“I am an optimist and my father was an optimist.” — Shabana Azmi

I think men and women are different - I am not saying better or worse, just different.

When I entered the industry in the early 1970s, I was a gold medalist from the film institute, Pune. That was when graduates from the film institute were very quickly absorbed by the mainstream commercial industry.

I look back on my career with some sort of satisfaction.

In Kaifi's poetry and in his work as a social activist, every setback only strengthened his resolve to fight back with renewed vigor and strength.