Mukta Arts and I were born on the same day. I am still growing with Mukta Arts.

Salman Khan is doing really well in his career. I know him since the time he was growing up.

I nearly got killed in a film, 'Patthar Ke Insaan.' I nearly lost my eyes another time and have been in many accidents in my career.

What I treasure the most is people coming up to me in the elevator and saying, 'You really did a great job': neighbours who congratulate for a job well done or little fans who hug me and say they want to be like me.

I didn't want to go to college or work in an office or have a nine-to-five job. I knew that quite clearly before I left school.

I have actually had to ask my supervisors not to curse in meetings or in general in the workplace.

I've learned an enormous amount about the business itself, about what it takes - the stamina and the dedication and the diligence - to succeed out here... And I'm very, very thankful, and I have a wonderful career, but it's hard work... I'm very comfortable with who I am as an actor now and excited to try all kinds of things.

I really just wanted to be a writer, but people tell you, 'You should have a backup career,' so I thought, 'OK, I'll act.' That was the foolishness of my vision for my life - that my backup career would be completely undependable.