Top 40 Vishwajeet Pradhan Quotes

After my schooling in Meerut, I was sent to Allahabad for further studies to become an IAS officer. It was there that I got the freedom to do whatever I wanted to, and it was in Allahabad that I first did theatre.

I have played a cop a lot over the years and sometimes I get a bit scared of being typecast.

My father was into politics. After his death things got slow. We were meeting different parties and everywhere I heard people grumbling and cursing politics and the state of the nation. I made an effort and I am trying to fulfill my social responsibility.

I started my career in movies with Sanjay Dutt in ‘Yalgaar’ and then in ‘Aatish.’ And I’ve the greatest respect for him.

When I met Feroz Khan, he offered me a role of a villain in ‘Yalgaar.’ He also asked me to build my physique. As for villains action is a must, so I joined a gym.

I avoid oily food. I am a vegetarian and it has helped me a lot.

A police officer asked me why I agreed to play a Pakistani in my films. I told him that someone has to do different, na. If everyone will become Indian army officer then how the story will proceed?

Fortunately, my wife shares the same values and is extremely supportive.

I have only one hobby and that is acting. It’s my passion, my hobby, so I don’t need a break to pursue my hobby.

I am choosy for the kind of show I will take up.

I have a good grounding in yoga. I have been doing it from my graduation days.

I’m a self-made actor in Bollywood. And when I see actors far more good-looking and talented than me struggling for a place, I feel quite happy with my place.

I want a fit body and not a fantastic muscular body.

It is an irony that the era of crafty villains such as Gabbar Singh or Mogambo has gone away.

I’m glad my parents found a perfect match for me in Sonalika. The secret to our successful marriage is that we give each other respect and space. We are friends and not just spouses.

I’ve played positive characters. But those films haven’t been noticed.

Being from a small town my parents wanted me to become an IAS officer but being an actor I lived the life of everyone. I’ve been a cop, a hardliner politician, a magician, a watchman, a don, a smuggler, an officer all in one life!

It’s not that I was not getting offers but I don’t want to do petty and insignificant roles again and again.

Television demands continuity and more work month after month. One has to also maintain quality as it reaches not just India but U.K., Canada, Pakistan, and Dubai as well. It is very powerful. And the risk of flopping like a film is also not there!

Wearing the sari, adhering to the parda system and all those things are really taxing. After wearing a woman’s attire, I came to understand what they go through daily.

In a film, there are too many characters. If the film is not a hit, then nobody really notices your work.

People recognise me for my role as S.P. Brahmanand in the serial ‘Maryada – Lekin Kab Tak.’

Because you are seen on the screen, whether big or small, the people in remote places are in complete awe of you.

I played a eunuch in ‘Shabnam Mausi’ with Ashutosh Rana and no one even knew when the film released.

On television one gets to do things in detail and at an easier pace. You can experiment a lot with the character, give it lot more time, and let it grow.

I remember when I was in Allahabad University, Amitabh Bachchan had come to campaign in Allahabad. I realized then the sort of expectations people had from him.

I got plastic surgery done on my face because my skin burnt during the shooting of one of my films.

I may have given my best performance but what if the role gets edited?

It has happened with me that I get a role of a cop for a film. Few directors typecast you if you do that particular role well. But, it is the actor who has to decide whether he fits in that role or not.

I have absolutely no problem on doing a negative character. If that matches up to my acting caliber, I will definitely do that.

Explaining to my children, especially my daughter, that I will be dressed as a woman, and will be playing a eunuch was a tough task.

I feel that the movie in which I’ve played a cop or army man have been bigger hits. That’s why people remember me more as a cop or army person. I’ve even noticed that a lot of films in which I’ve played a variety of wonderful roles haven’t done well.

I feel when a new comer acts in his first film, he starts feeling top of world and nature changes due to the stardom. And then downfall starts to happen.

Doing films and TV together becomes difficult to manage when you have too many things in your hand.

I never got a lead role and I make no bones about it.

In a typical Hindi film, there’s the role of the hero, the heroine, and the other important character is the villain.

I have worked in Telugu films. I found Bengali easier and sweeter than Telugu.

The simple, sweet films without the star power often manage to tell a better story.

But I’ll always be glad for knowing a person like Shah Rukh. He is one man who hasn’t changed at all.

I do a mix of exercises – cardio, gym, yoga.