'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'

'Since we are in the same party now, there has to be political camaraderie if nothing more.'

'While I was performing it, I had a weird feeling that people would love it because it's so bizarre.'

'People are saying, 'Wah Ustad!''

'I believed that no matter what happened, I would be there to take care of him.' 'He believed it too and even when he fell ill, he had total faith in me, ki main sab theek kar doongi.' 'I tried, I really tried, but I fell short and he went away.'

'My respect for Irrfan has grown 100 times now when he is no longer with us.'

'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'

'One told me there that she had been abused by her father when she was nine years old. The other when she was 12.' 'In all these years, they had not been able to confide about it to their mothers or even their husbands.'

'If you are a strong-minded, opinionated woman, scars are inevitable.'

'I never had any nakhras, never threw tantrums, so I got along with all my heroes.'

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.' 'Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'

'Priyanka has done very well in Bollywood and Hollywood. But had she joined politics, it might have been a different story altogether. Given how ambitious she was, she would have made a good youth leader. She might even have launched her own party,' says Sathya Saran

'Life had its own plans and now I have learnt to go with the flow.'

'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?' 'There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.'

'Shooting with Pankaj was a delightful experience because he was a charming, easy and effortless singer.'

'Life will test you but if you have resilience and fortitude, the crown will be yours forever,' says Miss World Yukta Mookhey.