Abhimanyu Singh

There was a lot of aggression in me. It comes from my Bihari roots, I guess.

In India, people still want an image to connect to and, even if it's a false one, they will stick to it. We are ready and want to be fooled by someone or the other, be it a baba or a politician.

That's my only plan: to keep doing good roles and win appreciation.

As for Bollywood, actors are no longer typecast there and I'm happy to be in that phase where the industry is evolving for the better.

I've stopped making plans a long time back because they never work in my case. Now, I just take each day as it comes.

When I moved to Mumbai I had no acting background and so was unable to make a breakthrough for years.

I had zero connection to Bollywood or movies when I started out. I worked in theatre for eight years where luckily Makarand Deshpande mentored me, helped me to improve my body language and voice modulation.

My mother is very fond of cooking and whenever I am home she ensures that I eat the best food prepared by her, because of which I gain a lot of weight.