What I like about Calcutta is the food. I like simple Bengali food like dal, shukto, fish, and mutton.
I want to see better quality of comedy on TV.
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.
Directing is a very, very difficult job.
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.
While you can be trained and groomed to be a better actor, seasoning happens only to TV actors. TV actors shoot every day, and that makes a difference to the project. They are hard-working, but that's not taking anything away from the film actors.
I am not the kind of person who makes his bread and butter on how hyped I am. I am an actor, and I do my job.
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.
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 always feel to do mythological and horror shows you need to be terrific actors. I am not that good.
I wouldn't call myself a recluse, but I am quiet and reserved.
I think it is important not to scream from the rooftops to make yourself heard, I want my work to do the talking for me.
People are usually scared of me because of the arrogant character I play. They stare at me with fear that I might just scold them and often run away from me.
Not comfortable doing song and dance stuff as no normal person does in his/her real life.
