I am grateful to theatre for making me what I am today. But it's not like theatre is my first love. I am equally attached to cinema, which is, actually, a child of theatre, since it borrows heavily from it.

Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.

In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories.

What Bollywood lacks is scripts. A lot of the films are copies of western films.

In theatre, you've got to make the connect with your audience in the first three minutes. If you haven't, you know you've almost lost them.

Meeting Helen Mirren was a fabulous experience. I had played it out in my mind, how I should greet her when we would be introduced. But the way we met was funny because I just didn't recognise her!

As a young man, I was very introverted and quiet, but with a lot of intensity and feelings.