A person should have positive attitude in his life and it will thus reflect on a healthy lifestyle.Collection: Attitude
I think we should all try and do our bit to celebrate an eco-friendly Diwali to bring about an environmental change.Collection: Environmental
Fitness is easy to achieve but very difficult to maintain. Therefore, it becomes a life-long process which you have to live with and need to be extremely disciplined.Collection: Fitness
For me fitness is not only having a good physique but it is the overall lifestyle which I follow in my life.Collection: Fitness
I was also a fat kid, trying to go to college and just study and grow up with friends. At that time, fitness was not at its boom.Collection: Fitness
Maintaining a beard is serious business.Collection: Business
I have always been an animal lover and I had pet dogs at home. On the day of Diwali, they would be so disturbed and scared that they would hide in a corner and would not come out. I had decided then that I would stop buying crackers on Diwali.Collection: Pet
It just clicks when you meet the right person.
He is Lord Shiva and Lord Shiva is a sexy god. The plan was to show him as being sexy. And that worked for us. I don't take the credit for the character at all.
For me, playing Mahadev has been the biggest challenge, honor and satisfaction.
Once I was in Varanasi, a man in his mid 40s came to meet me from Jalandhar. He touched my feet and asked for blessings. I was stunned. I picked him and hugged him. He said he is blessed now. I think that was the most memorable moment in my life.
I participated in Grasim's Mr. India contest in 2006. That's how it all started for me.
At a time when mythologicals were considered obsolete, Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' revived the genre.
Is there a God superior to Mahadev? I don't think so. If there was, I would have done it.
I search for thrill in my characters because I am a boring person.'
Till the last breath of mine I can't really dig away Mahadev' from me. But as an actor I have to play other roles and move on.
I was in the NDA (National Defence Academy) when the Kargil war happened, and I was all set to join the Indian Army. But my family was not keen. In addition to that, I got rejected because of my poor eyesight.
All I do is shoot and go to the gym.
I do a 15-minute meditation and breathing exercise every day after shooting. That helps me to come out of character.
The kind of attention I get is way beyond my comprehension.
I don't party or socialize.
Considering that I am playing Mahadev, I need to look fit all the time. To achieve this, I workout six days a week.
I plan my meals according to my body weight.
I start my day with a glass of warm water.
Rajma chawal is my all-time favorite dish.
Many people think that dieting is starving yourself. But that is never a right way to control your diet.
What you eat is important and what is eating you is equally important.
I'm not at all shy.
Since Mahadev' ended, I was waiting to play more larger than life characters.
People have gotten to know I visit the gym every day. They are there to meet me every day.
I am from Jammu and Kashmir.
I always wanted to be part of Mumbai's entertainment world.
It is very exciting to be in a period drama like 21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897.'
Period dramas have their own challenges. One must work hard to ensure that you don't just embrace the character you are playing, you also have to understand the smaller nuances of the period to deliver an authentic experience.
For Ishar Singh, the only thing that mattered was his duty, service. The utmost priority was to serve the nation at any cost and be true to his people.
I hardly eat sweets and I've cut down on carbs.
I go to the gym at least five days a week and also go for a run whenever possible.
Once, Mr. Bachchan had come to inaugurate a restaurant and I barged in to shake hands with him.
My marriage will happen when Almighty sends a message.
I don't make any plans, as life never happens according to plans.
My initial years on TV have been fulfilling with the kind of shows that I have done and the characters I have played.
TV's demands are different from those of films.
'Kaafir' is an eight-episode series; but while shooting, you really don't know which part is for which episode.
'Uri' has been made on a big scale and it's technically sound as well.
India is known to be a peace-loving country, we try to keep our peace treaties intact with other countries.
When Lakshya' released, people wanted to join the army. It's been quite some gap since then, but Uri' will bring out those emotions in you.
I didn't want to miss the chance of working in a film like Uri.'
Being in front of the camera was very liberating for me.
When it rains, I do a lot of indoor exercises; when its pleasant, I play a lot of tennis and do swimming, and opt for outdoor sports and running.
I was in the hospital for 15 days. This was the first time I was in a hospital for such long period, and that too, in a COVID ward where you don't get to interact with anyone.