As a child I wanted to be everything from a doctor, lawyer, flight attendant to an IT pro- fessional and could never make up my mind. I figured as an actor I'd get to play all these professions.

I think I was 8 or 9 when I did my first play. It was at a community level, but that's when I knew that this is what I loved doing.

The roles for South Asians may have increased by a decent number but there has been a negligible change in the quality of these roles. We still have to fight stereotypes. Fortunately, I've had the priviledge of working with people who look beyond the color of your skin.

Prejudices and preferences exist and will continue to. When you learn how to market yourself, you become less of a victim.

Blood is thicker than water, so the fact that I have my sister always with me, it's like you always have someone who's your best friend and always have someone who has your back. You can always trust your family, and I'm lucky to have that.

What ends up in your scrapbook? The pictures where you look like a good guy and a good family man, and the children look adorable - and they're screaming the next minute. I've never seen a family album of screaming people.

I love having my hair blown dry by a stylist and I also truly enjoy being with my friends and family.

As companies deal with the impact of technology and the incredible pace of change, they are fundamentally rethinking talent and family leave programs.