Quotable quotes from 59th Idea Filmfare Awards

"I am very happy to be nominated in the Best Actor category alongside such great actors. But I am slightly disappointed that my other film ‘Lootera’ has not been highlighted as much as it deserved and has not got as many nominations. I strongly feel that my performance in ‘Lootera’ is at par with my performance in ‘Ram Leela’. ‘Lootera’ is somewhere underrated.  I am sure Deepika will win the Best Actor (Female) Award" – Ranveer Singh.

“It takes brains to make jokes,” says Neil Nitin Mukesh

“It is indeed a special evening of my life when I look back how it began with Gulshan ji, Mahesh ji and we created magic. When we planned to make Aashiqui I had cold feet. When the journey of Aashiqui 2 started, we heard 1800 tunes and selected the best ones. Ankit, Arijit and Jeet Ganguly are the 3 aces and the musicians of tomorrow” – Mukesh Bhatt on Aashiqui 2 winning Best Music Award.

“Since childhood I have been watching the Filmfare Awards and it has always been very special to anyone who works in the film industry. As a child I used to see legends holding the black lady and would think that I would get it someday. I didn’t get any Filmfare trophy initially (for South films) but now I have 3 of them and hope to collect more. I shall start shooting for R Balki’s film in February and am not nervous this time like in was during Raanjhanaa since Bollywood has welcomed me with open arms. I am all relaxed and comfortable now” – Dhanush.

After receiving the Best Debut Male award, Dhanush said to Ranbir, “Your stage presence is as good as your screen presence." Further on Ranbir’s request, he sings ‘Kolaveri Di’ on stage.  Dhanush further added, “It took me a lot of time to get over that song. It’s boring."

“Earlier Filmfare used to come live and it used to be a family moment for us. This year is special because I have been nominated twice. Apart from acting, I've never dreamt of doing anything else but I still feel odd to dance in front of my dad” – Deepika Padukone

Salman Khan meets Chunky Pandey who too is hosting the red carpet. Chunky gives Salman a canvas sheet and Salman signs it writing ‘with lots of love to Filmfare’. Talking about Chunky Pandey to the reporters, Salman Khan says on a funny note, “Yeh apna kaam nikalwana jaante hain. Once we were in Bangkok and he asked me to join him on shopping and dining. Then I got to know that he extracted money from everyone saying Salman is coming to shop here and dine there”.

‘The Filmfare Awards of 1975 is the most memorable Filmfare for me. Salim and I were nominated for two films and we won three awards in the Best Story, Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues category. We were happy when we won the first award and second award. But when we won the third award, the thundering applause that we got still reverberates in my ears. This has to be the most memorable Filmfare Awards moment for me’ – Javed Akhtar

Shabana Azmi says Farhan Akhtar has to win for ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’. Javed Akhtar adds, “Ab itni tez bhaga hai… kahin toh pahuchna chahiye” (he has run so fast… should reach somewhere)

"Filmfare is born for the passion of cinema. It has seen many winters but the lady is still standing tall. It’s a lovely evening full of fun and lovely performances. We all meet each other and it’s a nice way to catch up. I had full faith in Farhan. He has made us all look good. If anyone wins the trophy for 'Bhaag...', I will be happy as we all are going to hold it together. The black lady still stands high." Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Shilpa Shukla: “I want Farhan Akhtar to win but Filmfares and SRK go hand in hand and obviously I want Deepika to win as she has grown.”

“I hope Deepika wins the award for Ram Leela. When she left home, we had never imagined that the industry will welcome her with open arms. I am more nervous than her. Every film that she has done was better than the previous” – Deepika Padukone's sister, Anisha Padukone