I think debutant awards should be for people who are relatively new to films.
In terms of myself, I have reseen 'Mirzya' several times and there is not a moment that I can change about that film.
I won every award except Filmfare.
I believe acting is a director's medium completely.
The director is the one who tells the story.
I look for subjects which are very personal for the director and luckily I have found that. I look for master directors.
Stars are Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. People will go and watch their film on the first day. That is stardom.
Sonam and Rhea are very picky about the women that come into my life. Nobody is good enough. They sometimes cut it off even before it ignites.
I try and get to know women who are not from my line of work. I want to know a lawyer, someone in medicine or investment banking.
There are so many fantastic women out there who are not models or actresses.
Everything in life has its advantages and disadvantages. It's all about doing your best.
I can't imagine the amount of hard work and dedication that it takes to make your way through. But, once you do that then it is about how talented you are. We have examples like Ranveer Singh, Sidharth Malhotra and Sushant Singh Rajput and then from film families we have Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Sonam Kapoor.
I had a very normal childhood because I think my parents made a decision very early in life to keep all of us, especially me, guarded from filmi parties and sets. I loved it and missed it.
For the longest time I was contemplating on becoming a writer-director. But somewhere between the age of 18 and 21, I decided to do the acting thing.
I have a bachelors of art in screen writing from Chaplan University in California. I didn't pursue writing because in those years of education, acting came naturally to me. I felt like I had the presence and the look, and I could act.
When you do something from the age of 22 to 25, that's a big time in your life; you are at an impressionable age and it is a first-time experience.
I think if 'Bhavesh Joshi' was made in the 1990s, dad would have been a very good fit for the role. He could have done it really well.
I cannot judge my performance, but I think 'Mirzya' was made for me.
Spotlight' is loosely inspired by a piece of work by Satyajit Ray, and it is not an adaptation. I thought people would either love it or hate it. However, people seem to be appreciating the technical merits and performances in the film. I am feeling really good about it.
I have not done films that need me to be a superstar. I have done more off-beat cinema.
Vasan Bala is one of the best and has his own style of doing things. In his films, the humor is dark and bizarre but it is also entertaining.
I think that is what art should be - good or bad is a different matter - but it should initiate a conversation.
I've spent time with Abhinav Bindra. He is an introvert. He is quite restrained and does not get carried away by his achievements. He has a very dry sense of humour and keeps his cards close to his chest. Even when the man won the Olympic gold medal, he was so calm.
If you have talent and belief in yourself, eventually you will find your place.
Aisha' was a first-of-its-kind chick flick. That started a trend.
No producer wants to lose money and no director wants to make a bad film. I don't think those things apply to my films.
I have grown up watching Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.
I am a 90s kid.
I am not influenced by anyone. I am my own person when it comes to acting and I would like to mark my niche when it comes to making a mark in the world of acting.
I am very original, not contrived, in terms of who I am, and what my skill set is.
You can be anybody's son, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to whether people are excited to see your film or not.
I want people to be patient and to not have any preconceived notions about me being Anil Kapoor's son. Give me a chance with an open mind.
I like to apply my mind when I watch films. I don't like to be spoon-fed.
I want to create my own identity.
I look at myself and the films that I will be doing, and that films will create my identity.
I think I may not look good as a chocolate boy.
Link-ups are part of actors' lives.
It's simple: if you are an actor, people are going to be curious about your life. It happens across the world, and I think one should embrace it, as opposed to being scared of it.
You have to devote a lot of time and effort to a relationship.
The path that I have chosen for myself, as an actor, is not a conventional one.
Because of the path that I've taken, with doing the alternative films and not doing the conformist, regular movies, and not being in the media too much, and doing my own thing, a lot of the people who've consumed my work have more of an idea of what I'm like.
I'm a laid-back guy - I don't ask too many questions and I'm not overbearing.
In general, I'm very comfortable around women because of the amount of time I've spent with my mother and two sisters.
Mirzya' was an abstract musical. In the end, it was not a conventional film, so it cannot or is unlikely to get conventional results.
I am not here to repackage and rehash ideas.
I don't want to be a typical Bollywood hero.
If I do a mainstream film, it will be by accident and not by choice.
Sonam is in her own world, and she's done all kinds of films. But I also think it's easier sometimes for a heroine to fit in a lot of films.
I'd rather take one holiday in two years and use my money to buy sneakers.