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Emptiness will always cripple me.
I do a mix of exercises - cardio, gym, yoga.
I am choosy for the kind of show I will take up.
Where there is a hero, there is always a villain.
I want a fit body and not a fantastic muscular body.
I never got a lead role and I make no bones about it.
I needed a break from the breakneck speed of daily soaps.
I've played positive characters. But those films haven't been noticed.
I may have given my best performance but what if the role gets edited?
As an actor I want more and more challenges, I want to reinvent myself.
Fortunately, my wife shares the same values and is extremely supportive.
I have a good grounding in yoga. I have been doing it from my graduation days.
I have worked in Telugu films. I found Bengali easier and sweeter than Telugu.
Getting into acting was a challenge for me as I belonged to a political family.
I got 'slotted' and started getting offers similar to the role I had in 'Maryada.'
The simple, sweet films without the star power often manage to tell a better story.
People recognise me for my role as S.P. Brahmanand in the serial 'Maryada - Lekin Kab Tak.'
I have played a cop a lot over the years and sometimes I get a bit scared of being typecast.
It is an irony that the era of crafty villains such as Gabbar Singh or Mogambo has gone away.
I got plastic surgery done on my face because my skin burnt during the shooting of one of my films.
Doing films and TV together becomes difficult to manage when you have too many things in your hand.
I played a eunuch in 'Shabnam Mausi' with Ashutosh Rana and no one even knew when the film released.
If I am not playing the villain then I'll play the friend, or the brother who dies in the third reel.
But I'll always be glad for knowing a person like Shah Rukh. He is one man who hasn't changed at all.
I have always seen Rajesh Khanna coming on the sets with his secretary only and no one from his family.
In a film, there are too many characters. If the film is not a hit, then nobody really notices your work.
It's not that I was not getting offers but I don't want to do petty and insignificant roles again and again.
My wife and I don't believe in exchanging gifts. A happy and healthy life together is our gift to each other.
I have only one hobby and that is acting. It's my passion, my hobby, so I don't need a break to pursue my hobby.
Because you are seen on the screen, whether big or small, the people in remote places are in complete awe of you.
When I was shooting for the film 'No Problem,' there was a fire on the sets and I had some burn injuries in my leg.
In a typical Hindi film, there's the role of the hero, the heroine, and the other important character is the villain.
Any holiday my group of friends and I managed to get, we would catch the early morning train to Lucknow to watch films.
Yes, it is funny that most of the roles that I have played so far have been negative. I have been typecast as a villain.
Many number of times I say no when a producer or a director asks me to do a cop's role, unless the film is very interesting.
I have absolutely no problem on doing a negative character. If that matches up to my acting caliber, I will definitely do that.
Explaining to my children, especially my daughter, that I will be dressed as a woman, and will be playing a eunuch was a tough task.
For a man it's not easy to play a woman onscreen. You have to wax your body. You dress up a lot to be able to do justice to the portrayal.
It will sound quite weird but I actually watch TLC as I love to travel. It's like sitting in your drawing room and traveling to a new world.
After two years in TV, I realized that I need a break from 9 to 5 routine work. I just wanted to explore and get back to movies for a while.
I feel when a new comer acts in his first film, he starts feeling top of world and nature changes due to the stardom. And then downfall starts to happen.
On television one gets to do things in detail and at an easier pace. You can experiment a lot with the character, give it lot more time, and let it grow.
I'm a self-made actor in Bollywood. And when I see actors far more good-looking and talented than me struggling for a place, I feel quite happy with my place.
Because of television, people are now more exposed about actors - one gets to know about actor's personal life. People know that we are just playing characters.
I remember when I was in Allahabad University, Amitabh Bachchan had come to campaign in Allahabad. I realized then the sort of expectations people had from him.
When I met Feroz Khan, he offered me a role of a villain in 'Yalgaar.' He also asked me to build my physique. As for villains action is a must, so I joined a gym.
Wearing the sari, adhering to the parda system and all those things are really taxing. After wearing a woman's attire, I came to understand what they go through daily.
I'm glad my parents found a perfect match for me in Sonalika. The secret to our successful marriage is that we give each other respect and space. We are friends and not just spouses.
There was a time when villains were stylized as very fashionable with gelled hair, girls in arms and cigar in mouth but now films have come closer to the reality. Realism has entered our industry.
I sometimes catch up 'Simi Selects India's Most Desirable.' Sometimes I watch reality dance shows, too. And yes, the strangest of all is that I watch 'Tom and Jerry' on Cartoon Network with my son.