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I grew up with a deep regard for cinema.
Shahid's been a big influence in my life.
My mother is my best friend and my biggest critic.
I want to be a part of films that elate me and resonate with me.
I love to play varied roles. That's the most exciting thing for me.
There are a lot of people who are overly judgemental on the Internet.
My acting style changes according to the way a character is imagined.
I was very young when my parents separated, and later, my mother remarried.
'Dhadak' was the first film I was meant to do. And it is very close to my heart.
I enjoy Instagram because it is a visual medium platform, with more photographs.
Movies have only fascinated me; they've cultivated me, made me the person I am today.
The reason why I wanted to be an actor was to understand different people and cultures.
I like to mix it up, so I do Parkour, play football, dance... I am a dancer, essentially.
At the end of the day, filmmaking is all about telling stories, and I'm just doing my part.
'Dhadak' has its own individuality and a story that deserves to be told to a larger audience.
I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators.
I don't think I can live a life of compromise. If I did, I wouldn't be able to sleep properly.
During college, I found academics repulsive and forced myself to study subjects I didn't want to pursue.
When there is hate or negative comment, I try to ignore it and try to not bother myself with such stuff.
Janhvi is a goofball. She is unintentionally funny sometimes. Even intentionally, to give her due credit!
I feel I have learnt a lot on the sets of 'Beyond The Clouds,' and it will be a life-long learning for me.
I am emotionally strong, passionate, empathetic, and sensitive towards others, especially the people I love.
I'm proud of my middle-class background because that's how I've grown up. I have my values and sensibilities.
As for my father, I developed a friendly equation with him once I grew up. He has seen 'BTC' and has loved it.
I managed to make my debut with my favourite, Majid Majidi, whereas 'Dhadak' is giving me a huge mass exposure.
I am not somebody who is very fashionable. I do not pay much heed to what I wear. I am very erratic in that sense.
I believe if you are sincere with your work and you are good at it, then your identity will be created by default.
There was a day when I woke up and realised that I had to pinch myself, since I was going to work with Majid Majidi.
I have always been passionate about dancing and acting, and before I was passionate about it, I was fascinated by it.
I have only got encouragement and lessons from my family, so I don't associate negative things like pressure with them.
Actors can become technically sound, but honesty always translates, even if you are not doing a lot of things on camera.
'Sairat' is such a consuming movie, so I was stuck into its story. It has such a poignant end that I was quite moved by it.
Working with Janhvi is great. She has the best energy on set. She brings smiles on people's faces. She is very dedicated and sincere.
When I was 16, I watched a lot of world cinema. I borrowed a lot of my personality from cinema. It has been one of my biggest teachers.
I'm not a method actor because it refers to a certain kind or technique of acting that I have studied about, and I know I'm not one of them.
I have always had open conversations with Shahid. He would discuss what he felt as a performer, and I would talk to him about his performances.
I've worked towards self-development as an aspiring artiste. I've been most passionate about dancing and acting, so I have followed it obsessively.
If you go to Udaipur, even the locals from the lower middle class have a certain air about them. They are very proud of their heritage and history.
It was a great learning experience to work with all the stalwarts associated with 'Beyond the Clouds.' It's indeed a strong team to be working with.
Both my brother and mother are actors and dancers. Of course my mom, who is a Kathak exponent, is the most established dancer amongst the three of us.
I would be open to doing cinema anywhere in the world. I wouldn't want to restrict myself to a certain kind of cinema or a certain language or get typecast.
I feel fame shouldn't necessarily get me going, but I understand it is part of the job. Sometimes, it is inconvenient and unnecessarily imposing in your personal life.
I wasn't very academically inclined, growing up as a child, and the only subject I was good at was English. I had a flair for it, since I came from a literary background.
I have no intention to make a name for myself and to separate my identity from my brother's name. I am proud to be identified as Shahid's brother. There is no shame in it.
I am extremely eclectic in choosing my films as an audience, and as a direct result of that, I love exploring, I love cinema, and I love learning from different experiences.
My mother has brought me up in a manner that has allowed me to retain my values, ideologies, and philosophies. I was let loose, just enough to develop an individual personality.
What I've seen and learnt from life is that when you give it your best, when you're in it at 100 percent, and you give it your blood, sweat and tears, something beautiful will come out of it.
I have been passionate about dancing and acting as long as I I can remember. It was a natural progression to make it my passion, pursue it, learn more about it, and develop myself as a performer.
For someone who doesn't have a family associated with the industry, they obviously find it tougher to get cast in a film, simply because opportunities are taken up by people who are given preference.
There was a time when I would sit with my books and immediately put them away. I'm not dyslexic, but I was like that child in 'Taare Zameen Par.' Coincidentally, the character's name was also Ishaan.