“I like to leave a film open-ended, with a lingering feeling. I'll not ...” — Madhur Bhandarkar Quote

“I like to leave a film open-ended, with a lingering feeling. I'll not do sequels of any of my films till I have subjects to explore.”

“My inherent belief is that motherhood is pious, and I am humbled by it.”

“I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.”

“I do like to explore evil characters in my books.”

“We go out, we explore, we take risk. And our successes have to pay for all that.”

“I never went shopping. That wasn't my thing. I grew up horseback riding. That was my passion. I didn't start shopping until about 16 or 17, when I could drive myself to stores and explore on my own.”