"The tree dated back to my grandfather’s time. It was home to 100 parrots, mynahs, koels and squirrels, and had red berries. In the mornings, I would see the beautiful sight of the tree covered with parrots feasting on berries and squirrels running on its branches. Now, when I wake up I don’t want to look outside my window.”
Jamshed Khambatta, Churchgate resident, MumbaiMirror, May 27, 2017
"Amiruddin Shah and Manish Chauhan had only been learning ballet for
two-and-a-half years and they came
from a place where they didn’t even
know what ballet was. They had
never heard Western classical music.
But they have an innate talent.”
Sooni Taraporevala, director, on her new film Yeh Ballet, Mint, June 10, 2017
"Unfortunately, secular judges, who don’t have sufficient
studies to merit a response
which is right for the community, will decide the cases.”
Khojeste Mistree, former Bombay
Parsi Punchayet trustee and Zoroastrian Studies founder, referring to the Goolrookh Gupta and Procy Mehta cases,
The Hindu, May 22, 2017
"Our fastest growing business is real
estate. The economy is doing very
well and we think with the implementation of GST (Goods and Services
Tax) there will be further growth
for all our businesses.”
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group,
Hindustan Times, June 10, 2017
"When you work in a film, you
wonder ‘Oh, they are putting glycerine in their eyes. This person is not feeling anything!’ When you watch it you go, ‘It worked so
well. How did that happen?’”
Jim Sarbh, actor, Bombay Times,
June 5, 2017
"I like the idea of movies making a difference, but, at the end of the day, a person does need to be entertained. The guy on the street wants to go to the movies with his family and have a good time. That’s why I make it a
point to do a fun movie.”
Boman Irani, actor, mid-day, June 11, 2017
"Currently India overall contributes around 1,50,000 cruise passengers annually, as against 23 million passengers globally.”
Steve Odell, senior vice president and
managing director (Asia-Pacific),
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, the
third largest cruise operator globally,
The Economic Times, June 14-20, 2017
"Lots of people criticize us for micro
managing. But if you look at history,
many companies have suffered
because the promoters have taken
their eyes off the business. We do
not let grass grow under our feet.”
Adar Poonawalla, chief executive officer, Serum Institute of India, Forbes India, December
9, 2016, submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi