Quotes from Vishwajeet Pradhan

I have absolutely no problem on doing a negative character. If that matches up to my acting caliber, I will definitely do that.

I feel when a new comer acts in his first film, he starts feeling top of world and nature changes due to the stardom. And then downfall starts to happen.

I've played positive characters. But those films haven't been noticed.

In a film, there are too many characters. If the film is not a hit, then nobody really notices your work.

I got 'slotted' and started getting offers similar to the role I had in 'Maryada.'

I had been working nonstop for two years and needed a break. Instead of flying or booking myself at the usual holiday spots, we decided to drive across south India. The only thing that changes in the landscape are the posters of film stars and politicians.

I feel that the movie in which I've played a cop or army man have been bigger hits. That's why people remember me more as a cop or army person. I've even noticed that a lot of films in which I've played a variety of wonderful roles haven't done well.

I avoid oily food. I am a vegetarian and it has helped me a lot.

I'm a self-made actor in Bollywood. And when I see actors far more good-looking and talented than me struggling for a place, I feel quite happy with my place.

After my schooling in Meerut, I was sent to Allahabad for further studies to become an IAS officer. It was there that I got the freedom to do whatever I wanted to, and it was in Allahabad that I first did theatre.

Wearing the sari, adhering to the parda system and all those things are really taxing. After wearing a woman's attire, I came to understand what they go through daily.

In a typical Hindi film, there's the role of the hero, the heroine, and the other important character is the villain.

Yes, it is funny that most of the roles that I have played so far have been negative. I have been typecast as a villain.

If I am not playing the villain then I'll play the friend, or the brother who dies in the third reel.

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.

It is an irony that the era of crafty villains such as Gabbar Singh or Mogambo has gone away.

There was a time when villains were stylized as very fashionable with gelled hair, girls in arms and cigar in mouth but now films have come closer to the reality. Realism has entered our industry.

Doing films and TV together becomes difficult to manage when you have too many things in your hand.

The simple, sweet films without the star power often manage to tell a better story.