I have seen ups and downs. When my chips are down, I remind myself of the time when Aamir Khan spoke to me over the phone and praised my work in 'Dil Dhadakne Do.' What big a validation that is, someone of Aamir Khan's stature to be initiating a call with someone like me. It's a confidence boost!

Vikrant Massey

Categorized in : Me Myself Work Confidence

Recognition is a reward in itself. Any form of appreciation, even a small word, is important.

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I love talking to strangers and absorb their life experiences.

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'Broken' is a story of two broken people coming together. I think every one of us can associate with it, as we all have faced a heartbreak sometime in our life.

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Our society is full of hypocrites and irrational people.

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With all due respect, I don't think that having eight-pack abs or 21-inch biceps matter.

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It's so cool to be trendy and be flooded with compliments.

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I have always admired Mr. Naseeruddin Shah, Mr. Anupam Kher, the late Om Puri ji, and Amitabh Bachchan.

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Anything that's good and has a certain amount of quality, slowly but surely, it will be accepted.

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Had I not been in a relationship, I would have no issues falling in love with a midget. I wouldn't mind as long as she loves me and takes care of me and my family.

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I want to remove the curtain of pretence from all of my characters.

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The MeToo movement has made everyone more professional. The trashy aspects of filmmaking are now eliminated. There is certainly fear and caution among those men who think they can get away with any behaviour. At the same time, we have to be careful about not overdoing the enthusiasm of the MeToo movement.

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We are sometimes so overawed by flamboyance and machismo that we forget to ask ourselves how we treat others.

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In all pomposity and humility, I just wanted to show what I could do as an actor, and I jumped when 'Lootera' came my way.

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The I&B Ministry, at their own convenience, can't pick and choose content in serials. We have weird commercials with a lot of objectionable content running on TV post 11 P.M., but nothing has been done to stop them?

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All my characters are quite relatable, as they are flawed, true, and honest. All of us are flawed; nobody is pure and pious.

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No person should become complacent by his/her work and think that he/she has done their best.

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'Lootera' happened nearly 10 years after television. It was the first film I auditioned for.

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I never thought the media would be interested in me - this is very surreal.

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From my experience, I can affirm that I don't really know how the women see the world like, but it seems to be quite different from how men do.

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One thing is for sure: that women are far more compassionate, empathetic, sensitive, and emotional in comparison to men.

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