I remember my father playing a cassette for me when I was fifteen - Amjad Ali's 'Durga.' He said, 'This is from our part of the world. You must listen to it.' And I continued rewinding it and listening to it from early evening until midnight. By the end of it, I was nearly in tears.
My love for my wife Roya is so intense that I gave up alcohol. My love for my father was so great that when he made me promise him that I'd lose weight, I did and lost 167 kg.!
The only relationships I wish to honour and keep are with my family and my dear loved ones.
Film songs have so many creative limitations, but a private album is like an autobiography that reflects your state of mind.
Every human being is unique and reacts differently to different food items. A diet that works for you may not necessarily work for your friend.
I believe that sugar is just as important for our body as salt is, and other natural foods.
My songs are my girlfriends. I have a secret romance with all of them. I romance with them year after year.
Sometimes it's a beautiful face, sometimes it's a place. I am inspired by everything.
I was too big to even contemplate exercise. I had to use a walking stick and a wheelchair to get around.
I had to make lifestyle changes and stick to them for the rest of my life. For instance, I've had to give up bread, rice, sugar, and oil completely.
My independent songs are actually about me, so if you really want to know me, listen to my songs and know what I have been through in my life.
God has blessed me with the in-born talent for which I pour my heart out in the form of music.
I can never stop thanking God because my music influences people in their respective lives.
If my life and music brings a smile or makes a difference in any individual's life, then there is nothing beyond for me as a god's gift.
I am a Mumbaikar. It has a special place in my heart.
India fell in love with me, but I fell in love with India even more.
My father was a diplomat and served as Pakistan's ambassador to 14 countries. I was born in London and grew up there and studied and lived in a hostel throughout in London and became a barrister.
I know we live in a materialistic world. I am not living on Cloud Nine; I am not living in Disneyland. I understand all that.
For me, everybody is the same. If you are not nice to me, I will say, 'Okay, we will try to make it nice tomorrow.' I am like that. I am not a confrontational person.
I genuinely believe that, physically and emotionally, women are far stronger than men. The amount of pain they have to endure for a childbirth, a man cannot take an ounce of it. A toothache or a stomach upset is the end of our world at times.
