Jackky Bhagnani

I have a lot of memories of 'Coolie No. 1.'

Welcome To Karachi' lets me try finer comedy.

Youngistaan' was an intense script that gave scope for acting.

I try everything. 'F.A.L.T.U.' was a high-school slapstick. 'Rangrezz' was drama, gruesome in parts.

If I start competing with others, I will be bothered about others.

I don't know if I will direct.

Let me earn for myself, then I will spend on my girlfriends.

You don't choose your relatives but you do choose friends.

Bringing an Oscar is like bringing an Olympics medal for the film fraternity.

I want to explore and do different kinds of cinema.

Like any normal human being would, I too have my aspirations in life which I'm constantly striving to achieve.

F.A.L.T.U' had a strong message in a realistic way.

Generally, it's a very calculated risk when it comes to making a film.

My motto is the role of an actor is to work.

No one achieves anything in life easily no matter who you are and where you come from.

Even when I was a fat kid, I used to love dancing.

I certainly want to make a mark in the film industry.

If you are playing a character in a period drama or biopic, it gets tough to turn yourself into someone else.

There were two-three films that I did not want to do it but my dad felt I should do them as there was a big director involved. I was 23-24 then and I wanted a hit.

I have known Varun Dhawan for a long time now. He is like a brother to me.

I went to Lee Strasberg Institute in New York for nine months. It was superb. Apart from acting, you meet so many people from different countries, and get to experience performing in front of an audience.

We all work eventually for money, but 'Sarbjit' is slightly above all that. This is the story of an innocent man, and every Indian and every person should watch the film as it is dedicated to all those who have been stuck in jail for various reasons for years.

I feel Irrfan sir is a supreme actor. I can never replace him. I'm a big fan of him.

I compete with myself. I want to outdo myself in everything.

Obesity is the biggest disease of mankind - bigger than even cancer. Your self-confidence is low and you become mentally sick.

I learnt a lot from my first film. I realised that even if you perform well or the budget of the film is big, ultimately what matters most is the script.

For me, once you do a job as an actor then it's the director, producer and editor's job to decide what is best for the film. You can't be bias towards any actors. You have to do the best for the film and the audience.

I had always wanted to be an actor and dreamed of flaunting six-pack abs.

My house gym has all the essentials for a perfect workout.

I was teased on a daily basis and the comments kept getting nastier. 'You can't even lift a dumbbell! Never played a sport in school or what?' or 'If you had put on one more kilo, you would have been a perfect 100.'

As a kid, I avoided all forms of exercise and sports. So, by the time I reached class 10, I weighed a whopping 99 kilos.

Every actor has a top 10 or top 15 list of actors they wish to work with someday.

We want to be involved with projects that establish a connect with people.

Content will always be number one for us.

I am interested in politics and I have always kept a tab on it.

He is the pioneer of body building and we all are inspired by him and if I can even become 'S' of Salman, it will be a great thing for me.

People feel that it was a cakewalk for me to enter the industry. But the fact is that it wasn't.

In 'Kal Kissne Dekha' my character was quite hard to believe and that was the problem.

Even though 'F.A.L.T.U' is being directed by a choreographer, it is not a film about dance or a film where unnecessary dance sequences are incorporated. It is lot more than that.

Among guys, Hrithik Roshan is the fittest. However, now there are a lot of male actors in the league.

Priyanka Chopra is the fittest of all actresses. She is fit, agile and athletic.

There was a time when I used to feel conscious because of my weight. I was never at ease. It was a very bad phase of my life.

I believe where there is a will there is a way. But I must also say that it's never easy to lose weight as it requires one to be strict with what they eat and social life completely takes a back seat.

Wherever you are, whether in Mumbai, Lalbaugh, Meerut or Bihar, you will find that when a person is in problem, he goes first to his friend.

Even to ensure you are in the running to be a good actor takes a lot of effort.

My first film was a huge flop. My second did reasonably well. Yet, for my third, I've had to double my effort. It's anything but easy.

With my father's backing, I can get a film, but at the end of the day, what's important is executing it.

When you are a producer's son, the problem is people feel you have it easy. Nothing could be further from the truth.

For me, as the name suggests, 'Youngistan' stands for the youth by the youth and of the youth of India. The film is a common love story in a very uncommon premise.

Friendship means everything to me.