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I speak Hindi fluently because my mother speaks only in Hindi and Urdu. -- Esha Gupta
Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing. -- Sanjeev Bhaskar
A few words of Hindi appear here or there, but it's all Urdu. I feel that if the popular culture, which is what Hindi films are, uses Urdu, it's not going to diminish. -- Ismail Merchant
Urdu can not die out because it has very strong roots in Persia. The language itself is not only just the language of the Muslims, but it's also the language of the Hindus. -- Ismail Merchant
Pride! In English it is a Deadly Sin. But in Urdu it is fakhr and nazish - both names that you can find more than once on our family tree. -- Kamila Shamsie
There were a lot of unique challenges in producing the film, such as the logistical issues inherent in producing a long-term verite film in Pakistan, dealing with Urdu and Punjabi dialogue with an English-speaking editor and all the difficulties in recording, editing and clearing so many music tracks. -- Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
I speak Urdu quite a lot, too, and I read a lot of Persian. -- Juan Cole
I feel French is very close to Urdu. Both languages are beautiful. Sadly, their beauty is lost in translation. -- Amisha Patel
We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests. -- Lalu Prasad Yadav
My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu. -- Maajid Nawaz
To start with, there's the alien accent. "Tree" is the number between two and four. "Jeintz" is the name of the New York professional football team. A "fit" is a bottle measuring seven ounces less than a quart. This exotic tongue has no relationship to any of the approved languages at the United Nations, and is only slightly less difficult to master than Urdu. -- Fletcher Knebel
Why should I just limit myself to the Urdu language? Why not sing in different languages? -- Junaid Jamshed
In the UK, most of the nasheeds that I did were in my native language, Urdu. Youngsters who could not understand the language came up to me... [and] said it was a great experience to just listen. That was actually very heart warming for me. -- Junaid Jamshed
I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience. -- F. Sionil Jose

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