Ishaan Khatter

I never attended any acting school, though I've done theatre workshops a couple of times, and it has been an extremely enriching experience. But beyond that, I don't want to acquire the skills of acting and use them on camera. I'd rather learn on the job.

Shahid's been a big influence in my life.

I'm proud of my middle-class background because that's how I've grown up. I have my values and sensibilities.

Janhvi is a goofball. She is unintentionally funny sometimes. Even intentionally, to give her due credit!

Actors can become technically sound, but honesty always translates, even if you are not doing a lot of things on camera.

I think of 'Beyond The Clouds' very fondly. Yes, it has not been seen by a lot of people in theatres. I had anticipated more people would watch it. But that has to do with something I don't know well: marketing. A lot of people didn't even know that it was a Hindi film.

I feel fame shouldn't necessarily get me going, but I understand it is part of the job. Sometimes, it is inconvenient and unnecessarily imposing in your personal life.

I am most passionate about dancing and acting, so performing was my focus, always. Even before I was old enough to be serious about it, I was always meddling with things - dancing all over the place and performing for my family.

I come from a family of linguists. My maternal grandparents have been authors and translators.

For someone who doesn't have a family associated with the industry, they obviously find it tougher to get cast in a film, simply because opportunities are taken up by people who are given preference.

My acting style changes according to the way a character is imagined.

I'm not a method actor because it refers to a certain kind or technique of acting that I have studied about, and I know I'm not one of them.