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.

The fact is I like Mumbai less and less. My son says, 'Baba, let's go for a drive', and I tell him, 'Where's the fun of a drive in this place?' You get caught in a million traffic jams, and you spend time cooped in your car with all that mad cacophony around you.

Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry. But it is not so in the West - otherwise, Anthony Quinn would have never been an actor.

Our stars are quite notorious. I mean, they don't show up on time. This is, you know, something which is very, very annoying.

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

I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays.

I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it.