I began my career with Gujarati and Hindi plays in 1973.

In theatre, after the curtain rises, it's all about me. I can either elevate myself with my performance or be mediocre.

I cannot even open an umbrella properly. How could I ever have been a civil engineering student?

Ever since I got to know how easily skin donation can save the lives of serious burns patients, I have felt strongly about the issue.

It's one thing to be supported in your career and another thing for your peers to embrace you and say, 'We believe in you.'

My career seems to have worked out OK, especially since I turned 40. I've always had a character part, mind you - I've never played the princess. But if you're used to doing that, it must be soul-destroying to hit 40 and suddenly find there's nothing for you to do.

You'll sacrifice a lot of things in the early part of your career to be successful, but to be ahead of your competitors, you have to work hard.

When I was about 15 years old, I began to embark on an MC career but also to study philosophy with an emphasis on theology.