You see in comedy - performance is the cake and dialogue is like the icing on that cake.
Artists like Mehmood, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan are performers... they are born in centuries.
The level of comic performance has certainly gone down over the years.
If I'm not comfortable doing something, I'll refuse the role altogether.
I am not funny in real life, but it's my work to make people laugh.
I have done many films and spoke different languages.
Gone are those days where I would probably work for five shifts in a day.
My golden phase was unarguably between the 90s and 2000s.
There's a phase for everyone, where actors need to slow down and reinvent themselves.
I was always taught to do something to have an identity of your own. Forget your mom, dad, brother, sister, regardless of how big they are, you should do things by yourself, even if it means selling clothes or pens on the road.
It is said that a person who makes other people laugh has a lot of pain in his heart. On the contrary, I have thoroughly enjoyed being a comedian and don't nurse such thoughts.
The onus is on us to produce movies that everyone in the family can watch.
Life in Bollywood was not easy. It took me many years to establish myself, it was a struggle.
I started as a stand-up comedian at charity shows in Mumbai.
Comedy is tough. It is a serious business.
A lot of thought goes into making people laugh. Comedy is never easy. Making people cry is easier than making them laugh.
A comedian's job itself is tough. But I have been lucky to have made people laugh.
I cannot stay away from people and audience.
It is always nice to keep in touch with our family and know our roots.
My son assisted a few directors and my daughter does stand up acts with me.
