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Last updated on November 8, 2024.
After graduating from National School of Drama, I started doing theatre in Delhi. But there was not much money in Hindi theatre.
A big blockbuster like 'Kick' expands the audience for my films and makes it easier to promote them.
When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.
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.
I interact with journalists all the time, and I note how they behave.
In Mumbai, you have to act in real life, too.
At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.
I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar.
There are thousands of ways to make people laugh - satire, black comedy, slapstick.
I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable.
Rituparno Ghosh is a legendary director, and I happen to be a huge fan of his.
I was shooting for 'Kahaani' and 'GOW' 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.
I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak.
The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter.
I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
I used to clean the sets and serve tea to the artistes.
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.
I believe everyone is mad when they are in love, and I don't think that can ever end.
There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp.
I don't believe in the 100 crore club.
When someone is looking at me, I feel they are looking at someone standing behind me, not at me.
I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry.
The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.
'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
There is nothing called negative character. The negativity and positivity exists in all of us.
I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.
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.
'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy.
The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.
Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
Background scores allow me an absolute flight of the imagination, and I travel in my mind's eye. I do not like the scores to have vocal notes, because they act as a limitation to these flights of fancy.
Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people.
I don't want my work to be heavy. The challenge is to make it interesting and engaging, keeping in mind the need for method acting. This is what I have learnt from Bharat Muni's 'Natya Shastra' and from the Russian theatre legend Stanislavsky.
Before 'Raman Raghav 2.0,' I played a criminal in 'Badlapur.' Though the character was innocent, he was not correctly interpreted by some sections of the audience.
Back in 1993, I was studying in Delhi, and I had a girlfriend. I had never touched a girl before that in my entire life. One day, I decided to go out with her to a garden. We were sitting beside each other, and I just glanced around to see if anyone was looking at us, and I put my hand over hers. I thought love started in this way.
Coming from a small town, I didn't have big dreams. My biggest ambition was to find a job for myself.
How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees?
My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character.
I have seen many teachers in real life, which come from the same background and morality and treat their profession like just another one rather than a noble profession.
The easier it looks on screen, the more hard work goes into making it so.
I am trying every genre.
My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different.
I have fallen in love so many times. If one relationship ended, I would search for another girl. I was always madly in love with all the girls that I dated.
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.
Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.
As far as Raman Raghav is concerned, he is ruthless.
I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
I feel satisfied after achieving something difficult.
It's very difficult switching over from one character to another.
Most people go to ashrams or retreats to destress and rejuvenate themselves. But I come back to my roots, the place where I spent half my life. And when I return, I spend time in the farms, eating a stalk of sugarcane, driving a tractor, and chilling with childhood friends.
Like the way we get to know about the society of Korea, Iran, and other countries through their films, people will get to know about our country. Our films are a mirror of our society.
Love stories should be relatable.
'Ali' is the story of a lower middle-class golfer who becomes a champion. I find the game very interesting and would like to continue playing it regularly after the movie is wrapped up.
I found the brick-making process fascinating - how, after being burnt, the brick would come out strong. I liked to sit on the stack of bricks and look as far as I could. I'd do the same at a hillock near my school - just sit on top at leisure and enjoy the feeling of being on top of the world.
I won't give the credit to 'good fortune.' Whatever I have achieved is because of my hard work and passion.
Even though I hated doing farming and wanted to just get out of the village, I would work from 5 in the morning till 5 in the evening.
When people say I'm a star, I don't believe it.
I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.
It's not necessary that every film has to hit Rs 100 crore box office, or the Rs 50 crore budget. If the film makes double of its project budget, we consider that a hit, and that also means that the film is in profit.
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