I feel there's a halo around me, a constant sunshine wherever I go.
My job is to give my best, and where my journey would take me is something that I have left to God. I am not much of a planner; I am more of a doer.
Acting between action and cut is temporary. The result is permanent.
I know that in Bollywood, there is this constant talk on which actor's film is minting how much money, but we are living in a time where the focus is shifting from 'actor's responsibility' to the result of a great team work. I believe filmmaking is about that.
During my engineering days, we were taken for an industrial visit. I realised that I can't do a regular job.
When you get to work with a good director, an actor's job gets reduced to half.
It's a reality that you get boxed and stereotyped, but I am not afraid of that. It's my quest as an actor to explore different territories.
My dad battled various financial mishaps for years before achieving success as a stunt director, but my parents ensured that my brother and I knew all about the family's struggle. We knew from where each piece of furniture came from.
As a kid, I grew up watching movies in the cinema, so that dream and charm will never die.
I always knew that I will have to find my own way in the industry. My father had told me that making a mark in Bollywood will be solely my fight.
I never pondered during my struggling phase that I should have become an engineer, as I knew that was not my life. I couldn't have lived it. It would have been a very claustrophobic life.
When you get an opportunity to work in good films like 'Raazi,' it boosts your confidence to know that good filmmakers are willing to work with you.
I feel there's a constant sense of happiness and gratefulness in me.
I have seen my dad working with utmost sincerity and integrity, the sacrifices he made. I have also seen the rewards: if you give your best, you get your worth.
Subconsciously, there was always an actor inside me. But while growing up, it was a very normal childhood because my dad never got films to the dining table and never discussed films.
When people say I've become a star, it takes time to sink in.
I am a tikka lover.
My dad has always inspired me.
I wasn't the star-obsessed person. I never wanted to meet stars at film sets.
'Race' is one of the most successful film franchises in Bollywood. So I was really excited and honoured on being approached for the film. But since I was already committed to another film during the same time as the makers are planning to shoot 'Race 3,' things eventually didn't work out, unfortunately.
