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To find one’s calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.

Boman Irani

I bask in the affection I get on the streets. I recently went into the kitchen of a restaurant to meet the cooks. They were people I didn’t know, but what a joy it was meet them! Such experiences wouldn’t happen if I were doing only one kind of cinema.
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Affection Joy Kitchen People Street
I still reject lead roles, as I don’t accept any role if I don’t find it challenging enough. I am very careful while making selections.
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Challenges Enough Roles
I usually go with roles that I find entertaining. But every once in a while, there comes along a film that has an important social message. As actors, we have a certain responsibility toward our audience.
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Important Responsibility Roles
I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in ‘Well Done Abba.’ I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don’t ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal’s film. It is the chance of a lifetime.
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Offered Overjoyed Roles Stories Titles
The moment you say, ‘I want to do a role,’ the story suffers. I don’t set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.
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Priorities Roles Suffering
I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.
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Cinema Return Theatre
No affairs for me. It is so wonderful to have a family to come home to, to sit with them, pull each other’s legs… To lose all of that for what? Who’s got the time? I’m having great fun working.
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Family Fun Home Legs Wonderful Working
To find one’s calling is perhaps not the easiest thing in the world, but probably the most important.
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Calling Important World
My theory is children don’t do what you tell them to do, they do what you do. You have to always do the right thing because they follow you.
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Children Right Theory Thing
Hopefully, we’ll come to know in a few years whether it can become one of the great films.
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Come Films Great Hopefully Know
I used to follow celebrities, and I remember I watched Sanjay Dutt and Pooja Bhatt shooting for ‘Sadak’. I was standing on the road at three in the night, but little did I know that I would be making a film with Sanjay at some point in my career.
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Careers Follow Night Road Use
I’m not a hero or a superstar. I’m an everyday guy. I feel happy when children approach me. I feel that something good is happening in life when little kids recognise me.
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Children Hero Kids
For me, a director is a director immaterial of the gender. At the end of the day, the audience is only interested in watching a good film.
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Day Directors End Film
When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.
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Children Mom Teacher
I am very proud to be a part of ‘3 Idiots,’ and happy that the character has worked in a big way.
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Character Proud Way
There’s a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life.
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Play Theatre Years

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