Reply to Raj Kapoor who had asked him loudly "I’m a bosom man. What about you?"
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I’ve no patience with Hindi films. I find them so unreal. But some I was taken to, like Raj Kapoor’s Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
— Khushwant Singh
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Khushwant Singh" (Quotes, 'I Don't Know One Editor In India Who Is Well-Read': 'I Don't Know One Editor In India Who Is Well-Read', publisher: Outlook India, retrieved: 21 December 2013)
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About Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh {Punjabi: ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ, IPA: xʊʃʋən̪t̪ sɪ́ŋɡ} (born 2 February 1915 - March 20, 2014)) was a prominent Indian novelist and journalist. Singh's weekly column, "With Malice towards One and All", carried by several Indian newspapers, was among the most widely-read columns in the country.
About Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh {Punjabi: ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ, IPA: xʊʃʋən̪t̪ sɪ́ŋɡ} (born 2 February 1915 - March 20, 2014)) was a prominent Indian novelist and journalist. Singh's weekly column, "With Malice towards One and All", carried by several Indian newspapers, was among the most widely-read columns in the country.
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