I am humbled for all the love of Indians I get from all over the world.
Since I am a turbaned Sardar, I can only play Sardar roles. Either that or producers should be willing to alter the script to accommodate my physical appearance. But I won't call this a restriction.
It is my good fortune that I am the first Sikh to be playing lead roles in Hindi films.
I don't talk about films even after I sign them because between the signing and the shooting, anything can happen. I am not superstitious, it's just that I don't like talking about a film that is not completed.
I do one film at a time. I can't wake up early. I can't do too many films.
It's not like after winning an award, your job is done and you can relax. You still have to work hard.
When I am offered a film, I don't ask whether I will be singing any of the movie's tracks.
I haven't earned much money through films.
There are so many beautiful locations in Rajasthan, so many beautiful locations in our India that have not been explored. Foreigners come and explore such places, but we fail to see those locations with that perspective.
Although I played a cop in 'Jatt & Juliet 2,' it was a comic role, so playing a serious cop with an important role in 'Udta Punjab' was a change.
I am happy that people are taking me seriously as an actor.
Only the Punjabi music industry has stood the test of time. Bollywood has finished the regional music industry of other languages, but the Punjabi music scene is still flourishing.
I love working; I don't take things for granted, so I just love to do what I do whilst it lasts.
I want to do movies with great stories. The content should be strong.
I look at the story and see what I have got to do in the film. Sometimes the story is great, set-up is good but there isn't much for you to do. I don't want to do that.
It's a misconception that singers in Punjab use music as a backup in case their acting fails. For me, singing is the front, it's not the backup, it was acting that happened by chance.
If anyone thinks they have set a formula for success, that's not true. Because if that were to happen then people would only be copying that formula and every following film would be a copy alone.
I am very scared of sitting without work.
I am not a role model for anyone.
The same actor plays the role of a thief and a police officer on-screen. It's not fair to look for role models in them.
