Ashish Sharma Quotes

For 'Rangbaaz,' I had put on weight to play the gangster and for '83,' I had to lose all that weight.

I did a film a few years ago where I gained a lot of weight for it. I was happy to do that because it was called for in the script.

For me, changing my physical appearance for a character is never a problem. If I have to look a certain way for a role, I just do it.

'Insaaf' gives me a chance to play another challenging role after Mahesh's 'Vaastav.'

When I did 'Kapoor & Sons,' I had a prosthetic look. It would take me six-and-a-half hours daily for 20, 25 days.

I've gone up two suit sizes. The character I'm playing, he's strong, I can say that much. I've changed my physique a bit, so that requires eating like a foie gras goose, well beyond your appetite. Providing I don't feel too ill, I then work out two hours a day with a phenomenal trainer. It's the L.A. way.

I was dreaming of wearing a sari and dancing like Madhuri Dixit. I also used to dream of working with Shah Rukh Khan. I did nothing to make it happen. I only dreamed and believed in my dreams.

No, I am not looking at being a part of television in India, but I may consider movies, if I get to play a strong character.

I just did what the script demanded from me in 'Uyir.' I felt it was indeed a challenging role for me.

When I met Feroz Khan, he offered me a role of a villain in 'Yalgaar.' He also asked me to build my physique. As for villains action is a must, so I joined a gym.

My inspiration are actors like Rajkummar Rao, Ayushmann Khurana, Ranveer Singh.

De Niro didn't gain all that weight to play Jake La Motta just to prove he could get fat - every single one of those transformative things is grounded in the character.

While doing 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom' with Abhishek, I never thought about my dad's and Amitabhji's hit 'Jodi.' I just play my character and don't think about history and the future.

When I joined films, I was a bit plump but then I lost a lot of weight.

I played a very small role in 'Attakathi.'

During the shooting of 'Manthan,' I lived in the hut, learnt to make cow dung cakes and milk a buffalo. I would carry the buckets and serve the milk to the unit to get the physicality of the character.

Jekyll is quite me: young man; polite. But being able to play Hyde was quite fun, to create a character that's nothing like me. I quite enjoyed creating a new character like that: he had a different voice; physicality; mannerisms. Everything had to be thought about. It was a real challenge.

When a role involves physical transformation, it helps build the character better.

It is my dream to be a Bollywood actor.

To stand up against Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,' you need to be a good actor to be able to do that.

I had built my body to look like a boxer, then I lost it completely for 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns.' It was really tough gaining weight, building muscles, and then losing it completely for another film.

In India, thousands of people want to be in the movies because Bollywood plays such a huge role in our lives.

During the making of 'The Villain,' I had put on some weight.

I always wanted to act, but it was not because of the influence of my family. I just wanted to act since I was four! I used to watch a lot of movies. One of the things that attracted me were the songs picturised on 'Govinda' and Karisma Kapoor, who would dance in the middle of the street!

'Unforgiven' gave me the opportunity to be a complete changeling: the blonde hair, the research that I did at the prison. It changed the perception of me.