“Sometimes I think if I had got all these films 5 years back, probably I wouldn’t be as grounded as I am now.”
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“For me, as an actor, there is no commercial or independent or art cinema. For me, it’s a character that is given by the director. And it is a task for me that I have to fulfill it to the best of my ability regardless of the kind of film that it is.”
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“My job is to work hard and be honest with my character, and that’s in my control. I can only try to give my best performance.”
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“I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable.”
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“Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.”
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“I don’t understand what A-grade commercial cinema is. If you are talking about box office success, mine are A+ then!”
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“Kabir Khan is a director who goes out of his way to make his actors comfortable. He’s very chilled out. He makes the environment on set very casual and friendly.”
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“In Mumbai, you have to act in real life, too.”
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“I feel satisfied after achieving something difficult.”
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“The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.”
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“As far as Raman Raghav is concerned, he is ruthless.”
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“I am doing characters that have so many layers. And I am very lucky that I show a lot of variety.”
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“Looks is a matter of perception. At Cannes, Europeans think I am good looking, while in India, I am not.”
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“There were times when I was locked for a role but was then called and told it was not happening.”
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“Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge the Bollywood formula with a good story.”
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“I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply my skills as an actor.”
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“The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.”
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“Being a recognized face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.”
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“How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees?”
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“It’s very difficult switching over from one character to another.”
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“I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.”
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“I won’t give the credit to ‘good fortune.’ Whatever I have achieved is because of my hard work and passion.”
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“Muzaffarnagar is 40 kilometers from my village. So I used to see films if I was able to save money and on special occasions like Eid, Diwali.”
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“There is nothing called negative character. The negativity and positivity exist in all of us.”
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“I am trying every genre.”
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“I am a five-foot six-inch, dark, ordinary-looking man. People didn’t imagine that I would make it.”
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“I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan.”
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“There are thousands of ways to make people laugh – satire, black comedy, slapstick.”
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“My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters.”
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“I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan’s starrer ‘Talash.’”
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“My character in the first installment of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from ‘Kahaani,’ where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second installment of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur,’ it is again very different.”
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“The success of ‘Kick’ will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.”
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“I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available.”
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“I was shooting for ‘Kahaani’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ back to back. I was in a village on work, where a man extended a paper to me. For a minute I thought he wanted another actor’s autograph. I looked back and forth, but there was no one. That was quite an experience.”
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“’Kahaani’ gave me popularity and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ stardom.”
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