“My father was always not concerned about the wealth I have, but every year he would ask me, how much have you given in charity? And how much taxes have you paid?”

The world is not going to fall as long as there is confidence in governments and in banking institutions and the financial system.

The first stock I bought was Tata Tea, the first stock where I made big money was also Tata Tea.

I think the Covid-19 crisis has been blown out of proportion and has created an unnecessary fear psychosis.

Bull markets have valuation froth and bull markets have commitment forth. Now just by valuation froth, bull markets do not end.

There is a digital revolution going on around the world and India is in better placed to tap the opportunity.

I made many mistakes but my triumphs have received far greater publicity than my failures.

I know film industry is not a very healthy place to be in.

Alternatives to oil are coming up. In the long run, it is not going to be as bleak as people are predicting but surely consumption of fuel by automobile sector is going to go down.

I do not do any trading internationally.

I have far less than what people think, but far more than I need.

I’m not a clone of anybody. I’m Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.

Ultimately savings have to go somewhere and I think they will find their home in financial markets and within financial markets, a large part in equity.

I reflected a lot, I thought a lot on my 50th birthday. It has been one of the most important birthdays in my life, not in terms of celebration but in terms of retrospect.

I am buying the most unpopular, most battered stocks, but then who knows?

There can be no greater well wisher for me in life than my mother.

In commodities, when prices go up, demand goes down. In stocks, when prices go up, demand goes up.

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.

There are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.

I’m much more of a risk taker. I’m more fearless now than when I was 18. I was much more self-aware and I cared too much about what people thought of me and now I really don’t. I probably should.

I could care less about being an action actor like Stallone or Schwarzenegger.

I can’t think of anyone I’ve mistreated. I’ve always thought that I am my brother’s keeper. And I believe there’s a ‘great spirit’ that takes care of all of us.

What reason, like the careful ant, draws laboriously together, the wind of accident sometimes collects in a moment.

I think when you’re in a relationship where you really care for the other person, when they achieve their dreams it’s better than when you do yourself.

Don’t confuse temporary interest for permanent caring.