Bengali movies are a great form of cinema too. Interestingly, they work with lower budgets.Collection: Movies
If you want to keep a relationship, you must nurture them with love.Collection: Relationship
'Little Baby' is a beautiful film about father and daughter relationship which talks of generation gap.Collection: Relationship
There are lots of variables that come into play in the industry, like attending parties and dating actors. When you don't indulge in all this, you tend to get affected in some way.Collection: Dating
I love being in Delhi, the food and the infrastructure are amazing.Collection: Amazing
In West Delhi I lived a very Punjabi way of life; I have always loved its gregariousness, courage, fun, drama and day-to-day joy of living and celebrating.Collection: Courage
I used to live in Rajouri Garden. I was a shy child, dutiful to parents, serious in studies but happier on the sports ground.Collection: Sports
My first film was a super-hit. It made the producer earn a lot of money and gave me a lot of fame. The funny part is that I acted in Tum Bin' as a project for which I was paid a stipend and not the money that comes to the star of a very popular film.Collection: Funny
Shooting for Aamar Pratigya' was a completely delightful experience for the 25 days I shot for the film.Collection: Experience
I was married once. When the tinsel from Tum Bin' was wearing off, so was the happiness from my first marriage. Ever since, I've been wary of marrying again.Collection: Marriage
I enjoy watching Daniel Day Lewis, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Kevin Spacey.
Is that bad? Detachment in the sense that I can't be going to every party, showing my face, talking to the press and telling them what I am wearing to the bathroom or where I eat. I would rather see a purpose to that.
This industry is in a hurry to gain solid results. They expect a hero or a heroine to get intimate on the first day of meeting for the good of the film, which is against my temperament. I draw a line, which the industry doesn't like.
As a professional actor, you have to do a lot of things and a steamy number is just one of them.
I prefer more of outdoor exercises than gyming.
Acting is a sport to me, I enjoy being in the ring and playing it.
I am basically a Delhi boy who has been living in Mumbai for the past 12 years.
I'm from a typical middle-class family in Delhi, with one of the most down-to-earth childhoods.
I think hosting is a far better option than acting in soaps as one feels much more responsible for the show.
Kids are smart nowadays, they are much more aware of their surroundings than we were 20 years ago, but at the same time it is important that they are guided as a friend when they go through adolescence.
There is certainly an economic disparity between Bollywood and the regional film industry.
I chucked my CA final exams to pursue modeling. My parents objected to this, but they soon came around. And after seeing my maiden movie Tum Bin, they were happy beyond words!
I am open for all sorts of roles, be it hero or the antihero.
I am fine working with debutant directors. They have a freshness about them.
The place that I always come for the best Sushi in Delhi is Sakae Sushi at the Ambience mall, Vasant Kunj.
There were offers to do 'Tum Bin 2' and 'Tum Bin 3' but then it would have been the same kind of franchise films which I think limit an actor.
Instead of only doing songs and item dance,' we need to have a hard look at ourselves not only as actors, but people in this society.
My game plan is very simple. If something good comes up, I will check if those required dates are free and I will do the film. Regardless of the language and the scope of the project.
The whole cast of Sirphire' was a great fun to shoot with; singers Preet Harpal, Roshan Prince were like brothers while shooting and we formed our own trio.
It takes time for the dust to settle. And by dust, I mean people clouding your mind by giving wrong information and your expectations and excitement of being in the industry.
Small films, made on shoe-string budget work in big centres, and for that a substantial amount of budget should be set aside for marketing.
I love the whole Punjabi culture as I have seen it very closely in Delhi in my growing up years.
There was a lot of struggle. People have different perceptions about you and sometimes looks also can limit you as an actor.
I like to be spoken about only when I am doing meaningful work.
The priority for me has always been good films.
Movie-making is a very creative medium of expression.
All my summer and Puja vacations were spent in Calcutta with my didima and a host of other relatives and friends.
If we want good stories, writers should be given their due.
The Mumbai film industry has definitely a bigger reach. But considering the rich content of work in many Bengali films, even by new directors, there has to be a better financially backed distribution model for films here.
As far as my absence from the public eye is concerned, that's because I'm publicity shy - something which is not considered good nowadays.
Everybody is so right when they keep raving about their work experiences with Mr. Bachchan. It was a treat really. He has honed his craft to another level altogether.
The off-screen Priyanshu is a homely person who likes to read, workout, watch films, meet friends and family. He is quite nice and I like him.
'Majaz' is going to be an important film in my career and I will be seen in a different role in this film.
I want to do more Tollywood projects but I don't go around asking for roles.
'The Sign of Four' is a brilliant story. It's already been made into a film in the U.K., which I haven't seen.
Like every one, I too enjoy commercial success but for me it is certainly not the end of world.
I have always been open towards character roles.
The best way to get out of depression is to work out.
I know exactly what Ganjing is. Quite a few years ago, I had come to meet my friend who was studying in IIM and the two of us had roamed around on a rickshaw looking at all the Hazratganj special stuff.
I always knew I wanted to go into acting. So I dropped out of the modelling circuit and started taking acting and dance lessons.