At the rally, he began his 23-minute speech with an Urdu couplet, “Kabhi ask, kabhi gumh, to kabhi zeher piya jata hai… Tab ja kar zamane mein jiya jata hai.

Source: https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/waiting-for-court-verdict-on-wrestlers-row-will-fight-next-polls-wfi-chief/

He had said, “If I look back to my life, I would tell my 25-year-old self to take it easy, and not be jumping on my knees and dancing on the trains for Chaiya Chaiya and for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/malaika-arora-on-big-heroines-rejecting-chaiyya-chaiyya-from-dil-se-before-she-became-a-part-of-it-it-turned-out-to-be-beneficial-for-me-8539091/

He had said, “If I look back to my life, I would tell my 25-year-old self to take it easy, and not be jumping on my knees and dancing on the trains for Chaiya Chaiya and for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/malaika-arora-on-big-heroines-rejecting-chaiyya-chaiyya-from-dil-se-before-she-became-a-part-of-it-it-turned-out-to-be-beneficial-for-me-8539091/

She was also a part of his directorial Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shabana-azmi-jaya-bachchan-rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahaani-reason-i-joined-ftii-8630190/