Abhinav Shukla

My brother calls me penny wise, pound foolish.

Every TV actor wants to do a film, but the thing is that if you sign up for a film then you have to be ready to dedicate time, which can run up to 2-3 years.

I had worked with Pranay Dixit in a film, who also hails from Lucknow. I always wanted to cast him for some of my projects as I believe he is brilliant at his craft of an actor.

People know me as a TV actor but they don't know who the real Abhinav Shukla is.

Men get away with everything. But if a wife has an affair, she gets the blame. When husband has an affair The Other Woman' gets the bad name.

Well, I am a traveller at heart.

In the jungle, I can kill and eat a poisonous snake to survive. But on Bigg Boss' I'd be chewed alive by those man-eaters.

Emotionally, I am attached to TV because it has given me my bread and butter.

'Roar' is a film based on the tigers in the Sundarbans. It is the story of a battle between man and the beast.

I have worked with so many actors, some have been stars, while at times, I have been at a better standing than them, but it doesn't really matter.

When you work in a multicast project, there has to be a lot of respect and cooperation from each other.

We live in a society where people will watch erotic stuff and then pass comments on it.

I am amazed to discover that I am a very patient guy.

I choose roles where I do not have to devote a lot of time.

I love putting myself in survival simulation. Whenever I get an off, I often go out for camping, and thanks to my brother who has taught me all the survival skills.

Since the time I have graduated from college, I don't think I have stayed in my house for two days at a stretch.

I do have a very strong threshold for anger.

I don't usually lose it but if someone is trying to be too filthy or get physical, I am not going to take that. At the end of the day, I am a Punjabi!

I might be a celebrity but I belong to the humble category.

I met Rubina at a friend's house during Ganpati. I checked her out as she looked resplendent in a sari. You generally see girls in western clothes and then you get to see that someone can look so stunning in a sari as well. So I saw her and I was like, wow she's beautiful.

I always believe that the most important part of a journey is the journey itself.

Well, to be frank I like natural beauty. Not artificial.