“Normal civilized people don’t abuse the way we see in films.”

On the depiction of verbal abuse in films, as quoted in " Pahlaj Nihalani: Normal people don’t abuse the way we see in films http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/normal-people-dont-abuse-the-way-we-see-in-films-pahlaj-nihalani/" The Indian Express (29 January 2015)

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