Q.1 How was your transition from Serials to main stream cinema?
A.1 It started with local theatre and Ramleela in my village .I joined Bhartendu natya academy in Lucknow,after completing my acting course & with initial success I moved to Delhi there I associated with NSD(national school of drama).My inspiration brought me Mumbai,where I got
my first serial "mungeri k bhai naurangilal"telecasted on Doordarshan.After few serials I got
break in Ram Gopal Varma's SHOOL.
Q.2 How did you friendship occured with Ram Gopal Varma?
A.2 Like I said I already did my first movie SHOOL with Ramuji.He praised me for my acting skills in
it.He decided to give me negative role in JUNGLE,for which i got sansui best negative role of the
year.JUNGLE was a life changing point in my career after that only I got many films offer.
Q.3 You happened to be raised in mediocre income agricultural family at Sahajahanpur UP.How
difficult was the journey from small town to big cities?
A.3 Not Shahjahanpur! 50 km away from it a small village,with no facality.So you can imagine how
difficult was the accesibility part when you have very limited money in your pocket.
Q.4 In a fast paced life of cities.How much you miss your favourite home cooked food of your
village?
A.4 After hard work and playing in the fields I used to enjoy my favorite food KHICHDI cooked in
desi Ghee.I really missed that village life and my friends doing mischeivious things.
Q.5 How did you met your wife?And how much did she support you in your busy life?
A.5 I was shooting in Canada for movie HERO in Calgary there I met her for the first time.Then we
developed a close friendship,we have to be in long distance affair for about 1.5 years after lots of
melodrama.We finally married.Her support has been immense in tense situation of my life.
Q.6 Your height has been a subject of talks.How do you cope with it?
A.6 See these things are not in your hands if god has made you like it.Its not your fault.I am thankful
to him that he has not made me handicapped.If Sachin Tendulkar can cope,so can I.LAUGHS.....
Infact I was a Kabaddi captain in my village team.My short height helped me in game too.
Q.7 Tell us about your upcoming film projects?Tell us about your role in Indra kumars TOTAL
Dhamaal?
A.7 There are lots of upcoming films with not only comic roles but you will see me in different
avataars,and in some lead roles as a hero also.I have not signed TOTAL DHAMMAL the third
installment of dhamaal series till now,infact i was never approached for this project till now.
Q.8 You have also ventured in your own production house.So is it a transition from acting to director
/producer?
A.8 Yes I have opened my production house for quiet some time now,but acting was is and will remain
my main passion,through which I have gained so much popularity,how can i quit it.
Article by RAJAN DEEP SINGH
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