Never again, will I put on weight for a role: Sharman Joshi

Weighty issues
I used to be a lean person during my college days. No matter how much I ate, it just didn't matter. But then after a point, I suddenly started putting on. I put on some 10 kgs for my role in Ferrari Ki Sawaari. It was very easy. I was blissfully off diet for almost two years. The later part was hard though. I spent endless hours in the gym and had to slog a lot to lose all that weight. Never again, am I ever going to put on for any role now!

Being the 'nice-guy'
I am definitely conscious about the scripts of the films I do, but I have not been choosing 'the nice-guy' kind of roles on purpose. I would like to do a variety of roles. In fact, my characters in Rakeeb and Allah Ke Bande did have a dark shade to them. And now I am looking at seven scripts with varied characters. So, I know it's time for me to buck up.

Keeping it simple
My funda in life is to be simple and keep improvising. I am a learner and I try to take whatever I can from anything new that comes my way. So, I don't have any idol or inspiration. If I had one, I would end up imitating them. I want to be unique. I want to stumble and fall, go wrong and then get it right. In spite of that, I admire Amitabh (Bachchan) ji, Dilip (Kumar) saab, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino and Sean Penn among others. Also, simplicity helps me be level-headed and better clarity.

Not my cup of tea
I began with Gujarati theatre as my dad has been a veteran Gujarati theatre artist. But in course of time, I realised that there were really passionate theatre artists all around me who had greater dedication than what I had. I couldn't go on performing day in and day out. So, I don't miss theatre yet. I don't think I have the drive to go on non-stop. But I am working on directing a Gujarati play.u00a0