Kabir Khan Quotes

Kabir Khan

Profession : Director

Birth : September 14, 1968

Kabul Express' was very autobiographical but 'New York' is a wider and much larger journey. Though it has been drawn from my experiences that I've seen and observed during 9/11, as I was there when it happened, it is not autobiographical at all.

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I've never compromised in the story of 'Ek Tha Tiger' just because Salman Khan is in it.

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I will always want to mount my films with a strong real backdrop.

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I can't write my films in La-La Land. I don't know how to write for my characters like that.

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One of the greatest drawbacks of our industry is that we don't take back anything from our contemporary history or our past.

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I don't think Salman is looking at what numbers Shah Rukh Khan's film did and vice versa. They all are superstars in their own space.

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Some films may work sometimes and sometimes some films don't.

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When I see the work of other directors, I feel inspired.

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You make a film with a lot of love and conviction and if it doesn't do well the way it was expected to do, it's disheartening.

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We can't expect every film to do the business like 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan.'

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I am extremely proud of 'Tubelight.'

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Every film of mine is put against 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and it is unfair.

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I take the politics of my films very seriously.

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I've often said that I can forgive a shoddy screenplay or bad acting, but I can never forgive bad politics.

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History always repeats itself.

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Salman reports on the sets on his own time. He does not start his day early. And he was clear about it before we went on floors. But once he is on the sets, he is all yours till you wrap up. So well, you just have to plan your day with him intelligently.

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I think authenticity is something you cannot compromise on. You always have to be authentic.

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Everything is politics. And everyone has an ideology. Without one, we are animals.

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I agree that a story is a story and you can enjoy it for what it is, but I think inadvertently a filmmaker's politics will always come through.

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The way you treat the women characters in your film, it gives away your feelings about that topic - whether you treat them frivolously or not.

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