“When I watched Michel Hazanavicius' 2011 French film 'The Artist', I w...” — Shweta Basu Prasad Quote

“When I watched Michel Hazanavicius' 2011 French film 'The Artist', I was spellbound and wondered if such an attempt would ever be made in India. Dialogues and songs being such an important part of our movie making culture.”

“My parents have always wanted me to pursue a dignified career.”

“Music moves the deepest emotions, stirs buried memories, makes one forget yet creates new feelings and sometimes cures illness too.”

“I don't think any government is going to go back on the reforms process. There is no government that won't attempt to get people to come and manufacture in India.”

“You always want to try, in everything you do, to attempt something you've never tried before, and the only way to succeed at that is through failure, and the only way to succeed through failure is just banging your head against the wall over and over until you get to that interesting thing on the other side.”

“For me, a novel is always the result of my attempt to impose myself on raw circumstances. It is a concrete form of lived experience.”