A good beginning is like a honeymoon; it gets over soon. The challenge is in keeping up the momentum.

Ronnie Screwvala

India is not going to come up with the best and most modern car, but if you want the most economic car in the world, we're pioneering that with the Nano, which the Tata Group did in India, for example. And I would call that innovation of the highest degree.

Ronnie Screwvala

Theatre has been a sort of hobby. I regret that I am not active, but given my job that is difficult. But those were learning days. The learning curve was the level of confidence, maturity, and reflexes that theatre teaches you is fantastic. You are alone in front of an audience for two hours and that gives you a different kind of confidence.

Ronnie Screwvala

The online education space, especially in higher education, is ripe for disruption.

Ronnie Screwvala

Movies are a hobby for me. I think storytelling has reached a new level where younger audiences are looking at something more real and contextual.

Ronnie Screwvala

Our vision is to break the projects into stories that must be told, stories that we would like to tell and stories that people go to movies for. If we can find great scripts that fit these three categories, we will go out and make a movie.

Ronnie Screwvala

When something becomes a business, 50% of your decisions are what you have to do and not what you want to do.

Ronnie Screwvala

I like doing firsts and 'Love per Square Foot' will be the first ever Indian movie to premiere on a digital platform. Netflix saw the movie, loved it and proposed that we premiere it with them.

Ronnie Screwvala

Our first and main focus will continue to be producing content for a huge domestic market and the second largest migrant population in the world, which is south Asian.

Ronnie Screwvala

If you look at Disney's slate compared to the other Hollywood studios, it stands out because of big titles and strong franchise films which also extend beyond cinemas, to merchandising or theme parks given the legacy of the four brands - Disney, Pixar, Marvel and now Lucasfilm.

Ronnie Screwvala

People think that cartoons are meant to be watched on television and not in cinemas. To get people into cinemas to see animation really boils down to storytelling for the family.

Ronnie Screwvala

The UTV/Disney fit works because UTV Motion Pictures was already very strong in producing and creating its own films beyond just co-producing, acquiring or distributing titles.

Ronnie Screwvala

I don't think anyone is 'born' an entrepreneur. It is not a genetic thing. But you do need self-confidence, guts and a relentless attitude to life-it's a24/7 treadmill, not a jump-on, jump-off routine.

Ronnie Screwvala

All glory is fleeting. And, If you do not love what you do, don't do it.

Ronnie Screwvala

When we started our foundation, I was less than 30 years old. We pledged that 10 per cent of our profits, whatever the amount, would be used for a social cause, and that we would be actively involved in that cause.

Ronnie Screwvala

UTV's uniqueness is that it is an integrated media company.

Ronnie Screwvala

If you are a single product company, then you are a contract company. But if you enter the retail market, then you have to be a multiple product company.

Ronnie Screwvala

A lot of good movies produced well can be distributed or marketed badly. Of course, a lot of bad movies marketed well can also fail badly. But we want to be in charge of the value chain. And for this we have to be in software production, distribution, and broadcasting.

Ronnie Screwvala

There is no typical day and I intend to keep it that way for the next 20 years.

Ronnie Screwvala

I'm off the diet, but not the treadmill. I speak as someone who's attempted to lose weight and get fit thrice before in my life.

Ronnie Screwvala

Ronnie Screwvala Quotes

A good beginning is like a honeymoon; it gets over soon. The challenge is in keeping up the momentum.

India is not going to come up with the best and most modern car, but if you want the most economic car in the world, we're pioneering that with the Nano, which the Tata Group did in India, for example. And I would call that innovation of the highest degree.

The online education space, especially in higher education, is ripe for disruption.

Movies are a hobby for me. I think storytelling has reached a new level where younger audiences are looking at something more real and contextual.

Our vision is to break the projects into stories that must be told, stories that we would like to tell and stories that people go to movies for. If we can find great scripts that fit these three categories, we will go out and make a movie.

When something becomes a business, 50% of your decisions are what you have to do and not what you want to do.

I like doing firsts and 'Love per Square Foot' will be the first ever Indian movie to premiere on a digital platform. Netflix saw the movie, loved it and proposed that we premiere it with them.

Our first and main focus will continue to be producing content for a huge domestic market and the second largest migrant population in the world, which is south Asian.

If you look at Disney's slate compared to the other Hollywood studios, it stands out because of big titles and strong franchise films which also extend beyond cinemas, to merchandising or theme parks given the legacy of the four brands - Disney, Pixar, Marvel and now Lucasfilm.

People think that cartoons are meant to be watched on television and not in cinemas. To get people into cinemas to see animation really boils down to storytelling for the family.

The UTV/Disney fit works because UTV Motion Pictures was already very strong in producing and creating its own films beyond just co-producing, acquiring or distributing titles.

I don't think anyone is 'born' an entrepreneur. It is not a genetic thing. But you do need self-confidence, guts and a relentless attitude to life-it's a24/7 treadmill, not a jump-on, jump-off routine.

All glory is fleeting. And, If you do not love what you do, don't do it.

When we started our foundation, I was less than 30 years old. We pledged that 10 per cent of our profits, whatever the amount, would be used for a social cause, and that we would be actively involved in that cause.

UTV's uniqueness is that it is an integrated media company.

If you are a single product company, then you are a contract company. But if you enter the retail market, then you have to be a multiple product company.

A lot of good movies produced well can be distributed or marketed badly. Of course, a lot of bad movies marketed well can also fail badly. But we want to be in charge of the value chain. And for this we have to be in software production, distribution, and broadcasting.

There is no typical day and I intend to keep it that way for the next 20 years.

I'm off the diet, but not the treadmill. I speak as someone who's attempted to lose weight and get fit thrice before in my life.