Top 45 Chunky Pandey Quotes

In ‘Saaho,’ I play a grey character, someone who is complex from within. Devraj is someone who has grown cold over time, to the extent that people might describe him as someone who has died a hundred times.

The most important and invaluable lesson I’ve learnt in the past 20 years of being in filmdom is to never look back.

Even if I do one or two films a year, what is important is whether I’m getting to do the kind of work that I’m interested in.

It is the third edition of ‘Housefull,’ I was there in the first and second, thank god, I’m in the third part.

In fact, both my parents were doctors but I was a duffer.

When I had signed my first film, I had not even told my family about it.

Aakhri Pasta is an extension of Sajid Khan’s personality.

I believe an actor should be shameless.

Look at Sridevi. She is going to be remembered forever for her films.

I never go by past accolades or failures.

There have been number of films that have been made with Mumbai as a backdrop or a character. ‘Company,’ ‘Life In A Metro,’ ‘Ek Chalis Ki Last Local’ – they all have presented Mumbai in a different manner.

Today you see so many lady-boys in Bangkok roaming the streets where they have even removed their Adam’s apple through surgery to look like girls. That’s tampering with nature, but I feel if one needs to do little things to look good as we are in the looks business, then one shouldn’t hesitate to do plastic surgery.

I had started doing Bangladeshi films. You can say most of my aspirations of being an actor got fulfilled there but I also lost out as an actor here back home.

You have to write your own story, your own graph and rhythm.

I could not keep my success. I had such a great run. By 93-94, it all came to an end and I had to go to Bangladesh and work there.

Javier Bardem though is my man crush.

If you cash in on people, then they aren’t your friends.

I drink many cups of green tea, 12 oranges in a day and lots of salmon. They are all food with anti-oxidants.

Failure is quite easy to handle because no one is looking at you. Success is difficult to keep and not everyone could handle it.

I would like to become ‘Dilavar’ from ‘Muqaadar Ka Sikander’ played by Amjad Khan. That is the kind of negativity a villain should have.

Whatever I do, I enjoy myself.

Evil will always exist in this world.

People tell me ridiculous things and then say they’re joking. Like, at the Dubai immigration, the officer told me that I’ve been banned from Dubai. I almost started crying which is when he said that he was joking!

Though I was nominated for awards for films like ‘Tezaab’ and ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ but I never won an award. Now I am not even nominated for any awards but still I attend the award functions as I love being there despite figuring prominently in a lot of leg pulling that goes around in the award ceremonies.

Not only is Tigmanshu a great director, but he’s also a great actor. I just had to ape him in ‘Bullett Raja.’

I admit I’m a miser! The most generous thing I’ve done is get married!

Comedy completely depends on the script and the type of dialogues we get. Comedy is dependent on time and so I will say comedy is tougher than being a villain.

In 1993 after giving a blockbuster ‘Aankhen,’ I had no work. I was sitting at home for a year.

When you do a good film, it will remain forever.

I have been around for 33 years and I don’t have a filmy background. I don’t know if I am an insider or an outsider but I have never felt any discrimination.

When you have a happy atmosphere, people work better.

I should have got a better deal in my career, but everything has its time. You can’t rush things, feel remorse or regret.

‘Click’ is a horror film and a first for me. People think I always had a face good enough to do films of this genre. So now I’d take that as a compliment.

To stand up against Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,’ you need to be a good actor to be able to do that.

You don’t get a film like ‘Begum Jaan’ everyday in your career.

I can’t sit at one place for long in my own house, forget about ‘Bigg Boss.’ I have ants in my pants.

I think you only need 2-3 good scenes in a film.

I owe much to Sangeeth. His film ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ brought me back in a big way.

I find doing emotional scenes very tough, it is very challenging for me.

If I have to start my career afresh, I would like to repeat everything, good or bad, which I did in the past 33 years.

Gone are the days when people used to sit together and watch a show together. Today, it is all about become individual viewing. You miss a show, you can watch it on an app, while traveling, while sitting in your own rooms.

I would love ‘Aankhen 2’ to happen. I would have Govinda and I play these two brothers and having kids who can take it forward.

I’m obsessed with all things Bengali, man. I love fish, my maid is Bengali, I acted in Bengali and Bangladeshi films.

I realized that in every movie, there are a handful of scenes that stand out. So, if you get two of those four-five scenes, then you’re set.

I have regional films, Bengali and Telugu, but always wanted to do a Marathi film especially because I think this industry makes the best comedy films.