Actor

When I was writing the story of 'Omerta' I was not writing it to make a film or something. But when a filmmaker like Hansal Mehta picked up my story and turned it into a film, I thought that now I can consider myself as a legitimate writer.

TV works at such amazing deadlines and the audiences you're catering to is a very different audience than the one that watches films as the attention span is less.

Let me tell you this, a daughter is a boon to this mankind.

I hail from Padhyana village in Adampur district near Jalandhar.

Back in 1995, I was young, fresh out of the academy and jobless.

I have been exposed to the Afghan culture since childhood.

Riding a camel was a challenge.

Punjab is inseparable from my personality as I have spent a lot of time in my growing up years here.

I use an extremely soft mattress. Hard ones are a complete no-no.

I relish North Indian and Mughlai food. I'm also a big fan of good steaks and cold cuts.

I hate cluttering my bed.

Shashi Kapoor's son Kunal Kapoor made for such a handsome Sikh in 'Vijeta.'

I spend a lot of time thinking of stories and reading and that's where my creativity comes from.

I'm extremely bad at selling myself.

I love all kinds of books, which include fiction and non-fiction.

TV works at such amazing deadlines and the audiences you're catering to is a very different audience than the one that watches films as the attention span is less.

Since I was a kid, I have always froze when I saw an action star perform a stunt defying the parameters of safety and fear.

When I was writing the story of 'Omerta' I was not writing it to make a film or something. But when a filmmaker like Hansal Mehta picked up my story and turned it into a film, I thought that now I can consider myself as a legitimate writer.

In the serial 'Kutumb,' I play a psychopath.

I am selfless only to an extent, I can't be a martyr, I have a daughter to raise.