“To be honest I had learnt martial arts for a girl. So I started learning the art to impress her, but eventually I started loving martial art more than the girl. So later it became a habit it became fun.”

It’s the best thing if your work is your passion in life. It makes me feel like I’m always on break.

For a guy who used to steal watches on the streets of Chandni Chowk for kicks,

The day I take either my body or my work for granted will be the day you hear that I’ve smashed every inch of myself to pieces.

I’m present at all pyrotechnical rehearsals; and I walk through everything step-by-step.

When you taste super-success after tasting super-failure, there is huge relief.

I do not hold God ransom to my success; whatever is his will is my way.

Mixed Martial Arts is a dangerous practice that could result in injuries and loss of life.

You have to be very careful when doing something like that.

It drives me nuts how I rely on my wife for everything. I can’t imagine a day without her!

People want to see realism in action now.

I do not stick to rules when cooking. I rely on my imagination.

I enjoy the realism of action more.

They must be very careful and think about enrolling in training first, they must make a thoughtful decision before actually doing it.

It feels wonderful to be go back to the 1940s and recreate the whole era through my clothes, voice and body language.

I think I’ve done well in all. It’s important to keep doing something different and reinvent oneself to avoid stagnation from creeping in.

Most of the films are only 60% taken, rest is a director’s input.