Quotes from Vishwajeet Pradhan

My wife and I don't believe in exchanging gifts. A happy and healthy life together is our gift to each other.

But I'll always be glad for knowing a person like Shah Rukh. He is one man who hasn't changed at all.

Once I had gone for a shoot at a remote Fiji island in the middle of Pacific Ocean and I was thoroughly bowled over the popularity of this character there! I've also got positive feedback from U.K., U.S.A., Canada, Pakistan and Dubai for my performance as Brahmanad.

I was once in Delhi and one guy looked at me and shouted, 'kutiya, kutiya, kutiya' - it is a dialogue from my film 'Kasoor.' The guy couldn't recall anything else apart from this. It was funny but interesting - it shows the kind of impact my character has made on the audience.

People recognise me for my role as S.P. Brahmanand in the serial 'Maryada - Lekin Kab Tak.'

I'm confident about my stint with politics. But I won't leave acting, one, because it brings me my daily bread, and second, I realized that whatever little extra recognition I have today, it's thanks to my acting career.

As an actor I want more and more challenges, I want to reinvent myself.

Any holiday my group of friends and I managed to get, we would catch the early morning train to Lucknow to watch films.

I sometimes catch up 'Simi Selects India's Most Desirable.' Sometimes I watch reality dance shows, too. And yes, the strangest of all is that I watch 'Tom and Jerry' on Cartoon Network with my son.

I played a eunuch in 'Shabnam Mausi' with Ashutosh Rana and no one even knew when the film released.

I remember when I was in Allahabad University, Amitabh Bachchan had come to campaign in Allahabad. I realized then the sort of expectations people had from him.

Because you are seen on the screen, whether big or small, the people in remote places are in complete awe of you.

I have a good grounding in yoga. I have been doing it from my graduation days.

I do a mix of exercises - cardio, gym, yoga.

It will sound quite weird but I actually watch TLC as I love to travel. It's like sitting in your drawing room and traveling to a new world.

Being from a small town my parents wanted me to become an IAS officer but being an actor I lived the life of everyone. I've been a cop, a hardliner politician, a magician, a watchman, a don, a smuggler, an officer all in one life!

My father was into politics. After his death things got slow. We were meeting different parties and everywhere I heard people grumbling and cursing politics and the state of the nation. I made an effort and I am trying to fulfill my social responsibility.

I have played a cop a lot over the years and sometimes I get a bit scared of being typecast.

It has happened with me that I get a role of a cop for a film. Few directors typecast you if you do that particular role well. But, it is the actor who has to decide whether he fits in that role or not.

I needed a break from the breakneck speed of daily soaps.

I want a fit body and not a fantastic muscular body.

I'm glad my parents found a perfect match for me in Sonalika. The secret to our successful marriage is that we give each other respect and space. We are friends and not just spouses.

Both films and TV have their compunctions, their positives and negatives. For example, I explored a character at great length in 'Maryada'... which can be the ultimate high for an actor, but I won't get this luxury as a film person.

When I was shooting for the film 'No Problem,' there was a fire on the sets and I had some burn injuries in my leg.