I quit 'Qubool Hai' at the right time. When 'Alone' was offered to me, I was learning production and direction. I don't think not being seen on TV for more than a year will affect my popularity or 'Alone.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I felt very alone in Hollywood.
I don't feel isolated on a film set. In a way you do because you don't really mix with the outside world; you're just sort of working non-stop for a few months, but you've got so many people around you.
I'm used to working alone. Frankly with some of the actors I've worked with, I've felt like I was working alone.
What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means.
The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying.
I debuted in Bollywood without inhibitions, and I don't want to develop any fears now. Nothing is more detrimental to an actor than the lack of total surrender.
I always felt really alone because no one wanted to talk about the things that I enjoyed, and that was really rap music and hip-hop as a culture. You know, having the shoes, using the words, buying the magazines, seeing the videos. And I had nobody to share it with, so I feel like I lived a lot online.
The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.
I've done a lot of independent films that not a lot of people have seen.
I was 19 when I made my Bollywood debut with 'Ekk Deewana Tha,' and all alone in Mumbai. I would be easily affected by all that was said or written about me.