If you normally go quiet when you get angry, you may not relate to a character that reacts very differently. But if you see someone internalising the anger like you do, you will immediately identify with him or her. It's these small things that penetrate your psyche and make you relate at a deeper level.Collection: Anger
We humans need to reboot and learn to have gratitude for our doctors, police officers, or those providing essential services, otherwise they would feel that it's a thankless job. They risk their lives for others and don't even get time for their own family. We need to be more compassionate, caring towards them instead of misbehaving.
Ups and downs are part of life. One has to try out his best and march ahead.
I am ready to work hard, do comedy, romance and action. Just give me that trust.
One should approach life with a realisation that nothing is permanent.
Fame is a mirage.
Even after my film 'Khatta Meetha,' I was jobless for a year.
I am even ready to dance if someone is willing to write those parts for me.
Hathiram Choudhary is a vulnerable, intense and deep character. Like every common man, he just wants to prove himself and better himself. But he is also bound by his philosophies.
I don't think anyone will be able to answer why one did not get success from their work. It's just part of life. Sometimes your work is good, but the character does not fully reach the audience.
Most of the characters I've been offered have been very dominating and self-assured, maybe because of the way I look.
When you come from FTII, people take you seriously. The environment at the institute is very conducive to learning.
There's a reason why you attach the luck factor to your hard work. You work hard in every film, but there's always that one film that comes at the right time and does the best for you.
As an actor, it filled me with joy that 'Raazi' was well-received and it gave me an identity and improved me as an actor. It was Meghna Gulzar's guidance that brought out the best in me. She is a receptive filmmaker who knows the art of extracting a performance.
When 'Raazi' released, I think I was ready to embrace complex roles and some challenging characters with responsibility and restraint.
At one time, smaller, and story-heavy films were not appreciated much but exposure has made the audience aware of what great story-telling is. This has also ensured that the right actors are cast for the right kind of roles.
More than being a star, I want to be an actor. This may sound cliched but that is how it is.
Unlike star kids, we do not have the liberty to do anything and be famous.
Gangs Of Wasseypur' was a confidence booster for me.
If one keeps working hard then no one can stop them.
Acting is just part of my life. It is not my life. Whatever time I invest in acting I give my 100 per cent. But there are other things which are also important and I like to give equal attention to them.
I come from a family of educationists and both my parents as well as my younger brother and his wife are teachers.
Ever since my childhood, I had an urge to always stay in the limelight.
Every one wants to play a lead, be it negative or positive and I'm no exception.
While Anurag Kashyap is a very chilled out guy and let his actors pitch in with their ideas, Kamal Haasan is an encyclopedia in himself. Merely listening to him enriches one so much.
I hope many think that I can also do vulnerable parts and not macho, antagonist parts in which they've seen me.
They say, you don't get anything before time and more than fate. I truly believe that and have never felt the need to fight it out, to say 'why this didn't happen earlier.'
We all go through the phase where the work is slow and aren't sure if what we are doing will have returns in the future or if it'll reach people at all. You can't fight that.
Pataal Lok' explores the depths of human and societal immorality through a captivating storyline and exemplary talents.
Hathoda Tyagi is such a strong character despite no dialogues and expression. He's the most difficult to break. It would've been interesting to play him.
I have known Abhishek Banerjee for a long time. There have been a lot of films in the past where we were rejected together. We have seen each other's journey. He is an amazing actor.
Hathi Ram's journey intrigued me. He is a very vulnerable character. I was never offered such a role of a man who is a failure in life and is desperate to prove himself. It was a good change for me to play someone with such a nice arc and so many shades to his personality.
I think with Shahid Khan I knocked at the door of Indian cinema. It was a beautiful character and Anurag Kashyap managed to bring that on screen with the same beauty. I was lucky to play him and become a part of a milestone film like 'Gangs of Wasseypur.'
I love Sanjeev Kumar's cop portion in 'Sholay.' Manoj Bajpayee in 'Shool' was also amazing.
Two directors always come with two thought processes.
For an actor, his job becomes easy, when his character is described well on the paper. With a well-written role, it becomes simpler to design and understand your character.
Becoming the character you are playing might work for some, but for me, it doesn't. I always maintain a gap between myself and my character because if I will go so deep into it, it will get difficult for me to come back. You should work towards understanding the psyche of your character and then play it.
Every actor has his own approach towards acting. I believe you do not become the character you are playing. You may get closer to it but you do not lose yourself. There's just a reflection of the character in you.
More than good co-actors, if you have understanding co-actors, it becomes easier to relate with them. Many actors become insecure and get personal, which is not right.
It's an extraordinary story told with simplicity. 'Raazi' is about people who put the country before anything else.
It's not necessary that everything needs to be spoon-fed to the viewer for every story.
You get onto the stage; you can shout and express yourself. Your negative energy gets consumed.
FTII had people from all over India and abroad and they had a different mindset. They would talk about world cinema and there I was - the only foreign films I had watched were probably Arnold Schwarzenegger's and dubbed in Hindi at that!
With rising Covid-19 cases and deaths in India, the government should have thought of the repercussions before opening liquor shops.
It's foolish and such a shame that we attack those working for everyone's safety.
I am very romantic inside.
Whenever I read a script or sign a film, I don't see whether he is a bad guy or a good guy. I see how much the character is contributing to the story? How much is the importance of the character in taking the story forward? And what new I would be able to learn and what new I would be able to try in that?
I have to do good roles.
When the coronavirus-positive cases were 500 in the country, you ordered the shops to shut down, and now when the tally has crossed 50,000 you are opening them. I don't understand the logic.
I was lucky to be a student of FTII, Pune.