Zitat des Tages von Arfi Lamba:
Labels are actually not to make us understand things better: they are actually to ostracise and discriminate that what does not belong to the majority.
'Slumdog' initiated a chain of events like going to Cannes and being invited to the Cairo Film Festival, which changed my perspective of cinema and of being an actor forever.
As I look back and connect the dots, all I want to do is go back and hug my scared young self, who took a lot of steps out of impulse not knowing what will happen. So many nights of disappointment, so many others of being disillusioned where I would have just gone ahead and quit it all - I still do not know what kept me hanging in there.
As a true-blue Punjabi, I have learnt to tackle disappointments, especially since I have no godfather in the industry.
I had travelled to a lot of cities in Europe before, but Prague was special. It held a mysterious attraction for me for during the time I was there.
Akshay Kumar is like a guru. He made a mark in the industry without any godfather. Akshay sir is a superstar only because of his hard work and talent.
Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.
After joining theatre, I started thinking that acting in films was not half as challenging as theatre.
There have been a bunch of Indian films in English that found an audience.
One of the biggest regrets I have in life is not getting an opportunity to work with Yash Chopra.
We all do role-play. Sometimes behind the camera, and sometimes in front of it. I am the few lucky ones who have been able to wear both hats and especially have been able to romance the camera in a believable way, and I hope that this romance between us never ends.
I left my cushy job as an engineer in New Delhi in 2008 to pursue acting in Mumbai. I figured roles will start pouring in as soon as I landed in the city, but my bubble burst quickly.
