Quotes from Abhinav Shukla

I am amazed to discover that I am a very patient guy.

Biking and photography are a perfect combination for me.

I don't usually lose it but if someone is trying to be too filthy or get physical, I am not going to take that. At the end of the day, I am a Punjabi!

We live in a society where people will watch erotic stuff and then pass comments on it.

I feel I haven't quite settled in Mumbai. One, it is a cultural shock for me and two, I feel no one really has the time for others in Mumbai. For instance, if you need them, they wouldn't be there despite swearing allegiance to you.

We do a lot of scenes like say proposing a girl, but you know it is done technically - you don't feel anything. But sometimes I feel bad, maybe when my parents see me play this character and shouting at a girl, they might feel weird.

Well, to be frank I like natural beauty. Not artificial.

My observation is that the bias against female child is deeply ingrained, especially in certain parts of India and that it's not just the poor or the uneducated who have this bias, the well-read and the well-to-do also share it.

My family is democratic in the true sense.

I choose roles where I do not have to devote a lot of time.

My father is a scientist , my mother a teacher, my brother is a Naval Officer and I am an entertainer - we all are doing out a bit for our country!

I love putting myself in survival simulation. Whenever I get an off, I often go out for camping, and thanks to my brother who has taught me all the survival skills.

Our short film 'Bareilly Ki Beti' is inspired from the incident which occurred in Bareilly, where a couple while digging a grave for their stillborn found a live baby girl buried two to three feet down. She was rushed to the hospital and she survived.

I never make friends easily. And when I do, I'm faithful for life.

Actually, the first film that I did was more like college boys project.

When you work in a multicast project, there has to be a lot of respect and cooperation from each other.

I always believe that the most important part of a journey is the journey itself.

I was very clear that I won't get married until I find the person I can be myself with and Rubina are just that.

My brother calls me penny wise, pound foolish.

Men get away with everything. But if a wife has an affair, she gets the blame. When husband has an affair The Other Woman' gets the bad name.

Women are the reason why mankind exists. Let's give them their due.

A man having an affair is acceptable, women are called characterless. Why?

I do have a very strong threshold for anger.

'Roar' is a film based on the tigers in the Sundarbans. It is the story of a battle between man and the beast.