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Mainstream Mumbai movies are my bread and butter, but films like 'Brick Lane' and 'Road, Movie' provide sustenance to my creative soul.
Satish Kaushik
I would call her 'madam', because I was the AD. I continued to do so even after she married my buddy, Boney Kapoor. I could never call her Sri, or Sridevi, even though she would often tell me to do so. She was humble, quiet and extremely dignified.
People still recall my show 'Philips Top 10' with Pankaj Kapoor. Those characters were lovable.
Badhai Ho Badhai' is about spreading love and happiness - and Kavita Chaudhry speaks of it in a gentle manner.
I am a great fan of Marathi cinema because they have been doing great work.
I saw Sridevi in 'Himmatwala' and I was stunned by her screen presence.
My hands are full. I am a workaholic. So, I am always looking for work.
Bollywood always expected me to indulge in slapstick. I don't mind it, but for how long!
With 'CCSKNH', we are planning to carry forward the rich legacy of the state. Though there haven't been many Haryanvi films, the state has tremendous potential.
Delhi is my favourite city having spent most of my growing up years here. Performing here is like homecoming for me.
I was always smitten by the mainstream Hindi commercial cinema.
Lots of people said that I have been a comic actor for such a long time, but as a director I was very serious.
Some of the corporate houses are using films as a means to market their brands. They are not concerned with the storyline. When it comes to big-budget films, simple storylines told with conviction are still the safest best.
Indian film industry has shot films all over the world and we get a lot of benefits and facilities while shooting our films in foreign locations.
A good film is always a good film and a good story is always a good story.
The motive behind a Delhi Film Council is simple - with so many filmmakers coming to Delhi to shoot their films, casting Delhi's young lads in their movies and even keeping the city as the base of their story, they surely need more collaboration in future. When they'll have such a council in the city, they will be able to work better.
I am really grateful to receive an award at Global Film Tourism Conclave 2019.
When we were graduating from college, my dramatics professor Frank Thakurdas called me to his house and said, 'Satish, you're capable of doing a lot of things in life, but you should become a professional actor.' I told him that I am not a good-looking guy, how will I become an actor?
I would like to use my know how and skills in the film industry to promote Haryanavi culture, language and movies.
The reason why I said yes to 'Sumit Sambhal Lega' was that this show is an official adaptation of the American series 'Everybody Loves Raymond', which was a very popular show for nine years.
I have been working with the Kapoor family for a long time. Films flop and relations deteriorate. That has not happened with me, in spite of giving the Kapoors 'Prem.' I have been lucky with them, whether Surinder, Boney, Anil or Sanjay. I think I should change my surname to Satish Kapoor!
I feel proud when I wear a turban. It's a different feeling. And that's why when a role of a Punjabi character is offered to me, my first question is whether I will wear a turban.
In everybody's career there comes a moment when there is slowdown but one has to have that conviction and belief in themselves.
Haryanvi songs are a rage in Bollywood, and some talented singers hail from Rohtak, Kurukshetra etc.
I had seen 'Pithamagan' at the big screen in 2003. I was moved by the story and especially the character played by Vikram.
Salman has always been a warm person. I have seen him grow as an actor and its always lovely working with him.
People think that because I play comic roles, my films will have a comic flavour as well. But I am a student of drama.
The general impression about fat people is that they are romantic, funny and good dancers.
I would like to direct a sitcom like 'Sumit Sambhal Lega.' It was interesting. It had a great script also.
I had seen 'Onaatah' when I was a part of the National Film Awards jury in 2016. I was very impressed with the film because it was a small but a very inspiring film. Since it touched my heart, I thought of remaking it.
A play called 'Bichchu' with Om Puri in the main role was going to be staged and I was working backstage. An actor failed to turn up for rehearsals and the director asked me to do that role instead. I agreed and would go to the beach to rehearse my dialogues as I had no place to stay those days.
Haryanavi is an easy to understand language. People enjoy speaking, listening it and to relate to it.
Compare with a country like China, India has very few cinema screens, as we have real estate problems.
Sometimes destiny has its own way.
I have a nice script for Salman Khan which is much bigger than 'Tere Naam.' I have bought the rights of Tamil film 'Pithamagan', which featured national award winning actor Vikram who had also done Tamil version of 'Tere Naam.'
I feel proud of the fact that I did something differently in 'Brick Lane' and got so much of love, affection and respect from audiences and filmmakers there.
Delays can't mar a film.
My three years of training in theatre changed me completely as a person. It helped me find myself.
It makes me so happy to see that there's still so much innocence left in villages.
While losing weight I followed a protein diet in which you take 500 calories a day and don't eat after 9 P. M.
Somehow, in Bollywood I have always been offered comic roles. However, I am being looked at differently when it comes to movies being made in the West.
Indian films have a set pattern and you get slotted in an image very easily.
I'm capable of extracting performances from my actors.
At the time of 'Mr. India', I had just started and was a frustrated actor. I didn't know Calendar would take my career into the right direction.
If 'Mr. India 2' happens, Calendar should be there.
I was good in comedy so I started getting such roles but as an actor you don't like to do same type of roles.
Biopics no longer have to be about national leaders and well known achievers. Look at 'Sarbjit.' It is about an ordinary Punjabi woman's extraordinary courage to prove her brother's innocence.
I don't have any favourite's as all the actors that come to the industry are all well trained in acting. But I like Ranbir Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor as they are amazing actor and have a great screen presence, besides Ranveer Singh is one of the actors I like as he has immense energy that makes him stand out in crowed.
An actor's job is to play any kind of character, no matter how sub-human.
I am looking for content and story and 'Mr. & Mrs. Murarilal' has both.
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