Reading a newspaper is as important to me as reading a script. Sitting in a cafe and drinking coffee is as important as going for a shoot.
Atul Kulkarni
Circuit training is doing repeated exercises on machines without rest. It tones the sagging skin when one starts to lose weight fast.
Dancing like a typical Hindi film hero was a bit strange at first but I enjoyed it.
The movie Gul Makai' will showcase the earlier life of Malala and how she was forced and stopped from going to school. It's a proud story of a girl fighting for her own and other girl child rights to education in her village in Swat Valley. I am glad I was chosen to play this role in Gul Makai.'
For weight gain, one must do cardio in the evening and for weight loss, in the morning. So, while gaining weight, I did weight training in the mornings and light cardio in the evenings.
I have never accepted any random offers for the sake of being a regular face in the film industry.
'The Raikar Case' will offer the viewers with a kind of such a real experience as it truly delivers more than what meets the eye.
I don't think I will ever be erased from people's memory as I like to believe the work I do leaves an impact on people.
I felt huge after I gained weight as I was never this big before. My thighs started to rub against each other and my arms brushed my sides while I walked. I started walking with my legs apart.
My native place is Belgaum and I understand Kannada and have a flavor for acting in South Indian languages.
I do not have AC, TV, microwave or a washing machine in my house.
I have always believed that awards are like accessories to a car. They are very similar to the rear view mirror in a car, which gives you the confidence to drive. They sure mean a lot; however, they are not the be-all and end-all of life.
Zero budget filmmaking is frustrating but also liberating.
It's not that I am not being offered work in Bollywood but I seldom like any script.
History is a point of view always.
People might like an actor, but they love a star.
No regional cinema can compete with national cinema.
I have been working in seven languages.
When you are acting in a film, you are only worried about your performance and how the film will shape up.
I must say that the role in Hey Ram' is one of my favorites. It brought me a lot of acclaim and appreciation.
Whether I am going in the right direction or not is determined not just by awards but also by the kind of films I do and their success.
I don't act to prove anything to anyone. I like acting. It is the only profession I know.
Kannada films are my way of reconnecting with Karnataka, which is close to my heart.
I play roles that frighten me as an actor.
India has a cross section of audience whose cultural levels are varied. So where there are takers for Dabangg,' there are also audience for A Wednesday' and Peepli Live.'
Given a chance, I would wish to act along side Aamir Khan again.
Film scripts are more important for me than the language of the film.
Meaningful cinema which lets me explore my talent to the fullest and with different roles is more important to me than just doing more and more films.
After studying theatre from National School of Drama, theatre became a passion, an ambition.
For any film or any web show, the story dictates everything. If it is a good story, it obviously has good characters in it.
As far as Raikar Case' is concerned, I give the entire credit to the writer because of the way they have written this show. It is extremely intriguing.
As a format, I have watched shows from the West. I have tried to understand what it is and how this format is treated by writers, directors, and actors. I have been studying this format for four to five years.
I had the Forrest Gump' DVD and started watching. While watching it, I had no intention of writing it. When I started watching it, I got some flashes that it can be adapted in Hindi. That's how it started.
I am trying hard not to take on roles similar to what I have already done.
If you have been accepted and appreciated in a particular role, the industry finds it convenient to slot you in that image. You can't blame them actually - a lot of money is involved.
It is important for an actor not to get stuck with an image.
I make it a point to speak to the directors and tell them why I don't want to do a particular role or film. If, despite that, they hold it against me, I cannot help it. I cannot do things that I don't want to just to please someone else.
I love Hitchcock's films because even though you knew who did it right at the beginning, he still kept the audience engaged till the last frame.
Among books, one of my early favorites was Gurunath Naik, a Marathi novelist. His mysteries were very popular in the 70s.
The success of Chandni Bar' at the box office was a huge boost at that time of my career.
Ever since I had decided to study at the National School of Drama, New Delhi, I had wanted to take up acting as my profession.
I am not really missing theatre as I get to act in films, that too in different languages, such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Marathi, my mother tongue.
I love working in multiple languages, and these days good films are being made across the country.
It is always a pleasure to work with a Malayali crew, regardless of the language of the movie.
Be it any industry, what matters to me is the story as that is what the audience are primarily in a theatre for - to enjoy a good story.
There are many talented writers in Mollywood.
I have shot extensively in Kerala for various films and always loved the experience.
As filmmakers are nervous while casting, they naturally tend to sign actors depending on what they've seen before.
As an actor, you always want to try something you haven't done before. For me, the uncomfortable zone is the one to enter.
No genre is easy. For an actor, it's a serious business even when he's essaying a funny character. In fact, comedy is more difficult.
