My granddad passed away a month before I started shooting for 'Ishaqzaade,' and my mom died just before the film's release, both within a year of each other.

I aspire to play interesting characters.

My grandfather is from Peshawar; he was born there.

When 'Ishaqzaade' released, I was going through hell. It didn't matter what I said or did, because I had lost my mother.

I'm happiest when in front of the camera, and I didn't know it until I got up there.

I think that growth happens and that learning happens in anybody's life regardless of what profession you're in.

Hollywood has cracked emotions very well with animation, and that is where India will eventually cover because it is an emotional country, and we just want a right story to tell, which will stir the right emotions with the audience.

For an actor to create a different look for every film is not easy.

I am very filmi by nature.

It's important to be successful, and not just because there is competition, but also because it leads to better work for you.

There are some people who cannot watch every film because of age. They might watch only three films in a year.

I am so broad and big-structured that even two kilos on me can look like gaining 10 kilos, and losing two kilos can also look like shedding 10 kilos.

I wanted to tell my story because I believe that if I can inspire or motivate even 10 or 15 people to start losing weight, it's a very big achievement. If I've managed to do it, anybody can.

Sadly, Indians are not very easily accepted in Pakistan, and that has a lot to do with the governments.

When you come from within the industry, you are better prepared for the industry. For example, you see your family deal with the nonsense that is written in the papers, or the highs and lows of a hit and a flop.

I love leather jackets, and I am obsessed with it. I carry leather jackets fairly well.

I don't know how I got such an image, but I am not a Casanova. It's an image that I wouldn't have liked for myself.

Even actors are human beings, so we have issues to deal with - physical, emotional, and mental.

I considered obesity a disease. It can destroy you from within. It almost destroyed me, and I do not want that to happen to anybody.

Two actors can be friends very easily. I think two actresses can also be friends.

If I feel insecure, then I am in the wrong profession. I have to trust my director and the material he has given me.

I won't think about what people will say, even when I am actually seeing someone. Somebody will say something, then someone else will contradict it. I can't keep chasing all of them and try and correct everyone.

People have even said my father paid Aditya Chopra to make a film for me. It's illogical. People say what they have to say.

I can't put on a facade every time I go out.

I have learnt that women are superior beings. They have a higher threshold of pain and are more understanding and accepting than men. Also, if you listen to them, you'll understand them better.

In a population of over one billion, there are 12-15 names that have the potential to be main leads in Hindi films. I am within the minority of the minority.

The flop that hit me was 'Tevar.' It felt like someone knocked the wind out of me. When you do a home production, it always hurts more. I wasn't ready to accept that 'Tevar' didn't do well.

The choice of films I make is directly proportional to the kind of cinema I have grew up watching.

I signed 'Aurangzeb' because I loved the story. I thought it was an untold tale. For whatever reason, the audience did not like the film. Fair enough, but I still enjoyed the process.

I have made my mistakes my strengths instead of looking at whose fault it is.

Every character, for me, is a new discovery.