Pratik Gandhi

When I dub for my films, I have my scenes already in place and I just have to work on my voice and deliver the same emotions. I have to recreate those emotions.

Each film needs a lot of struggles and a lot of hard work from so many people.

Gujaratis, all the South Indians, Bengalis or sometimes even Punjabis - when it comes to mainstream storytelling, most of the time they are all typecast.

I don't remember a time or an incident where I decided to be an actor because it was always a part of me and it had almost become second nature to me.

Storytelling was always a passion for me.

Lot of people have indeed compared my looks to that of a few Southern actors.

I am open to working in all southern language - Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

Humour plays a vital part in any 'Bhavai' performance and is seen in plays.

Scam' gave me a national or I would say global platform which made me a household name. I am getting such a lot of love, appreciation, and acceptance from the audience and makers and that's a very satisfying feeling.

I never thought of quitting acting or the stage.

I don't have any particular method, my approach is very simple. I try to understand the emotional graph of the character.

Once you watch any character for nine-and-half hours, be it good, bad or grey, you tend to attach yourself with it. You always feel for the character, even if he is a villain.

I instantly connect to certain characters and scripts.

The monologue is one of the most difficult and interesting forms of theatre for an actor to learn.

I do like crime thriller stories. That's because these stories have a lot of layers. There are always three sides to such stories... there is a truth, there is a lie and then there is the ultimate truth. Different human emotions and intense interpersonal relationships form the core of stories in this genre.

I find the world of podcasts very interesting because it truly puts the audience's visualisation into action. Each and every person listening to it can create their own stories in their minds, with the help of the voice they are listening to.

I began working in Gujarati movies and I got noticed by many in Bollywood. It has been organic growth.

In 2004, I shifted to Mumbai and started working in theatre, along with working for corporates for 15 years. That helped me a lot in creating a different character for multiple shows.

It won't be wrong if I say that I've grown up in the theatre and it has grown in me.

Portraying a real-life character can be quiet challenging.

When things don't work out, it actually excites me even more. I always believe that something better will happen and that's why things are not working out right now. That's been my attitude towards everything that I do.

In fact, I am a very, very optimistic guy.

I am looking at consistency in my choices now and creating repeat value as far as my work is concerned.

The monologue is an interesting space for an actor.

Mohan No Masalo' is a play very dear to me.

Theatre is where I come from and I don't want to leave it for sure.

Sometimes, you get a lot of claps and sometimes, for the same act, you may not. Things change every day.

I feel no one is interested in you unless you create your own success.

No one in my family is an entrepreneur.

To be honest, I've never invested in the stock market. My grandmother used to warn us against the stock exchange. My grandfather had lost a lot money in the share market. We are a working class family.

In 2012, I got my first Gujarati film. After that, a lot of things changed for me and for the Gujarati film industry. I did my early films by taking leave from my engineering job.

I went to a school where theatre was a compulsory subject.

I don't think any two individuals, especially artistes, can be or should be compared. We are different human beings. The way we think, feel, emote is bound to be different.

Whatever I've achieved is because of my family and wife's support.

I used to wake up in the morning, rehearse for two hours, leave for office, travel an hour-and-a-half, then go for shows in the evening.

In fact, I feel that cinema has no language.

I'm open to exploring different regional cinema also because each language has a different performance drama.

I would happily do any Malayalam or Bengali film, if the script is good and I get a good challenge as an actor.

There is a thin difference between confidence and ego.

I have always felt a special bond with Ganpati Bappa.

You need a lot of intra-personal relation skills if you're an actor.

The dilemma of refusing a role is faced by every actor at certain points in his/her life.

I was told that I am not lead material.

Well, honestly speaking, I know what to say 'No' to.

In 1992, I was in school. I did hear about Harshad Mehta and one of my cousins lost some money in the stock market, but I knew little about it.

Year 2020 was special. After everything that we went through, including the fact that my family battled COVID19, I believe that we are a tiny part of this large universe. Every second we spend here is precious, and so we must live in the moment and enjoy it. We should stop thinking we're too important.

Once a group of people have decided something, the onus is on you to prove otherwise.

The script should be exciting enough for me to play the character.

I have always been intuitive as far as work is concerned and would continue to select projects based on my gut feel.

From the very beginning when I took a plunge into acting, I was prepared mentally that I am not going to be in a rush, rather I would choose to be a slow and steady player in this industry.