How
close
do
you
find
yourself
to
the
character
of
this
film?
After
watching
the
trailer,
someone
said
that
many
actors
like
you
will
cry
after
watching
this
film.
This
character
is
very
close
to
me.
This
is
the
story
of
an
actor,
to
whom
people
say,
"Hey
sir,
have
you
seen
your
film,
you
are
a
wonderful
actor.
What
is
your
name?" Everyone
wants
to
be
recognized
in
their
field,
wants
to
create
an
identity,
not
for
the
world
but
for
themselves.
'Success'
does
not
mean
that
millions
of
people
are
taking
photos
with
you
and
asking
for
autographs.
Success
means
satisfaction,
your
own
satisfaction.
Once
in
an
interview
you
said
that
'we
don't
want
awards,
we
want
audience'
..
Do
you
think
that
the
award-winning
films
fail
to
reach
the
audience?
I
said
this
for
the
National
Award.
The
National
Award
is
from
the
government,
it
is
not
a
Filmfare,
Zee
Cine
or
Screen
Award.
So,
it
should
be
the
duty
of
the
Information
and
Broadcasting
Ministry
to
ensure
at
least
good
films
reach
the
audiences
across
from
all
over
the
country.
I
had
a
film
called
Turtle,
which
was
made
on
water
scarcity.
It
won
a
National
Award,
but
how
many
people
have
seen
it?
A
film
like
Turtle
should
have
been
shown
in
schools
by
charging
Rs
1
from
students.
They
would
then
know
about
water
crisis
and
won't
waste
it.
So
I
say
that
do
not
just
give
the
award,
instead
show
all
the
films
nominated
for
the
National
Award
to
the
audience
at
a
few
places
once
in
a
year.
Your
critically
acclaimed
films
like
Ankhon
Dekhi,
Kadvi
Hawa,
could
not
reach
a
large
section
of
the
audience.
Do
you
regret
it?
Ankhon
Dekhi
was
not
considered
worthy
at
all.
Kadvi
Hawa
got
a
special
mention
at
the
National
Awards.
But
all
these
films
should
be
seen,
these
are
important
films.
Today,
I
am
praising
Shahrukh
Khan
all
over
because
he
has
taken
a
stand
for
presenting
the
best
independent
films.
Such
a
brave
step.
His
films
do
business
of
200-
300
crores,
why
would
should
he
support
small
films
like
ours?
Shahrukh
Khan
is
doing, what
the
government
should
be
doing
for
cinema.
Adding
the
name
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan
or
Red
Chillies
Entertainment
does
make
a
difference?
It
makes
a
lot
of
difference.
The
struggle
to
reach
the
audiences
would
have
taken
much
longer
time.
'Kadvi
Hawa' which
released
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
have
not
gotten
that
many
views,
as
the
trailer
of
'Kaamyaab'.
So,
this
is
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
magic.
It
is
often
said
that
the
industry
also
discriminates
between
actor
and
character
actor.
What
does
your
experience
say?
Why
not?
My
name
will
not
sell
any
film.
People
will
not
say
that
the
film
has
Sanjay
Mishra
as
well
as
Ajay
Devgn.
I
am
supporting
them.
They
take
the
film
(earnings)
up.
So
this
difference
is
bound
to
be
there.
I
agree
that
people
love
my
work.
But
one
actor
sells
the
film
and
other
supports.
As
an
actor,
are
you
satisfied
with
your
career,
with
your
films
till
now?
Honestly,
when
people
in
this
city
start
calling
you
from
'Aye
Bhai'
to
'Sir',
you
do
not
even
realize
it.
So,
now
the
satisfaction
is
that
people
have
started
calling
me
'Sir'.
I
have
never
done
a
film
for
money.
I
have
also
done
many
films
with
no
fees.
I
don't
take
fees
for
short
movies
I
do.
Because
the
characters
that
I
get
in
those
films,
I
never
get
that
in
feature
films.
There,
I
feel
a
satisfaction
of
playing
a
character.
What
are
the
key
factors
you
take
care
of
before
saying
YES
to
a
film?
The
Director.
I
never
read
scripts.
I
have
not
even
read
the
script
of
'Kaamyaab'.
I
think,
a
person
writes
a
script
in
a
year
or
two
and
brings
that
to
me,
so
it
is
not
right
to
make
any
kind
of
change
in
it
just
after
reading
it
in
two
hours.
You
are
the
director,
you
make
me
listen
to
the
script.
I
will
understand
what
I
have
to
do
in
the
film.
With
the
changing
senario,
impressive
and
strong
roles
are
being
written
for
character
actors
now
in
Bollywood
films.
Are
you
glad
with
this
positive
change?
Yes,
audience's
taste
is
changing
as
well.
The
audience
now
needs
different
types
of
content.
They've
had
enough
of
watching the
same
hero-heroine
love
story.
That
is
why
people
like
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Neena
Gupta,
Sanjay
Mishra,
Seema
Pahwa
are
also
coming
forward,
because
people
feel
connected
to
their
characters.
Do
you
think,
over
the
years,
character
actors
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
have
got
the
recognition
they
have
been
entitled
to?
Pran
has
done
so
many
different
characters
in
60s,
70s,
80s
that
even
the
heroes
of
that
time
might
have
been
intimidated.
Take
Mehmood
for
instance,
directors
used
to
wait
for
him
on
the
sets.
There
are
many
actors
in
this
list.
Yes,
there
were
ups
and
downs
in
between,
but
character
actors
got
recognition.
More
changes
will
be
seen
in
the
coming
years.
Which
is
your
favorite
film
among
all
your
movies?
(Laughs)
Yet
to
come.
When
I
did
'Ankhon
Dekhi',
I
felt
that
it
was
the
best.
Then
came
Masaan,
then
Kadvi
Hawa.
And
at
the
moment
'Kaamyaab'
is
looking
the
best.
Now
the
shooting
of
Anees
Bazmee's
'Bhool
Bhulaiyaa
2'
has
started,
I
am
playing
a
very
interesting
character
in
it.