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" Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it. "

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" I am like a kid. I tell my family and friends I'm like a kid. "

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" As a matter of fact, I find the Western cinema very fantastic. "

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" I don't like the trappings of stardom. I wear the shoes and the Dolce & Gabbana, because I'm told to. But I'm not trapped by it. "

" I talk to Allah, I pray to him. "

" I do have a close circle of friends and I am very fortunate to have them as friends. I feel very close to them I think friends are everything in life after your family. You come across lots of people all the time but you only make very few friends and you have to be true to them otherwise what's the point in life? "

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