“India is a country that lives in several centuries simultaneously, and...” — Shabana Azmi Quote

“India is a country that lives in several centuries simultaneously, and her people at any given time and place encapsulate all the contradictions that come from being a multi-cultural, multi-religious and multi-lingual society.”

“It's interesting to see how 'Arth' still touches a chord in people's hearts all these years later. Men were very hostile when the film was shown in 1984. They were angry and said things like I'm teaching women wrong things by saying they have the choice to walk out of their husband's home if they are cheated upon.”

“When you have a natural genetic tan developed over centuries and many generations, the idea of soaking up rays by the pool has never made sense.”

“I'm disappointed people don't recognise what I did in Test cricket. For an opening batsman to get two triple centuries? A lot of greats haven't got one.”

“The road to some of the darkest moments of history have been paved with the rants of petty demagogues against ethnic minorities for centuries.”