Top 14 Arfi Lamba Quotes

I had travelled to a lot of cities in Europe before, but Prague was special. It held a mysterious attraction for me for during the time I was there.

I am glad that I could be a part of a film that tackles Islamophobia.

In ‘Fugly,’ I play a very middle-class guy with whom anyone can relate. At the same time, playing such characters is not as easy as it sounds.

When I didn’t become the quintessential Yash Chopra hero, I got into the ‘struggle’ period and became negative.

Success is just around the corner, but I don’t want to rush into anything.

Before acting offers came by, I dabbled in theatre under the aegis of the late thespian Dinesh Thakur. He was instrumental in honing my acting skills.

I left my cushy job as an engineer in New Delhi in 2008 to pursue acting in Mumbai. I figured roles will start pouring in as soon as I landed in the city, but my bubble burst quickly.

Some independent Indian films do so well at these festivals in Europe and in the United States that when they come back, India just cannot ignore them.

The actor in me can never die. It’s my first love and first dream. That’s what keep me going.

‘Slumdog’ initiated a chain of events like going to Cannes and being invited to the Cairo Film Festival, which changed my perspective of cinema and of being an actor forever.

After joining theatre, I started thinking that acting in films was not half as challenging as theatre.

My role in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ was a cameo, but it did expose me to cinema and took me to Cannes. I then did ‘Prague,’ which was a very niche film.

A good story needs equally good talent to foster it.

Labels are actually not to make us understand things better: they are actually to ostracise and discriminate that what does not belong to the majority.