Anyone in any part of the country will connect with 'Laagi'… because it has very strong emotions.

If my son is not performing well, I would not pelt stone on him - this is not the way a Hindustani behaves.

I am tired of doing stupid comedies. Though comedy has given me the breakthrough in the industry, I constantly feel the need to grow.

We knew no matter how well 'Phir Hera Pheri' does, it would always be compared to 'Hera Pheri.' Yet, we took it as a challenge.

Ever since I got to know how easily skin donation can save the lives of serious burns patients, I have felt strongly about the issue.

I'm fortunate to have got the opportunity to play interesting characters.

Yes, Gujaratis are humorous but that's not all there is to them. Gujaratis are independent, determined and very hardworking.

Theatre is an actor's medium while a film is the director's.

I have met Sunil Dutt-ji two or three times and though I don't have a special memory of these meetings, I know that he was a gentleman and a fantastic human being.

Before passing a judgement on somebody just give it a thought about what he or she went through.

If you look back on my career, I scared a lot of people with my villainous role in 'Naam.'

I believe that people should believe people around them, they should treat each other with kindness.

Unlike films, theatre allows you to experiment as an actor, which is fulfilling.

I will never stop performing on stage.

Performing at Prithvi was a novel experience, because unlike other theatres, it was very different - it didn't have any curtains and the audience was at close proximity to the actors.

As a child, I was mischievous and an attention-seeker, so acting came naturally to me.

There's more to Gujarati cinema than characters wearing kediya and ghagra choli and saying 'Aa ra ra ra.'

Theatre has a strong connect with the audience and gratifies me as an actor, but the canvas of films is huge!

At the end of the day, my bread and butter comes from films, so I have to work in films that may not have a great script, but give me a fat pay cheque.

I have done 'Mumbai Meri Jaan,' 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!;' they are not comedy. But those roles didn't stick with people. Comedy films run, even though some of them are bad films. So people see these more.

The Congress had the opportunity to do a lot of good. It isn't as if they didn't have good people in the party. God knows why they failed. If after 65 years of governance you cannot provide drinking water to everyone then you should be ashamed of yourself.

I've decided to get into active politics on Narendra Modiji's request. I don't know how successful I will be, but I'll give it my best shot.

Why would any one make a biopic on me? I would have lived my life a certain way, had I known that a biopic will be made on it in future. I agree, every person's life has enough drama to be translated into a movie but I can't say the same about myself.

I believe if the atmosphere on the set is positive, it definitely reflects on the screen. Your work becomes easy if the environment on the set is healthy and positive.