“My mom keeps khabar of everything, so I don’t feel lonely.”

After a point, it doesn’t matter where you come from. There are many star kids who haven’t done well in the industry and rank newcomers who have done amazingly well.

False stories used to affect me initially. But now, I’ve come to understand that if false stories are created, they are also forgotten in the long run.

I come from a family of working professionals: my dad is a chartered accountant, and my mom is a professor.

I am just a beginner. The two films so far are baby steps. If I develop an attitude, I’ll be finished even before I’ve started. Besides, if I started misbehaving, my folks would give me a tight slap.

I have been a little lucky to get work. I know there are people who struggle a lot to get a film; I believe a lot in destiny. Things have fallen into place for me.

I was clear about the fact that my first film should be ‘big,’ since it’s the start of your whole career graph.

Women simply need to know the right technique of shaving to get the best results.

The more successful you become, the more known you become, everything you say is minutely scrutinised a lot.

My career is too short for there to be any turns! But I would say that not everyone is noticed and accepted in their debut films. I was accepted both by the industry and the audience.

When you don’t come from a film background, getting the right debut is important and difficult, as you don’t have the sensibility to know what will work and what won’t.

It’s better to focus on one film rather than take up two or three films at the same time.

It’s sad to be constantly judged for every move you make after your first success. If you wear your hair differently, you have changed.

I had learnt Kathak for six years from the age of eight and did a foundation course from Kathak Kendra in Delhi. I was not fond of classical dance, but today, I’m glad my mom made me do it.

I think every industry is a male-dominated industry. Whether it is Tollywood or Bollywood or India as a whole, it is male-dominated. We stay in India, and it has been patriarchal society.

There was a lot of pressure on me when I signed ‘Dilwale,’ and though it did not do as well in India, overseas the business was crazy despite competition from another film.

I try and see a silver lining in everything, A ray of light in the dark, good in the bad.

People who feel like sunshine have walked more in the rain than basked in the sun.

Tell how you feel, that’s how it sets you free.

A film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something that feels right to you.

With work and life, your true depth can become an alien thing to you. Your gut feelings, your instincts become buried.

The easiest thing to exist, love. The most rare feeling, love. Irony?

It’s a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.

Experience is the best of school masters, only the school fees are heavy.

You know, I’ve held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.