Quotes from Jaideep Ahlawat

I am ready to work hard, do comedy, romance and action. Just give me that trust.

You get more time to see the growth of a character in a series, there's no scope for that in films.

Hathi Ram's journey intrigued me. He is a very vulnerable character. I was never offered such a role of a man who is a failure in life and is desperate to prove himself. It was a good change for me to play someone with such a nice arc and so many shades to his personality.

Hathiram Choudhary is a vulnerable, intense and deep character. Like every common man, he just wants to prove himself and better himself. But he is also bound by his philosophies.

I hope many think that I can also do vulnerable parts and not macho, antagonist parts in which they've seen me.

I love dancing and can very well manage Bollywood dancing.

We all go through the phase where the work is slow and aren't sure if what we are doing will have returns in the future or if it'll reach people at all. You can't fight that.

When you are on a journey, every pit stop is your favourite.

I am a dog and a cat lover; doesn't matter which animal it is but dogs are cuter at times.

It is great for your work to get through to both the masses and classes.

More than being a star, I want to be an actor. This may sound cliched but that is how it is.

It does not bother me whether my work is reaching the audience through cinema, TV or a web series.

I love Sanjeev Kumar's cop portion in 'Sholay.' Manoj Bajpayee in 'Shool' was also amazing.

Pataal Lok' explores the depths of human and societal immorality through a captivating storyline and exemplary talents.

I weighed 100 kg while shooting 'Paatal Lok.' I am 6 feet and therefore it might not appear that I weigh so much.

For an actor, his job becomes easy, when his character is described well on the paper. With a well-written role, it becomes simpler to design and understand your character.

My father would tell me my defects but never praise me to my face. The good things about me he would only tell others when I wasn't around.

Every 10-15 years, society changes. The thinking of a 10-year-old kid changes when he turns 20. Such changes can be seen in every aspect of life. People's preferences also change with time.

In my village, Kharkara, 20 km from Rohtak, I would work in our fields of sugarcane, wheat and paddy while dreaming of the day I would join the army, and receive a hero's welcome every time I came home on leave. In our part of the world, a soldier is a star.

Two directors always come with two thought processes.

There's a reason why you attach the luck factor to your hard work. You work hard in every film, but there's always that one film that comes at the right time and does the best for you.

They say, you don't get anything before time and more than fate. I truly believe that and have never felt the need to fight it out, to say 'why this didn't happen earlier.'

Got a chance to work with amazing and finest directors like Priyadarshan, Anurag Kashyap, Imtiaz Ali, Meghna Gulzar, Vipul Shah, Dibakar Banerjee, Kamal Haasan, etc.

A terrorist for one man could be a patriot for another.