Priyanshu Chatterjee

As a professional actor, you have to do a lot of things and a steamy number is just one of them.

There are lots of variables that come into play in the industry, like attending parties and dating actors. When you don't indulge in all this, you tend to get affected in some way.

There weren't many options that came my way after Tum Bin.' Yet, people started expecting too much from me after that film.

I think hosting is a far better option than acting in soaps as one feels much more responsible for the show.

I get small screen offers all the time, specially for hosting shows.

I want to do more Tollywood projects but I don't go around asking for roles.

I always knew I wanted to go into acting. So I dropped out of the modelling circuit and started taking acting and dance lessons.

Kids are smart nowadays, they are much more aware of their surroundings than we were 20 years ago, but at the same time it is important that they are guided as a friend when they go through adolescence.

All my summer and Puja vacations were spent in Calcutta with my didima and a host of other relatives and friends.

I must confess I am a major foodie and you can't beat Calcutta when it comes to food.

Acting is a sport to me, I enjoy being in the ring and playing it.

I used to stay near Hazra Law College and play a lot of street cricket.

The best way to get out of depression is to work out.

Today's generation has tremendous pressure to perform well at work. And if one can't match up to expectations then it can lead to depression.

Shooting takes up all my time. But I'm not complaining!

I miss roaming around the Basant Lok market, eating out, the Capital's wide roads.

I chucked my CA final exams to pursue modeling. My parents objected to this, but they soon came around. And after seeing my maiden movie Tum Bin, they were happy beyond words!

I like to be spoken about only when I am doing meaningful work.

I have had a wide range of projects to choose from. That has saved me from donning a stereotypical image.

I am open for all sorts of roles, be it hero or the antihero.

Everybody is so right when they keep raving about their work experiences with Mr. Bachchan. It was a treat really. He has honed his craft to another level altogether.

The Mumbai film industry has definitely a bigger reach. But considering the rich content of work in many Bengali films, even by new directors, there has to be a better financially backed distribution model for films here.

There is certainly an economic disparity between Bollywood and the regional film industry.

I have been constantly working. It's just that it has not been only Hindi films.

As far as my absence from the public eye is concerned, that's because I'm publicity shy - something which is not considered good nowadays.

I know the volume of my work is less and I would have wanted to do more films. But I can't do just any role. That's the reason why I have done less crappy films.

Instead of only doing songs and item dance,' we need to have a hard look at ourselves not only as actors, but people in this society.

Shooting for Aamar Pratigya' was a completely delightful experience for the 25 days I shot for the film.

My game plan is very simple. If something good comes up, I will check if those required dates are free and I will do the film. Regardless of the language and the scope of the project.

The priority for me has always been good films.

I am fine working with debutant directors. They have a freshness about them.

I know exactly what Ganjing is. Quite a few years ago, I had come to meet my friend who was studying in IIM and the two of us had roamed around on a rickshaw looking at all the Hazratganj special stuff.

'The Sign of Four' is a brilliant story. It's already been made into a film in the U.K., which I haven't seen.

Small films, made on shoe-string budget work in big centres, and for that a substantial amount of budget should be set aside for marketing.

Movie-making is a very creative medium of expression.

I enjoy watching Daniel Day Lewis, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Kevin Spacey.

I had a couple of releases including Dil Ka Rishta,' Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai,' Madhoshi,' and Julie,' but they were badly released and went unnoticed.

Bengali movies are a great form of cinema too. Interestingly, they work with lower budgets.

It takes time for the dust to settle. And by dust, I mean people clouding your mind by giving wrong information and your expectations and excitement of being in the industry.

I used to live in Rajouri Garden. I was a shy child, dutiful to parents, serious in studies but happier on the sports ground.

Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt - they are all talented. Their work is making the industry better.

I have always been open towards character roles.

There was a lot of struggle. People have different perceptions about you and sometimes looks also can limit you as an actor.

There were offers to do 'Tum Bin 2' and 'Tum Bin 3' but then it would have been the same kind of franchise films which I think limit an actor.

There is no Plan B. I love to act and I enjoy what I do.

Everybody I meet is a star. In Bombay it is crazy and even TV has become so big that there are just too many stars and there is too much greed for that little space on the newspaper.

My first film was a super-hit. It made the producer earn a lot of money and gave me a lot of fame. The funny part is that I acted in Tum Bin' as a project for which I was paid a stipend and not the money that comes to the star of a very popular film.

My father initiated me to the Hanuman Chalisa and my mother to the rituals and community feelings of Durga Puja. I still have that in me and want to come back to Delhi whenever I can to imbibe more.

I'm from a typical middle-class family in Delhi, with one of the most down-to-earth childhoods.

It took me a while to figure out what kind of work I needed to do. I worked with directors like Aparna Sen and Rituparno Ghosh. I wanted to do interesting roles.