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I'm really a nice guy!
I like going with the flow.
I am quite an animal and nature lover.
I acted all through school and college.
What I play on screen doesn't bother me.
I'm just glad to be part of groovy films.
I don't really know or care about trends.
Acting is acting, regardless of the medium.
I really enjoyed working with Ranveer Singh.
I am not interested in one-sided characters.
I am an eco-friendly person and a vegetarian.
I am a little bored of playing negative characters.
When you are not successful, nobody listens to you.
For me, India symbolises a big fire and a big river.
It is important for an actor to play different roles.
It's nice to get compliments from both girls and guys.
If you are being interviewed, just be polite, have fun.
I try to conserve water and avoid plastic as much as I can.
Memorizing the song and singing it are two different things.
Your whole life doesn't have to be one long, smart monologue.
It feels good to be able to work with a director and actors I've admired.
One must say no to some opportunities to open the possibilities of others.
I've been doing theatre for years, but film acting has broadened my horizon.
The Rotterdam Film Festival really makes you feel like part of a film family.
I appreciate being known as 'best character' rather than as the 'best bad guy.'
I don't believe in the separation between mankind and nature. Mankind is nature.
I do have carbon footprints because of travel, but apart from that, I am simple guy.
In theatre, I get comedy or nice lead roles. I don't understand a grey or negative role.
An interesting life could always use a little seduction, confidence, ambition, and danger.
In 'Raabta' I've two personalities to project, and yes, there are distinct shades of grey.
You have to do all kinds of things like voice-overs, corporate gigs, and edit videos to support yourself.
I have a car, but I don't use it very much - only when I go for my shoots - so the carbon footprint is tiny.
If I see that everything the director does is motivated by trying to achieve the best, I can accept anything.
Ranveer is a great co-actor. He is extremely reactive and extremely responsive. He is a pleasure to work with.
If I was lying on the side of the mountain, dying, would I have any regrets? Yeah. I would regret not making films.
If the role is complicating and challenging enough for me to push me out of my comfort zone, then I get very excited.
Ideally, for me, the power of appreciation lies in getting better roles and being given more responsibility as an actor.
'Flip' is an anthology of four short films, and I am in the one called 'Massage,' along with Sandeepa Dhar and Viraj Patel.
I am not a major jet-setter; I am a simple man who likes to be on a good beach, have a little swim, and play beach football.
'Neerja' is such a solid film. Everything about the film has substance, be it sound, writing, story, background scores, or direction.
I heard that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has an eye for detail, and it shows in his work, but seeing it firsthand is a powerful experience.
Any actor who says that they don't want the attention, and that they're tired of all the interviews and photoshoots, are just pretending.
As you know, before entering the glamorous world of Bollywood, I was into theatre, where I played varied roles, from a lover boy to a servant.
It's harder to scream at someone you just chatted with at lunch. I mean, if you're a superb actor, you might be able to do that, but I couldn't do it.
I did plays because I liked plays. I studied psychology because I was fascinated by the subject, and I hope to keep doing films because I love the medium.
I started to view theatre like a spiritual experience. You're on stage saying somebody else's lines, but you're saying them with full commitment of being that person.
Strangely, or maybe not so strangely, a lot of the roles that I am offered are of Muslim characters, maybe because I looked a certain way in 'Neerja.' But I am actually Parsi.
Discovery Channel's 'Planet Healers' will provide a look into how businesses can exist for more than just making profits, how they can help create a better and sustainable future.
'Absolute Water' converts sewage water into water which can be even consumed - if only one can get rid of the taboo of drinking sewage water, which they do in many parts of the world!
It occurred to me that actors are selfish, and they think that the world revolves around them. For one year, I quit, and I went to an ashram in Bihar and went to Himalayas backpacking.