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I have done all kinds of roles - comedy, action, romance, and thrillers. Just name the genre, and I've done it.
Contrary to perceptions, I am completely devoted to my work, though I don't go around tom-tomming my commitment.
If other members of the Hindi film fraternity are doing aggressive promotional campaigns, then I can do the same.
My brother is a great actor. Just because he doesn't harp about his achievements, people don't talk about his work.
A film only works when its content works. The visuals can be breathtaking, but if the content is not good, it won't work.
Every day of your life is struggle. You are always struggling to achieve more and more. So one can never say, 'I am not struggling.'
As an actor, you want to work every day of your life. You have to work hard, look and think positive, and the work just starts coming your way.
I think you have to always stay focused and positive. If your positive energy dies out, like it happened to me for some time, then you can't do anything.
What do you work for? To be able to buy things for your family, keep them happy. What's the point of working and earning if you can't spend time with them?
Every actor gets an image without wanting one. A lot of romantic heroes want an action hero tag, but they are unable to succeed even though their films are good.
'Ajnabee' is a thriller. I play a married man trapped by mysterious circumstances. The film does have a lot of romance and action, but it's not based on 'Consenting Adults.'
I am not considering shifting my image from action to comedy or romantic comedy. I have done or am doing films which are action-oriented: comedy roles and romantic-comedy roles.
As a family, we are all very close, so we all know what we all are doing. Other than that, we don't see why we should be talking about our private lives and keep it an open book.
Every love story or Hindi film has the same story, but what makes it different is the treatment it's given. Much depends on how it is stylised, how the characters are moulded, and how the story is treated.
'Aashiq' is a romantic film, even though my character is a rather aggressive guy. You could even call it an intense romance. And working with Indra Kumar has been an excellent experience. He is a great director.
My father belongs to a different generation altogether. He has spent most of his time working hard to make our lives comfortable, and ours is more of a conventional father-son relationship rather than one of friends.
In 'Poster Boys,' I played a character that no one would have thought that I could portray. The film helped me focus on work, and I worked so hard on it that even though it didn't do well, I didn't let it bring me down.
As a child, I saw how the industry's sweet-talkers operate. For years, they tried to make my father feel like he was the best actor in the whole world. My father never took them seriously. I, too, imbibed that trait from him.
An actor is always looking for something. When your luck improves, trends change, you get one of those roles that do very well, sometimes even your worst work becomes a super success. So one can never predict what will happen tomorrow.