Quotes from Tahir Raj Bhasin

One of the things I love about acting is that there is always scope for growth.

How you carry yourself is how people perceive you.

I think when you're a new actor in Bollywood, it's about seizing the moment. If you can prove to the audience there is an emotional vulnerability to your character, regardless of it being black or gray, I think the audience will accept you in any role - be it romantic or action.

I think as an actor, you have to make yourself vulnerable to emotions.

Everyone has loved 'Chhichhore' for a different reason, which I think for an actor is the best thing to hear. What I've been most touched by is that most people have discovered something new about the film when they have walked in the second time.

Real life is never black and white why must the movies be?

Film is a medium where the audience gives you 100 per cent.

It is a matter of pride, and a lot of pressure to play the role of a legend like Sunil Gavaskar. He is India's first cricket superstar.

What's challenging is to surprise the audience.

I want to keep looking for roles that have an element of surprise.

My interest is to do interesting lead parts, to tell different stories and to surprise the audience. But as they say in Mumbai, everything is pre-written and it chooses you.

I think an excess of anything is bad, be it mobile phones, social media, private tuitions or watching television.

My mother worked for Confederation of Indian Industry, and Aptech Computers.

I don't think there are any negative roles anymore. I think we can aptly put such characters under 'anti-hero' tag.

I look forward to pushing the boundaries of my craft and taking new chances.

I have been part of really good projects which I'm extremely proud of and 'Chhichhore' will stand tall among my body of work. This is my first Rs 100 crore film and I know I will cherish this moment always.

Nitesh Tiwari is so particular about his pre-production, where he plans every aspect of his film.

I am not a big fan of going to malls. I am pretty old-fashioned that way.

When you play an anti-hero, it is a task to make people empathise with your character.

My focus are only films. There is something special about films as when it is being played in a dark theatre, the audience is watching only you. Whereas in TV there are a lot distraction.

My only criteria while selecting roles is that it should be a lead part in an interesting story where the character has depth and layers.

I get very competitive with myself and always look to better myself from my previous projects. I have learned that it's important to work on the craft than the project.

With my work in 'Mardaani' being well-received, I am more aware than ever that I have to keep the game up. I don't want to disappoint myself as an actor first and let my audience down.

In real life I'm shy sometimes, sometimes I'm romantic, sometimes I can be funny, so it's great to be doing different kinds of parts that expose your personality.