Q.
Congratulations
on
the
new
bungalow.
How
special
does
it
feel
to
have
your
own
bungalow
in
Mumbai?
A.
(Smiles)
To
be
honest,
I
am
not
the
person
who
thinks
much
about
house
or
bungalow.
Somebody
showed
me
that
place
and
I
thought
it
was
good,
let's
make
it.
When
I
shifted
there,
I
had
the
bigger
room
earlier,
but
I
could
not
sleep
there.
Then
I
got
my
bed
shifted
to
the
smallest
room
in
the
bungalow.
There
is
only
one
bed
and
two
chairs
in
that
room.
Now,
I
sleep
there.
Q.
Do
you
miss
your
old
normal
life
after
becoming
an
actor?
A.
Today,
if
I
go
out
like
this
alone,
travel
in
auto
or
train,
then
at
that
time
I
feel
normal.
I
feel
like
I
can
breathe.
That's
what
my
world
looks
like
to
me.
I
like
to
stay
away
from
the
glitz.
Luxury
is
a
mirage
and
nothing
more.
I
really
wanted
to
start
something
special
as
a
hobby,
or
to
wear
expensive
clothes
and
shoes,
but
that
could
not
happen.
Q.
Were
you
out
of
Mumbai
during
the
lockdown
days?
A.
Yes,
I
had
seen
a
place
in
Dehradun.
There
was
a
resort
on
a
hill.
Earlier,
I
stayed
there
alone
for
three
to
four
months.
Then
I
called
my
mother,
then
stayed
with
her
for
the
rest
of
the
time.
And
watched
many
movies.
Q.
You
told
in
an
interview
that
in
the
last
3
months
you
received
200
scripts,
out
of
which
you
chose
5.
What
are
the
things
you
keep
in
mind
while
choosing
a
script
or
character?
A.
My
criteria
of
choosing
a
film
is
to
see,
how
character
driven
the
story
is.
I
see
my
character
and
the
world
around
him.
The
story
can
be
anything.
When
I
went
to
New
York
for
the
Emmys,
there
were
four
other
actors
nominated
from
all
over
the
world,
one
of
them
was
David
Tennant,
who
was
also
the
winner.
I
saw
his
performance.
The
story
of
that
series
was
that
a
murder
happens
in
a
railway
yard,
when
the
police
come,
they
go
to
a
nearby
house
to
inquire.
A
man
lives
in
that
house.
Police
asks
him
that
there
is
a
murder
here,
do
you
know
anything
about
it!
And
he
says,
only
one,
I
did
16
murders.
Then
in
all
the
remaining
3
episodes,
he
is
just
sitting
in
the
police
station
and
the
police
is
interrogating
him.
So
the
story
is
nothing
special
here,
in
the
whole
series,
only
he
is
telling
how
he
did
it,
but
with
his
gesture,
he
has
kept
the
whole
story
interesting.
I
like
this
type
of
characters.
Nowadays,
crores
of
rupees
are
being
spent
here
to
show
the
film
as
lavish
as
they
could,
and
people
are
even
watching
it,
going
crazy.
My
thinking
is
quite
the
opposite.
I
believe
that
the
story
may
not
be
anything,
but
make
the
actor
stand
with
the
belief
that
he
will
hold
it.
Weird
things
are
being
shown
these
days,
fly
the
ship,
submerge
the
plane..
I
also
do
films
like
this
occasionally,
but
I
don't
believe
in
it.
I
want
to
do
a
character-driven
story,
also
because
it
gives
an
opportunity
to
read
a
person's
mind,
to
know
someone's
thinking.
Q.
You
are
also
doing
a
Kangana
Ranaut
production
film.
How
was
the
experience?
A.
Kangana
is
an
amazing
producer.
She
had
created
such
a
good
atmosphere
on
the
sets
that
all
the
actors
were
working
with
great
interest.
I
am
sure
that
thing
will
definitely
reflect
in
the
film
as
well.
Q.
In
an
interview
recently,
Akshay
Kumar
had
said
that
'70
per
cent
luck
works
in
the
film
industry
and
30
per
cent
hard
work',
how
much
do
you
agree
with
this?
A.
I
do
not
believe
this.
I
believe
in
100
per
cent
hard
work.
I
am
not
saying
that
he
is
wrong,
but
according
to
my
experience,
whatever
happened
in
my
life
was
not
by
any
miracle
or
luck.
The
harder
I
worked,
the
more
I
got.
Q.
You
have
done
some
films
even
without
taking
any
fees.
How
important
is
money
in
life
today?
A.
Since
the
very
beginning
I
had
thought
in
mind
that
main
paise
ko
apna
gulaam
banaunga,
uska
gulaam
nahi
banunga.
Make
yourself
so
capable
that
money
becomes
your
slave.
I
love
cinema,
not
money.
I
didn't
charge
fees
for
Manto,
if
I
get
another
film
like
this,
I
will
do
that
too
without
fees.
Q.
Do
you
ever
feel
insecure
in
the
industry
as
an
actor?
A.
I
don't,
because
I
am
getting
the
roles
I
want
to
do.
Thanks
to
the
film
industry
for
this.
After
leaving
NSD,
the
way
I
thought
about
the
life
ahead-
..what
kind
of
roles
I
will
do,
I
am
getting
a
chance
to
do
all
that.
I
am
getting
films
like
Manto,
Thackeray,
No
Land's
Man,
Serious
Man
and
Heropanti
too.
Q.
Have
you
ever
done
any
kind
of
'Heropanti' in
real
life?
If
you
can
share
any
story.
A.
(Laughs)
I
tried,
but
I
was
beaten
up
a
lot.
I
must
be
the
age
of
17-18,
when
we
were
all
playing
cricket
in
the
field.
Some
other
boys
also
came
there,
but
I
was
adamant
that
we
will
play,
our
team
will
play
first.
So
the
person
in
front
first
looked
at
me
from
top
to
bottom,
then
they
beat
me
a
lot.
Since
then
I
have
never
shown
any
kind
of
heroism.