If I am offered a biopic on a person people know almost everything about, what is the point doing it? A film on someone about whom very less is known is something that would interest me.
— Barun Sobti
My work should speak, not being spotted on Page 3.
I believe social media gives away a lot to people. I got this impression long time back when my friend was on Twitter, and he got trolled because he posted his opinion about something. He was very upset about it, as he didn't expect that people will reply in such a nasty way.
I really liked Priyanka Chopra in 'Barfi!'
When you have rubbish stuff coming your way, you have to let go.
I think there is a larger responsibility towards actors to make television what it should be in India. I would love to take on the challenge. Had it been for me, I would focus on good content.
What I have noticed is that no two places in Calcutta are alike. I like the bylanes and the old places. This city has a lot of character.
Not comfortable doing song and dance stuff as no normal person does in his/her real life.
I like to keep my birthday very relaxed.
Fans love the image that they see on-screen. They simply admire you for whatever they see on TV shows without even knowing you as a person. That's such a pure thing. I'm thankful for the love they have showered on me.
My career choices aren't based on the popularity of my character; I have never intended to capitalise on my fan base.
I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar.
I never went to college. I started working when I was 17.
The cute thing about being in a relationship is that you always miss being around your partner. After marriage, the good part is that you've got them forever. You have everything you wanted, and there's nothing more to achieve.
With respect to keeping your sanity, the more you are dedicated to your job, the more you think about it. And there is so much to think about for the director.
I am a very simple guy. Of course, popularity matters a lot, but for me, my health and family come first.
Hiding my age won't make me younger. It would be stupid to not accept the fact.
People make a star out of actors after one or two films and keep capitalising on the same thing without having the courage of exploring the world of cinema, which has so much to offer.
I always feel to do mythological and horror shows you need to be terrific actors. I am not that good.
I am worst when it comes to social media.
An actor has to act irrespective of the camera or location.
Being an actor in TV or movies is different. A film or TV actor, if put in theatre, won't know certain dimensions, while a theatre actor won't know certain things when he comes before the camera. So I think a film actor can learn emoting from this theatre counterpart, while the theatre actor can learn about camera techniques from the film actor.
I don't read online... I need a physical book in my hand.
What I like about Calcutta is the food. I like simple Bengali food like dal, shukto, fish, and mutton.
For me, it is important to pick up characters which I can relate to. Or I recall an incident in my life or tap into my innermost emotions and try to bring that reality on to the screen.
Everyone wants to relive their life once again, but if I had the chance, I would do it in the exact same fashion.
I am very bad at taking compliments. Even in school, when people told me that I look good, I could just manage an awkward thank you and a smile.
I am not on social media, as I don't feel the need to communicate with the outside world. People who matter to me are just a call away.
My mom was practically in the vice principal's office all the time! Now I really feel sorry that my mom had to go through such embarrassment, but I was never a harmful person.
I don't believe in materialistic gifts and grand gestures.
A lot of respect to people who do theatre, but I wouldn't make a good theatre actor is what I feel.
Directing is a very, very difficult job.
As an actor, I think the experience and the portrayal of the character is exactly the same. It doesn't make any difference what camera is capturing it. You have to do it with the same passion.
I have been lucky to get so much love from everyone around me.
There was a time when one couldn't dream of being an actor if they weren't well-connected or they weren't a star kid.
When I quit 'Iss Pyaar Ko Kyaa Naam Doon 1,' I left the show because I wanted to travel with my wife and spend time with her.
I was watching 'Heroine,' and I really liked Kareena Kapoor a lot!
Whenever I don't have anything to do, I play Candy Crush or Scrabble. We actors have time between shots, which we need to kill. And we cannot call friends or family, as you are called at a moment's notice. So you need to do something which you can dispose of immediately when called for a shot.
If everybody had 100% record of hits and flops, there would have been no surprises. There's not one director with 100% success rate.
I am not a party kind of a person. I like to sit down with friends with a drink and talk.
In life, I have been a very lucky person; I have had a good married life, good friends, though I am not as educated as I would have liked to be.
I love playing intense characters.
I spent my childhood in Delhi. I have met my wife here. I spent my life here with my parents and sister. It's been beautiful. But I have very fond memories.
I am a freelance artiste.
I wouldn't call myself a recluse, but I am quiet and reserved.
I was very, very naughty in school.
As for adjustments, I think every relationship changes every day.
Plays are definitely the most difficult of them all. They are entirely a different category altogether. I don't have the courage to try out plays.
One cannot forget that show business also deals with humans. Everything is not so superficial that this is rigged or planned. Sometimes people do fall in love with each other because they spend a lot of time on the sets so much so the set becomes your first home, and your actual home becomes your second home.
Not once in my life have I done theatre. Being on stage is not my thing.
