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“What is a commercial film? I think every film is commercial, as every film makes money.”
“With 'Badhaai Ho,' the lines are so quirky and the situation is so humorous, awkward, and bizarre that people are taking away a lot from the film. The dialogues are amazing. We aren't trying to make people laugh, but the situation is like that, that people are laughing.”
“The only privilege star kids enjoy is a good launch. That, of course, is important.”
“I learnt so much from all my films, successful or unsuccessful.”
“I'd love to do a film on homosexuality. That's on my radar.”
“I had an edge in 'Andhadhun' because, being a musician, I knew how to play a guitar, so it was not difficult for me to learn a musical instrument.”
“I wanted to work with Sriram Raghavan, the master of noir.”
“I am the public, a boy from Chandigarh who's bought tickets in black and revered films since childhood, and when I choose scripts, I take out the garb of an actor-slash-star, and I consume the script as a layman.”
“It happens in the West most of the time - the biggest of stars, they audition. That's how it should happen.”
“There is no point in playing safe, because the audiences love different quirks: something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is, and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be.”
“It's good to be an outsider.”
“I was a part of the reality show wave in 2002. Back then, no one had seen non-fiction on TV, and we had no reference point, so we all were just excited to see cameras around us.”
“I think actors are very obsessed about looking different and behaving differently, but all people need is just a different film. They don't want a different you; they want a different story.”
“I am glad I have a partner like Tahira who is very brave, strong, who is an inspiration.”
“As an actor, I have always believed that content is the kin,g and I have always put my neck on the line to choose cinema that is off the beaten track.”
“I would love to write a script, for sure. I write poetry and songs. But writing a script needs a lot of time and discipline.”
“I have done a lot of street theatre and plays and interacted with the public through radio and television.”
“To be successful in Bollywood, you either need to be a superstar or have a super script.”
“I have certain viewpoints that come out in certain shayaris.”
“Writers have always been very underrated.”