Success is just around the corner, but I don't want to rush into anything. Arfi Lamba More Quotes by Arfi Lamba More Quotes From Arfi Lamba As I look back and connect the dots, all I want to do is go back and hug my scared young self, who took a lot of steps out of impulse not knowing what will happen. So many nights of disappointment, so many others of being disillusioned where I would have just gone ahead and quit it all - I still do not know what kept me hanging in there. Arfi Lamba look me disappointment self I left my cushy job as an engineer in New Delhi in 2008 to pursue acting in Mumbai. I figured roles will start pouring in as soon as I landed in the city, but my bubble burst quickly. Arfi Lamba city new job start It is all about playing a challenging role, and whether a film is a commercial one or not does not really matter. Arfi Lamba playing about film matter When I didn't become the quintessential Yash Chopra hero, I got into the 'struggle' period and became negative. Arfi Lamba become struggle hero negative Labels are actually not to make us understand things better: they are actually to ostracise and discriminate that what does not belong to the majority. Arfi Lamba us better things understand In 'Fugly,' I play a very middle-class guy with whom anyone can relate. At the same time, playing such characters is not as easy as it sounds. Arfi Lamba guy easy play time I arrived thinking I had these amazing looks and body and that I would straight away land the lead in a Yash Chopra film. Those fancy ideas got quashed soon enough. Arfi Lamba amazing body ideas thinking After joining theatre, I started thinking that acting in films was not half as challenging as theatre. Arfi Lamba theatre acting half thinking As a true-blue Punjabi, I have learnt to tackle disappointments, especially since I have no godfather in the industry. Arfi Lamba tackle disappointments since industry I think I was born to be an actor. Arfi Lamba i-was-born actor think born My role in 'Slumdog Millionaire' was a cameo, but it did expose me to cinema and took me to Cannes. I then did 'Prague,' which was a very niche film. Arfi Lamba me millionaire cinema film I've been a protected child, but I moved out for further studies when I was 16, and I have travelled quite a bit by myself. Arfi Lamba quite out child myself Everybody in my family is very well educated. I'm probably the only one who is not a double post graduate. Arfi Lamba well only educated family Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities. Arfi Lamba which making priorities independent A good story needs equally good talent to foster it. Arfi Lamba story good talent needs Some independent Indian films do so well at these festivals in Europe and in the United States that when they come back, India just cannot ignore them. Arfi Lamba back ignore festivals india There have been a bunch of Indian films in English that found an audience. Arfi Lamba english audience indian found Akshay Kumar is like a guru. He made a mark in the industry without any godfather. Akshay sir is a superstar only because of his hard work and talent. Arfi Lamba hard talent hard-work work I had travelled to a lot of cities in Europe before, but Prague was special. It held a mysterious attraction for me for during the time I was there. Arfi Lamba me mysterious special time 'Slumdog' initiated a chain of events like going to Cannes and being invited to the Cairo Film Festival, which changed my perspective of cinema and of being an actor forever. Arfi Lamba like perspective cinema forever
