The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony.
Acting was merely a pastime; I wanted to make films. But theatre, ah - now that was a labour of love. Can there be anything better than performing without retakes and cuts, in front of people you can see, hearing them breathe in the darkness of the hall?
I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film.
I think I've had an interesting life. I've done films, TV, theatre and got married. I don't have any regrets.
I'm not the sort to wallow in nostalgia about the good old days.
