Q.
To
begin
with,
how
does
it
feel
to
be
the
most
important
person
in
the
industry
right
now
where
every
director
wants
to
work
with
you?
A.
(laughs)
These
are
very
sweet
words.
I
am
nowhere
close
to
being
the
most
important
person
in
the
industry.
2018
was
a
great
year
and
now,
upcoming
one
is
also
going
to
be
a
great
one.
Q.
But,
you
do
seem
to
feature
on
every
director's
wish-list..
A.
That's
great
because
I
want
to
work
with
every
director.
So,
it
has
been
a
great
year
and
I
feel
very
grateful
to
God,
to
the
people
who
gave
me
the
opportunities
to
work
with
them
and
the
audience.
It's
been
amazing.
I
got
to
do
good
work,
associate
with
good
people
and
hear
good
things.
It
was
just
wonderful.
Q.
From
playing
a
Pakistani
soldier
in
Raazi
to
pulling
off
a
Kamli
in
Sanju,
what's
the
secret
of
your
versatility?
A.
I
think
I
just
got
the
opportunity
to
work
with
very
versatile
directors
in
my
career.
That's
the
truth.
But
as
an
actor,
everybody
aims
at
taking
up
different
roles
and
try
to
do
justice
with
each
and
every
one.
But,
when
you
have
good
directors
to
guide
you,
things
happen
a
lot
more
easily.
Q.
Would
you
say
that
Uri
was
your
most
challenging
role
till
date?
A. It
was
the
most
exhausting
experience
I
have
ever
had
while
shooting
for
the
film.
Firstly,
the
prep
alone
lasted
for
six-months.
I
had
never
done
that
before.
Then,
I
shot
for
2
and
a
half
months
continuously;
out
of
which
35
days
were
action-based.
It
was
really
tiring.
But
in
retrospect,
you
always
feel
about
bagging
that
chance
once
again.
Back
then,
I
was
like,
"Enough,
yaar!
I
can't
do
anything
more!"
But
now,
when
the
film's release
is
near,
I
wonder
when
such
an
opportunity
will
come
my
way
again!
Of
course,
you
tend
to
get
nervous
when
a
film's
release
date
inches
closer. But
we
are
sure
that
whatever
blood
and
sweat
we
could
have
given
to
the
roles,
we
have!
Q.
Were
you
aware
about
the
URI
attacks
when
you
took
up
the
film?
A.
We
heard
of
wars
and
clashes
before, but
when
the
conference
happened
on
Sep.
19,
I
heard
the
term
'surgical
strike
for
the
first
time.
Later,
I
read
in
the
newspapers that
38
terrorists
were
neutralized
in
Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir
without
any
of
our
jawaans
getting
so
much
as
a
scratch!
So
when
the
script
came
to
me,
the
actor
took
a
backseat
and
as
a
citizen
of
this
country,
I
was
eager
to
know
what
had
happened,
and
needed
all
the
answers
to
my
questions.
When
I
read
the
script,
there
were
surprises
on
every
page.
The
pain
and
hurt
had
to
be
answered
this
time,
and
the
entire
country
wanted
to
know
what
the
government
was
doing,
and
whether
it
was
doing
anything
at
all.
Despite
that,
our
teams
kept
their
sanity
and
self-control
and
executed
such
a
wonderful
covert
operation.
I
personally
feel
that
every
Indian
should
know
this
story.
Q.
Were
there
any
moment
when
you
got
goosebumps
while
shooting
for
the
film?
A.
Every
single
day
while
training
for
the
film. They
would
just
say,
‘Oh,
today
was
only
a
trailer!'
when
we
had
worked
so
gruelingly.
But
it
was
also
an
honor
for
us
to
portray
such
roles.
As
an
actor,
you
feel
happy
and
thrilled
to
get
a
close
view
of
lives
of
new
people.
Outside
work
too,
our
interactions
with
the
armed
forces
was
very
fascinating.
And
when
you
talk
to
them
you
realize
that
while
we
as
actors just
may
steal
the
limelight,
these
are
the
real
heroes!
Q.
Since
you
have
closely
interacted
with
army
men,
when
you
go
back
to
Twitter
and
see
tweets
against
the
film which
alleged
'jingoism',
how
do
you
react
to
them?
A.
Looking
at
it
realistically,
I
must tell
you that
no
matter
what
you
do,
you
will
get
every
kind
of
opinion.
Twitter
is
a
place
where
it
is
very
easy
to
just
throw
an
opinion.
But
that's
okay.
When
you
are
creatively
doing
something,
both
positive
and
negative
feedback
are
welcomed
because
at
least,
you
are
instigating
a
discussion
which
is
great.
I
just
want
people
to
watch
the
film
after
which
all
their
doubts
will
get
cleared.
At
many
times,
we
have
our
answers
ready in
our
mind.
But
then,
we
want
to
communicate
that
through
our
film.
We
want
really
like
them
to
find
those
answers
in
the
film.
Q.
Finally
Vicky,
you
have
played
a
Pakistani
soldier
in
Raazi
and
an
Indian
one
in
Uri.
A.
Someone
told
me,
"You
did
a
great
job,
going
there,
collecting
information
and
then
executing
surgical
strikes!" Next,
I
should
take
up
a
film based
on 'No
Man's
Land'
(laughs).