Abhinav Shukla

“Men get away with everything. But if a wife has an affair, she gets the blame. When husband has an affair The Other Woman' gets the bad name.”

“I was very clear that I won't get married until I find the person I can be myself with and Rubina are just that.”

“Well, I am a traveller at heart.”

“I had worked with Pranay Dixit in a film, who also hails from Lucknow. I always wanted to cast him for some of my projects as I believe he is brilliant at his craft of an actor.”

“We do a lot of scenes like say proposing a girl, but you know it is done technically - you don't feel anything. But sometimes I feel bad, maybe when my parents see me play this character and shouting at a girl, they might feel weird.”

“We live in a society where people will watch erotic stuff and then pass comments on it.”

“If you ask me, we actors have this amazing ability to detach ourselves from an emotion and just do it for the camera.”

“When you work in a multicast project, there has to be a lot of respect and cooperation from each other.”

“It's been two years since I am off television, but I am constantly being offered roles for TV projects. People from the TV industry continue to be kind to me.”

“I don't understand why people set limits, like I will buy a house, then car, and so on. But I ask them, what after you've achieved all that? I have come to realize the value other things, like nature, or spending time with my family in Ludhiana or peace of mind.”

“I feel I haven't quite settled in Mumbai. One, it is a cultural shock for me and two, I feel no one really has the time for others in Mumbai. For instance, if you need them, they wouldn't be there despite swearing allegiance to you.”

“Rubina hasn't fully explored her adventurous side yet. The main reason I fell in love with her was because she is super healthy and fit. She proved that she is a good climber when I took her along to climb Mt. Kalsubai.”

“I choose roles where I do not have to devote a lot of time.”

“My father was a scientist and his colleagues were into pathology and microbiology, and study of viruses and how it spreads and mutates, so I understand the beauty with which nature works and more beautifully how our immune systems work.”

“Emotionally, I am attached to TV because it has given me my bread and butter.”

“A man having an affair is acceptable, women are called characterless. Why?”

“My father is a scientist , my mother a teacher, my brother is a Naval Officer and I am an entertainer - we all are doing out a bit for our country!”

“I have worked with so many actors, some have been stars, while at times, I have been at a better standing than them, but it doesn't really matter.”

“My style probably makes me look like a foreign-return guy.”

“Women are the reason why mankind exists. Let's give them their due.”