Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Sonu Sood
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
If I can't give back to the society, then this isn't a good life I am leading.
No matter whom I've worked with, they've always created a great bond with me.
It's challenging to play a real-life character because you know that it existed in the history and you have certain parameters to follow and stay within.
I don't think there is anyone who hasn't heard about Dawood Ibrahim or seen his pictures. It was very important for me, not to just get the look right, but also to learn the way he smoked, the command he had over people, etc.
I can never take a break from Telugu films, because they have given me a lot of recognition. No matter how busy I am or the number of films that I do elsewhere, I always keep my schedule free for at least two to three films in Telugu.
I first came to Mumbai by train, without a reserved ticket. I stood by the door and slept in the space next to the washroom. I know what struggle is.
It wasn't easy at all for a qualified engineer to take the decision of giving it up, leave Punjab and try to make a name in films. But I really wanted to be an actor, hence I took the decision.
Tanushree is a very nice girl and I worked with her once. She is very focussed, and I could see how hard-working she was, with dreams in her eyes. She was one of the well-behaved girls on the set.
Four places in the country hold great importance in my life - Punjab, where I was born, Nagpur, where I did my engineering and where my wife is from, Bombay where I work and obviously, Hyderabad, where I learnt the craft of cinema.
I approach every film like it's my debut.
When you play a cop, it's a different feeling altogether.
Before getting into movies, I decided to get modeling or acting assignments in Delhi.
My mother was a professor of English and History.
I don't really have to switch on and switch off because I enjoy the process of enacting a role on the sets, all those mad hours of shoot and then heading home after work. I don't divide it like normal and abnormal life. For me, the entire process of doing my work and heading home is normal.
My day goes by coordinating things like transport for migrant workers, taking government permissions, organizing food among other things. And I feel very happy and satisfied. If I was shooting, I wouldn't have had all the time in the world. Now, that I have all the time, it is important to give that to the needy.
The way cinema has grown I think, doesn't matter if its Hindi or South. People watch all languages.
What I am always careful about is not to repeat the same kind of roles.
I will continue sending migrants home until the last migrant reunites with his family and loved ones.
With no back-up in the industry, it is tough to prove yourself.
Gymming for me is as important as breathing or brushing my teeth.
To look in great shape, it becomes imperative for me to do exercise methodically. So gymming is part of my routine.
It is not easy to pull off your shirt, bare your torso and go beyond it. It needs a lot of conviction. You have to be comfortable in your skin.
My mother always says that you are successful only when you are capable of helping somebody. So I feel whatever I could do I could do only with the blessings of my parents.
Taking off my shirt has become a part of my life, whether it is at award ceremonies or reality shows. As long as people enjoy it, why not?
I grew up in Punjab when terrorism was at its peak.
A great physique and a good performance make for a delicious combination.
You have to give your best as you can't guarantee the success of your film, but you can always give a good performance.
My wife and my kids have been my pillars.
There is no difference working for Hindi or South films; the only difference is the language.
I always wanted to act in a Kannada film.
I abstain from trying Punjabi cuisine because it is extra oily.
I've always believed that it's the film that chooses the actor and not the other way round.
I was offered a role in 'Dabangg 2,' but after reading the script, I didn't feel there was much space for my character in the film.
I think fitness and doing gym should be like brushing teeth everyday in the morning as it should come automatically without any excuse.
I am very happy being an actor. I am doing very well for myself in the acting profession. I am not going to join politics.
In my eyes, Twitter is not just about posting pictures of the clothes you wear. It's about connection with people who reach out to you, too.
I feel it is my duty to help the migrants, the heartbeats of our country. We have seen migrants walking on the highways with their families and kids. We just can't sit in the AC and tweet and show our concern till we don't go on the roads, till we don't become one of them.
I've acted in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu films.
I always believe that expressing grief on social media isn't enough, it is very important to take some action.
All I can say is that I will always try my best to work on the expectations that people have from me.
I have no interest in politics. I have been offered to join politics, but I am not even interested in it even one per cent.
My home in Moga has turned into something really special.
My biggest regret is that there are only 24 hours in a day. I wish there was at least a few more hours. Each hour of me being awake means I can help a few more migrants who are stranded and are desperate to reach home.
It's like my career is divided in phases. There comes a phase when I only do Tollywood movies, back to back, and then there is a phase when I do only Hindi films.
Migrant workers have helped build our roads, homes and offices. We cannot stand and watch them be homeless.
If your film and character are a hit, chances are you'll get typecast in that space.
Nothing can be better than playing a Maharashtrian character in a Rohit Shetty film.
I started with the job of sending migrants back home the day lockdown started, and I will not end this task till the last migrant reaches home. We are working day and night to reach out to everyone so that all of them can reunite with their families.
Fitness has been a part of my life even before I became an actor.
I feel motivated everyday by seeing people and listening to them when it comes to fitness.
I've worked with Farah Khan who is a competent woman director, and Farah and I had a great professional equation and we are still best of friends.
My mother was a professor and she would wake me up at 5:30 every morning. I've had that routine since I was a child. So it's not tough to wake up and face the camera at any time now.
Frankly speaking, from day one, I've been offered solo leads, but I did not take up any of them. For me, it has to be the right script and the right director before I launch myself in Tollywood in a lead role.
My parents are no more but I am sure they are up there smiling and supporting me.
Playing Arjuna was one of the most special experience because as kids we have seen 'Mahabarata,' we have read about Arjuna, and one day you get a chance to play that role in the profession that you love the most that one of the most special one of my life.
I feel that our country's real heroes are our brave soldiers who leave their families to protect our land.
I love being an actor. So, when I am the baddie on screen, I am just doing my job and I am doing it with love and honesty.
In 'Paltan,' I play a braveheart, Major Bishwant Singh, who was feared by the Chinese. They called him Tiger Nathu La. I feel blessed to have got an opportunity to play a real-life hero and bring to screen an untold story of our history.
I am from a sports background, and always wanted to become either a cricketer or footballer; in short, just play some sport and represent my country. I got diverted, but the sportsman in me is still alive.
I maintain social distancing and try to take all the precautions, sanitise again and again after a few minutes.
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