He became a pan-India sensation almost overnight, with his portrayal of Harshad Mehta in last year's popular series "Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story", and has now planted his feet in Bollywood. With the spotlight firmly on him, actor Pratik Gandhi says he does not believe in competition among contemporaries.

"There can't be competition between actors. Had it been products, there would have been competition. If I was a biscuit or a soap, there would be competition," Pratik told IANS. He added: "I am a human being. How can two people, looking so different and having distinct types of acting, be compared? I don't take the pressure that your next thing has to be bigger than the previous one.