Kher Quotes

#1. DDLJ is one of the few films that credits a person (Kirron Kher) for the 'title idea'. The title is part of the lyrics of a song from the film Chor Machaye Shor (1970).

Anupama Chopra

#2. I don't think Indian actors are good. A couple of them are, like Anupam Kher, but not many are there like him in the industry. There are thousand of actors and actresses in the industry, but you can count on hand how many of them are really good; the rest of them are just pretty faces.

Russell Peters

#3. My songs are all about celebrating poignant music. While some of them focus on fun and revelry, they are fortunately backed by powerful lyrics. Put together, the lyrics, tune and my voice strive to take the songs to the next level.

Kailash Kher

#4. We only see the glamour side of stars but not how they've achieved it.

Anupam Kher

#5. Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.

Anupam Kher

#6. In India, film sets are like a family atmosphere.

Anupam Kher

#7. I'm not a cribber, or someone who criticises. People who criticise are not doers. I'm a doer.

Anupam Kher

#8. It's your own fear of failure that stops you from doing things.

Anupam Kher

#9. I have struggled to make a place in this industry

Kailash Kher

#10. I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.

Kailash Kher

#11. The worst affected from corruption is the common man.

Kailash Kher

#12. Being a popular director or actor's son can be frightening in this industry. What if you are not able to make it?

Anupam Kher

#13. Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

Anupam Kher

#14. A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.

Kailash Kher

#15. Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.

Kailash Kher

#16. I was neither good in sports nor at studies, but I always wanted to stand out and be noticed.

Anupam Kher

#17. Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.

Kailash Kher

#18. 'Silver Linings' has proved a golden opportunity for me.

Anupam Kher

#19. Birthdays are meant for special occasions.

Anupam Kher

#20. You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.

Anupam Kher

#21. Music is the biggest tool of revolution - the best way to reach out to the youth and involve them. If you can't contribute to the world with your art, I don't see the meaning of life.

Kailash Kher

#22. My birthday is a day when all I want is to bask in the love of my family and rarely accept offers for concerts and shows if they are to be held on this day.

Kailash Kher

#23. I discovered that the world frightens you with your shortcomings, but if you do not worry about it, you are liberated.

Anupam Kher

#24. I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.

Anupam Kher

#25. It's important for couples to be friends first and to respect each other as individuals.

Anupam Kher

#26. I speak for Kashmiri pundits because injustice has been done to them, and the political discourse doesn't give them enough importance.

Anupam Kher

#27. I had spent many days hungry; had slept on railway stations at times because I did not have money to pay for a hotel room ... there were moments when I felt I had compromised my dignity as a human being and as an actor.

Anupam Kher

#28. I think in my mother tongue. That's Hindi.

Anupam Kher

#29. I don't add any deliberate nuances to the way I sing. I've seen so much and been all over the world, but I'm glued to my roots, and that comes across.

Kailash Kher

#30. My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.

Kailash Kher

#31. We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him.

Kailash Kher

#32. I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.

Kailash Kher

#33. Money and good life had never been my goal.

Kailash Kher

#34. I've always been the most vocal person socially about things that I feel are important.

Anupam Kher

#35. My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.

Kailash Kher

#36. Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.

Anupam Kher

#37. I play the harmonium. I had learned to use the guitar for a bit before becoming a part of the music industry, but unfortunately didn't pursue it fully. I would love to learn to play the piano because it holds a unique connect for me in terms of rhythm.

Kailash Kher

#38. One time I nearly experienced failure was when I was acting in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' in 1994. One day, I woke up and found that part of my face was paralysed.

Anupam Kher

#39. It's a whole new world out here. The online world is like a blackboard on which, when you write, the whole world can see - and I'm thrilled about this development. I want to make full use of it.

Kailash Kher

#40. Music is everywhere and in everything! I draw my inspiration from the day to day activities of my life!

Kailash Kher

#41. I know that some of the characters I played were trash. But then, I chose to take up those roles, as I enjoyed doing them.

Anupam Kher

#42. I was failed in all other aspects of filmmaking and was completely bankrupt because my dreams were higher than realities. So I started my acting school in a small room with 12 students to prepare future actors and actresses.

Anupam Kher

#43. There are many brilliant actors, including our own Dilip Kumar, but Robert de Niro is something else.

Anupam Kher

#44. I have always believed that directing a film is like telling a story. You have to tell it well so that it is appreciated.

Anupam Kher

#45. The confidence that we Indians are suddenly infused with while doing something wrong is absolutely commendable.

Kailash Kher

#46. I am aware that as an actor, I can blame others for the failure of a film, the director, the script, choice of co-stars, timing of the release and so on. But now, as the director, I will have to shoulder all the blame.

Anupam Kher

#47. I would like congratulate everyone who was a part of 'Life of Pi.'

Anupam Kher

#48. I was born in a poor family, a lower middle class family. My father was a clerk in the forest department. I was very bad at studies. I was not very good at sports, also.

Anupam Kher

#49. My first British film was Gurinder Chadha's 'Bend It Like Beckham,' which was a huge international success.

Anupam Kher

#50. I don't think that I will say that we are less talented in Bollywood, but our functioning is different. We cater to a different kind of audience.

Anupam Kher

#51. In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.

Anupam Kher

#52. As for my stand, I think it has become difficult in our country to be a Hindu and a liberal at the same time.

Anupam Kher

#53. Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.

Kailash Kher

#54. There's no meaning to life without music. Everybody has their own connect with music.

Kailash Kher

#55. In every role that I do - whether I'm a teacher, actor or mentor - I do it with total dedication and as much honesty as I feel is required because there's no alternative to honesty and hard work.

Anupam Kher

#56. We want our music to reach everybody, so we're using the Internet. Every kid today is online, and we want to make sure our songs reach every one of them.

Kailash Kher

#57. I think if you laugh at your troubles and tell the whole world what went wrong, you can't be frightened by anything.

Anupam Kher

#58. I have been getting offers from international artistes for collaboration all across the globe, but I prefer to work with Indian artistes.

Kailash Kher

#59. A. R. Rahman is truly India's Mozart. His music is celebrated worldwide.

Kailash Kher

#60. Singing is a limitless form of expression, and I love to experiment with my work.

Kailash Kher

#61. I have created a new genre. It is a soulful creation that comes straight from my heart.

Kailash Kher

#62. I started doing motivational tours. I've seen all kinds of people, from the CEOs to the lowest executive, opening up to their fears. We don't introspect as much as we should.

Anupam Kher

#63. I'm very happy doing what I'm doing; I don't think I'm prepared to devote my time to politics. When I am, I'd like to give it 100%. I'm not in the frame of mind, and I'm too greedy an actor to do that.

Anupam Kher

#64. I've done 480-odd films, have my own acting school, won awards, etc. and now host a successful TV chat show - what else can I ask for? Yes, of course, every journey has its ups and downs, but that's part of life.

Anupam Kher

#65. After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.

Anupam Kher

#66. I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.

Kailash Kher

#67. A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.

Kailash Kher

#68. I still feel I belong to the theatre. There is nothing more challenging and exciting for an actor than performing before a live audience. The stage is the real testing ground for an actor.

Anupam Kher

#69. When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!

Kailash Kher

#70. I was 28 when I played the role of a 65 year old man in my first film.

Anupam Kher

#71. I cannot take away the fact I am a small-town boy from India, from a lower-middle class family, and was actually standing in front of De Niro - not on an equal level, but as an actor, on the same pedestal.

Anupam Kher

#72. Nepal is a beautiful country with a lot of holy places. I also like the country because it's close to the Himalayas. According to Hindu mythology, that's the abode of Lord Shiva.

Kailash Kher

#73. For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.

Kailash Kher

#74. The problem with working under an outside label is that your music never seems to reach the right people.

Kailash Kher

#75. What is most amusing and can happen only in India is that the most posh and big households that I've seen in Mumbai, the 'big city', will have their balconies and windows festooned with rows of baniyans and tauliyas hanging on them.

Kailash Kher

#76. If my life can inspire people, then a television show where guests talk about their challenges and what makes them unique would work.

Anupam Kher

#77. When I staged the play and narrated my story to the audience, people found it amazing that after facing so many hardships, I have gone on to do 482 films.

Anupam Kher

#78. Success is boring ... failure is exciting and more entertaining.

Anupam Kher

#79. I have never judged life. If I had, I would have been a complete mess ...

Anupam Kher

#80. Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised.

Anupam Kher

#81. I'm looking to do an honest job, and I don't have any Indian talk show as a reference point. I'm not looking down on them, but I want to do what Oprah did.

Anupam Kher

#82. An actor is only a part of the film, not the whole, and very often, he is moulded by the director. That is why a good director can make so much difference to a film.

Anupam Kher

#83. You are never too old for applause. What's satisfying is that I'm being appreciated for what I was trained for.

Anupam Kher

#84. Just like gold, which has to weather very high temperatures to achieve the sheen and shine it finally gets, so also every person has to go through struggles in his life to achieve success.

Kailash Kher

#85. I've experienced many hardships, but mentally, I've always been older, and that reflects in my actions, too.

Kailash Kher

#86. Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.

Kailash Kher

#87. I have played 50 different kinds of fathers and villains. Only mediocre actors play the part the same way.

Anupam Kher

#88. Our cinema has evolved in last 60 years because we have made people happy through our films. The main purpose of our storyline is to spread happiness. Our cinema has an emotional connect.

Anupam Kher

#89. I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.

Kailash Kher

#90. My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.

Kailash Kher

#91. I love listening to songs that are from the heart and that touch the heart. So, love is the preferred theme for most of the songs that I sing.

Kailash Kher

#92. I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.

Anupam Kher

#93. Singing is my passion, my first love and the secret of my energy. Music to me is like finding my inner self, my soul. It gives me a great joy to see audiences enjoying with me. I have given my heart to singing. When I sing, I can feel romance in everything around me.

Kailash Kher

#94. Harper Collins gave me a letter of intent saying that they want me to pen down my autobiography. When I was recollecting the incidents of my life for that, I selected only those incidents which were turning points in my life. I staged it instead of writing it.

Anupam Kher

#95. Every time I've crossed to a new level of film acting, the film has been a breakthrough project.

Anupam Kher

#96. The Thief who has no opportunity to steal, thinks he is an Honest man.

Anupam Kher

#97. I wrote a book on life coaching, because my life became my own reference point how to live.

Anupam Kher

#98. It is important to be financially savvy when you turn producer. As a director, you just need to have a good script in hand.

Anupam Kher

#99. Music companies and buyers are not too encouraging towards independent musicians. Everyone wants to play safe and go with established names, but unless one breaks this routine, no new talent will come and survive.

Kailash Kher

#100. My first Hindi film as a leading man was Mahesh Bhatt's 'Saaransh,' which immediately established me as someone who knows the craft.

Anupam Kher