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Waheeda Rehman Quotes

born 1938 India

Waheeda Rehman (born 3 February 1938) is an Indian film actress. She is often regarded as one of the most prominent actresses of the golden era, and is cited in the media as the "Quintessential Beauty of Bollywood".

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What matters most in life is good health and a good night's sleep."

I've made a few films and by the grace of God, you've liked them.

Cinema is a product of society. You look around you, the way women dress up for parties is no longer the same.

Music earlier used to be an integral part of the film. The background score and the songs were as important, to take the story forward as were the screenplay and dialogues.

It was important to have compassion, [which, she added, came ]] partly from acknowledging we are one.

The director's word used to be final. Today directors don't even come on sets for a dance sequence. Its canned by the choreographer.

There are so many acting schools these days. Maybe, the new generation of actors is forgetting that acting is more emotional than mechanical. Take dancing, today's dancers are not dancing; they're just performing a drill to some beats.

How often do you come out of a film these days humming a song? Earlier I thought that my age had something to do with it. But then I spoke with some youngsters and they seemed to agree in retrospect."

Take risks and don't fear failure

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Waheeda Rehman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.