Actor

I loved working with Ram Gopal Varma in 'Bhoot.' Surprisingly, he remembered my earlier performances and narrated them to me frame by frame when we met for the first time.

My father was a well-known sportsperson during his time. He brought me up under strict discipline like the ex-Armyman that he was.

My father was a tea planter and I grew up in different parts of Assam as his job took him there.

The worst thing is that filmmaking is an expensive medium and money corrupts cinema right at the beginning.

Democracy in a socialist country is freedom in chains.

Creating one unified body in addressing the issue of disability will help the disabled.

We all mouth the fact that material possessions don't make you happy but we still pursue them.

Sometimes I am surprised by the kind of roles that are offered to me.

The rich have lots of money. The wealthy have lots of time. I've done enough to have lots of time today to watch sunrises and get drenched in the rain.

There are quality films being made in all languages, whether in Hindi cinema, Bengali or the south. Bollywood doesn't represent Indian cinema, per say.

My mortal Guru was my Irish-Christian brother who taught me how to do everything and gave me my moral values. My spiritual Guru are my parents.

You know, the last time America sensationalized an actor from India, the man died a poor, miserable soul: He was Sabu, the elephant boy. He came here and was the toast of Hollywood. And he just went back to India and died a pauper.

The floors were so sparkling clean you could eat off them. But we only ate off silver. Our grapes were imported from Persia. When my mother married, 10 English sergeants guarded her gifts of jewelry.

We north-easterners are less manipulative and less complex and people living there are much happier than the rest of the country.

'Apne' was a disaster. Anil Sharma hired me for three months, but it took a year-and-a-half.

Playing an Anglo Indian was very easy for me because I have grown up in Kolkata, and I have many Anglo Indian friends.

Dr. Aziz is a very deep and meaty part, a gift part for any actor.

Everybody is a film critic today, just like everybody who has a DSLR or a mobile phone is a photographer today. But, a saturation point will come some day.

The Dimasa people are one of the gentlest people I have come across. They are wonderful people.

I have always admired the Russian cinema, their incisive storytelling, sharp camera work and brilliant acting in them. Indian filmmakers can learn a lot from it.