The good thing about Hyderabad is the variety of cuisine available. From Nizami cuisine to Andhra food to Telengana delicacies, you are spoilt for choice.

Hindi film industry makes film for the rest of the world. Tamil films are watched by Malay people. When a film is not bound by a language, why should an actor be?

Food is my big connect to Old City, and I discovered the culture and history of the city by exploring food joints.

I try and strike a balance between being sensible and sensitive.

I don't stress too much on things, be it failure or success.

I believe that the mistakes you make in the past are learning experiences and make you grow as a human.

What other people think of me is their problem - not mine.

Mumaith Khan has unbelievable energy. She is a powerhouse performer.

I want to do films in different languages because I want to tell stories in different genres.

The pacing in Tamil and Telugu is very different from Malayalam cinema.

In every film, you get a chance to travel down a new path.

If I feel like too much of a star, I can head to Chennai and be a regular guy.

In 'The Beginning,' each one of us was introduced, but the audience didn't know our back stories and the drama. You wouldn't have known how deep Bhallaladeva's jealousy for Baahubali is.

I've been a part of cool films without even romancing.

We are moving into a phase where what was once alternative cinema is becoming mainstream. I like being in that space.

If you live the way others want you to, you are called a nice guy. If you live the way you want, you are called selfish.

It wasn't easy to shoot for 'Baahubali.' It was very painful and annoying.

It's always nice to have another filmmaker to reassure you that you are making a good quality film.

For evening workouts, I work out two body parts; a big muscle and a small, like, say, the chest and the triceps. I lift crazy weights and take no breaks while I'm at it.

I truly believe that cinema is a collaborative effort, and as long as I get to tell, and be part of, interesting stories and work with genuine people, I don't see any project as a 'risk.'

Thanos is undoubtedly the most powerful entity and villain the world has ever seen - he is virtually indestructible. Imagine a villain so menacing that all the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and their allies have to come together in a hope to defeat this one guy; such characters come to you once in a lifetime!

Before I became an actor, I was a producer and a visual effects supervisor. Our industry wasn't making the kind of films I was interested in.

I am becoming the 'war lord' actor, be it in 'Baahubali' or 'Ghazi' or 'Madai Thiranthu.' I am proud to be a part of these films.

'Ghazi' has underwater stunts and was physically taxing. That added to my cardio routine.

'Leader' is a political drama. It's the story of a character who understands what the people want.

I want to do films in as many genres - action, fantasy, period, classic love stories - as I can. I don't want to pigeon-hole myself.

When I watch films, I skip songs. I don't like them.

I have never understood why promotion is such a big thing in Hindi films.

I find Katrina Kaif attractive and would like to work with her some day.

I don't enjoy doing over-the-top action entertainers.

I grew up understanding cinema from early on and was soon cinema-literate.

I don't want to do the song-dance formula; there are many people doing it, right?

It was the reason why I became an actor - to tell new stories - and I stick to that, which is how I found 'Ghazi.'

I enjoy being myself on television, where I am not enacting a character.

By logic, it's a handicap. If I shut one eye, I can't see from the other eye. But it is one of those things which I don't think too much about. One needs to have the strength to move forward.

I am really happy with the appreciation 'Baahubali' is receiving. Its success proves that if you back the right content, it can travel across the country and the globe.

'Baahubali' team is not after numbers. If we would have been number guys, we would have never made a film with such a huge budget. We just wanted to make the biggest war film of this country, but what it has achieved is amazing.

Genetically, I am built big and strong.

I've always been a big fan of Anjali Menon as a director and have watched most of her films, too.

I believe that you become a better actor only when you work with people far better than you are.

You never know when you actually fall in love.

For 'Dum Maro Dum,' I had a diction tutor, as I had to get rid of my Hyderabadi Hindi and learn Goan Hindi. It wasn't easy, because these two kinds of Hindi were mutually incompatible. I had to unlearn one kind of Hindi and then learn a new kind.

'Naa Ishtam' is my first commercial Telugu film. That was exciting.

Trust me: I eat a lot. I am a big guy.

My only plan is to be versatile. That's how I started, and that's how I will continue.

My family has always believed that anybody can do anything if you are trained for it. So I trained with Barry John's in Mumbai, did marital arts, and then went to stunt school in the U.S.

Hyderabad can be harsh to a foodie like me. The haleems and the biryanis are in your face. It's hard to overcome temptations and harder not to binge.

My thatha's death was the biggest blow I've dealt with in all my life. I have never seen death in my family, especially not of someone who's so close to me... I might be this big guy from the outside, but I'm very sensitive when it comes to my family.

It's only when I have to do some bare body shots that I cut down on fat.

Whether it is a relationship with family members, girlfriends, friends, or co-workers - every relationship is important. Even a casual acquaintance means something to me.