Explore Saqib Ayub's journey from the highs of 'Farzi' to the challenges of 'Love Adhura' in a candid Lehren interview. Watch the full video for the riveting stories of the actor's journey.
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00:00 A family came in the car and a girl got off like a mad person.
00:02 "Where is Karan? Where is Karan?"
00:04 She came to the base and was looking for him.
00:05 No, no, they said, "He's right here. He's right here. You guys are lying. Let me meet him."
00:09 Then a vintage car was used in the show, which you must have seen in the trailer.
00:12 So, the camera and everything was rigged on it and she got stuck.
00:15 I'm very grateful for Farzi.
00:17 When Farzi came into my life, I didn't have anything in my hands at that time.
00:21 You have Amir sir and Bachchan sir in front of you.
00:24 I mean, both are masterclasses and gurus of acting.
00:27 So, you won't get a better chance to learn than this.
00:30 Ranbir is a very down-to-earth person.
00:33 Ranbir is like a brother.
00:35 He will never let you feel that you are a star and he is a small-time actor.
00:39 Hello, Madhurya Khan. You are watching Lehren.
00:46 Right now, we have actor Saqib Ayub with us to talk to us.
00:51 His web series is called 'Love Adhora'.
00:54 We will talk about the role of Saqib Ayub as he is known.
01:00 Saqib sir, welcome.
01:01 Thank you so much.
01:02 First of all, we will talk about the web series.
01:05 What is special about it?
01:06 'Love Adhora' is the title.
01:08 Is it incomplete or does it get completed? Or is it next season?
01:12 It is incomplete.
01:13 And if you all keep praying and if people love it, then next season will definitely come.
01:18 The name 'Love Adhora' is there but the story is not a love story.
01:23 The main crux of the story is not a love story.
01:28 There are many games that are played apart from the love story.
01:32 There are twists and turns.
01:33 Someone is fooling someone, someone is lying to someone, someone is playing games with someone.
01:38 As it is said in English, 'Who done it?'
01:40 Usual suspects.
01:41 So, that is basically it.
01:43 Obviously, there is love. There is an angle.
01:45 There is an angle of love between our lead pair, Karan Kundra and Erica Fernandez.
01:52 But that is not the main issue of the show.
01:54 What kind of genre is it?
01:56 Is it a romantic series or a crime suspense thriller series?
02:00 What kind of genre is it?
02:02 I think its genre will be known as a romantic thriller.
02:07 There is a bit of crime as well.
02:09 So, it is a romantic crime thriller.
02:11 As you are known for such series.
02:13 You had a role in a very good fake series.
02:19 Is there a similar character in this series or is it a different shade?
02:23 In this series, there was a friend in the fake series.
02:27 Like the friendship of friends.
02:29 People know me for that.
02:30 Anees was a friend of friends.
02:32 He was useful in the beginning and in the end.
02:35 He was a happy-go-lucky kind of a guy.
02:38 The character I am playing here is Prakash.
02:42 He is crazy.
02:43 He is a hitman.
02:45 He has been hired for another role in the show.
02:50 I won't give you the details.
02:52 If I give you all the details, you won't watch the show.
02:55 He is a hitman and a bit of a psycho.
02:59 He is a bit crazy.
03:00 As we say in Bombay, he is crazy.
03:02 He is a bit crazy.
03:04 Anees and Prakash are both good in their own way.
03:08 But there is a big difference between the two.
03:10 Tell us about the shooting experience of the series.
03:13 What was the most memorable experience?
03:16 We shot in Munnar, Kerala.
03:19 It is a beautiful city.
03:22 The weather is very pleasant.
03:24 We went there at the right time.
03:27 It was November or December.
03:29 It was cold.
03:30 If we have to work overtime, it doesn't feel like that.
03:35 If the weather is not with you, it affects your temper.
03:40 That was a good thing.
03:41 The most memorable thing was that we shot where we had stayed.
03:45 There was a network problem.
03:47 We were in a village called Vattavada, 45 minutes away from Munnar.
03:57 We shot the first half there.
03:59 In the hotel where the major story was shot.
04:04 We stayed there and shot there.
04:07 It was literally a Tamil Nadu 1 km away.
04:11 It was in the middle of the jungle.
04:13 There was no network there.
04:16 It was good that we could bond with each other.
04:19 We were chatting after the shoot.
04:24 During the shoot, no one was touching their mobile phones.
04:27 If there is a short cut, people take their mobile phones.
04:31 But we were getting along with each other.
04:34 The crew was getting along with each other.
04:36 We bonded well.
04:38 People were away from their phones.
04:39 There was a weak Wi-Fi.
04:41 We were using it for important things.
04:45 We called home and chatted with friends.
04:48 Is the background of the series in Kerala or some other city?
04:53 It is in Kerala.
04:54 Munnar is the background.
04:55 The series is in Munnar and we shot in Munnar.
04:59 Did you have any unique experience during the shoot?
05:04 Or did fans come to you?
05:06 Like Karan, Erika, you and other stars.
05:11 Did you have any such experience?
05:12 It happens.
05:14 We were shooting once.
05:18 In Kerala, there is a time for holidays.
05:23 There is a time for picnics.
05:25 We were shooting at a lake.
05:28 There was a bus every 10-15 minutes.
05:30 There were kids getting down and taking pictures.
05:32 They were coming to me.
05:34 They knew that Karan Gundra was here.
05:36 Karan had more fans.
05:38 We were going to shoot and then stop.
05:42 A vintage car was used in the show.
05:44 You must have seen it in the trailer.
05:46 One day, that car will weigh a lot.
05:48 The camera was rigged and it got stuck.
05:52 The front two wheels were like this.
05:56 We had to pack up before time.
05:59 We thought of starting early the next day.
06:01 It rained the next day.
06:03 The weather was against us.
06:07 Clouds come and go.
06:10 You have taken a few shots where there is sunlight.
06:13 The scene is continuing but the clouds have come again.
06:16 Thanks to our DOP, Anubhav Bansal.
06:19 He handled it.
06:21 It was everywhere.
06:23 I remember that we were sitting.
06:25 I was drinking tea outside my vanity.
06:29 A family came in the car.
06:31 A girl was getting down like a mad person.
06:33 Someone told her that Karan Gundra is here.
06:36 Someone sent her from the set.
06:38 Someone sent her to our base.
06:41 She came to the base and was looking for him.
06:43 She said that he is here.
06:45 We told her that he is shooting.
06:47 He lied to you so that he can shoot.
06:51 Many fans used to come.
06:53 Erica, me and Karan.
06:55 It feels good to see people.
06:57 Because of their love, we are here today.
07:00 How was the experience of shooting with Karan?
07:03 You have worked with many big stars.
07:06 What was special about Karan?
07:09 Honestly, I have not shot a single scene with Karan.
07:12 I have not shot a single scene with Karan.
07:15 It is not a one on one with Karan.
07:17 There is a scene with Erica.
07:19 But Karan and I have a good bond.
07:22 We are very fun people.
07:24 We sit and talk.
07:26 We were not having a phone.
07:28 We were bonding.
07:30 We were joking.
07:32 Erica brought a kilo of passion fruits.
07:37 Because Munnar has a lot of passion fruits.
07:39 She brought 4-5 kilos and distributed them on the set.
07:42 We were sitting, eating passion fruits, shooting and talking.
07:45 We were playing Uno.
07:47 We were used to playing Uno.
07:49 We were playing Uno and Passion fruit.
07:53 During the shoot, there is a break.
07:55 We were playing Uno and Passion fruit.
07:57 This was our routine.
08:00 The experience of shooting was good.
08:03 Because of the weather, network and the highways of Munnar.
08:10 When we were doing the driving scenes,
08:13 there was a point where walkie talkie did not work.
08:16 Because of that problem,
08:18 we had to continue the communication.
08:21 Many times, the communication broke and we were doing the scene.
08:24 Later we came to know that it got cut.
08:26 So we had to do it again.
08:28 Our team was very strong and cooperative.
08:32 The actors and the crew were all cooperative.
08:35 Our director Tanveer Bukwala said that
08:37 he wanted us to be there 2 hours early.
08:40 No one said anything.
08:41 Everyone said that we will be there.
08:43 We had become a unit.
08:45 Because of the first week,
08:47 we had become a unit.
08:49 The bonding was good.
08:51 We completed the 4 episodes in 14-15 days.
08:54 What you will see is not a 14-15 day job.
08:57 The location, production value, shots and execution,
09:02 anyone will say that it is a 25-30 day job.
09:05 We completed it in 14-15 days.
09:07 In the OTT era, many series are coming daily.
09:11 They are being streamed on different platforms.
09:14 What will be the main use of Love Adhora
09:17 to attract the audience?
09:19 I will say that OTT,
09:23 I will say only about Amazon Mini.
09:25 Netflix, Amazon Prime and Sony have variety.
09:30 Amazon Mini, in my opinion,
09:33 doesn't have much variety.
09:35 Amazon Mini is mainly known for romantic shows.
09:38 If you see their content,
09:40 it is about college romance, school romance,
09:44 and teenage romance.
09:46 Love Adhora is their first show
09:48 which is not based on romance,
09:50 it is a thriller with big actors.
09:53 It is different from college and school romance.
09:58 It is good for Amazon Mini
10:00 that they are experimenting with new content.
10:02 It is completely different from Amazon Mini.
10:07 Even though it is named Love Adhora,
10:10 I don't have the reason for it.
10:13 But there is no main story in Love.
10:16 We will wait for the next series
10:19 and see how the response will be.
10:22 If we talk about your upcoming projects,
10:25 what other projects will we see you in?
10:28 You are going to work with Farhan Akhtar.
10:31 There are many other projects.
10:33 I have three upcoming projects.
10:36 I have done two web series with Applause Entertainment.
10:40 Both have been shot and dubbed.
10:43 They should be released in the next 3-4 months.
10:45 I have a big film with Excel Entertainment.
10:48 It has some famous artists.
10:50 I think that will be released in the next 3-4 months.
10:54 Is it a series or a film?
10:56 It is a feature film with Excel.
10:58 I have two web series with Applause.
11:01 One is with Bhavija Entertainment
11:04 and the other is with Flying Unicorn Entertainment.
11:07 Applause is a studio.
11:09 Recently, your character Farzi was appreciated.
11:12 You worked with Bhuvan Arora and Shahid Kapoor.
11:15 It was a series that was a box office hit.
11:18 It was a record in terms of views.
11:21 What do you think about that?
11:24 I am very grateful for Farzi.
11:27 When Farzi came into my life,
11:30 I didn't have anything in my hands.
11:33 I was shooting Mumbai Meri Jaan.
11:35 But we were facing a lot of problems because of COVID.
11:39 Because of COVID, the shoot was stopped.
11:41 It started again.
11:43 I was not sure if the show would be complete.
11:47 I was just trusting God.
11:49 When Farzi came to me,
11:52 I said yes without thinking.
11:56 I said yes when I came to know that it was Raj and DK's show.
11:59 I have been a fan of them since Show in the City.
12:02 I have seen all their films.
12:04 When I got a chance to work with them,
12:06 I said I won't leave them.
12:08 We were just enjoying while shooting.
12:10 We were just enjoying because my character was written
12:13 as a happy, go lucky and fun kind of person.
12:17 I am in real life.
12:19 I talk to my friends in Bombay in the same language.
12:23 I am from Bombay.
12:25 I didn't have to prepare much.
12:27 I got guidance from Shahid, Bhuvan, Raj and DK.
12:34 That's why Anees was so successful.
12:37 I got the same kind of input from the writers.
12:42 I never thought that Farzi would be the number one show of 2023.
12:46 That's a good thing for me.
12:48 I am grateful to Farzi, Raj and DK.
12:51 Because of them, I have gained fame.
12:54 People know me and they are able to see my work.
12:58 I have been here for 10 years.
13:00 But now people are recognizing me.
13:04 They are taking pictures with me.
13:06 It is a humbling and a good feeling.
13:09 It is a feeling of gratitude.
13:11 You work for people's love.
13:13 People are liking it.
13:15 It is a good thing.
13:17 You were with Aamir Khan in India.
13:20 And then you worked with Ranbir Kapoor in Bramhast.
13:24 They are great stars.
13:26 How was it working with them?
13:28 I was learning in Thugs.
13:30 I got a good opportunity.
13:33 There is Aamir Khan and Bachchan Khan.
13:37 They are masterclasses and gurus of acting.
13:40 You won't get a better opportunity to learn.
13:43 Bachchan Khan was not as close to me as he is.
13:49 He has a different aura.
13:51 I was a tertiary actor.
13:54 I used to approach him and talk to him.
13:58 I used to think about it 10 times.
14:00 Because he is Bachchan Khan.
14:02 I used to sit with Aamir Khan.
14:04 I used to talk to him and gossip with him.
14:07 He loves to play chess.
14:09 I used to play chess with him.
14:11 I used to play chess with him.
14:14 I didn't have a scene.
14:18 I used to have tea and have breakfast.
14:21 I used to sit on the monitor.
14:24 I wanted to see how Bachchan Khan and Aamir Khan do it.
14:28 I have shared the screen with them.
14:32 I can see what they do.
14:34 But when they are not there.
14:36 Many times actors don't do their work.
14:39 They sit in the vanity and have tea and breakfast.
14:42 I used to sit and watch their scenes.
14:46 I used to sit with Zeeshan Ayyub.
14:49 I used to talk to him about the industry.
14:53 Because he is from NSD.
14:55 I learned a lot from him.
14:57 I was learning from Bachchan Khan and Aamir Khan.
15:00 We had a crew of 1000 people.
15:04 Foreign fighters, action directors.
15:06 Working with such a big crew.
15:09 How a big film is produced.
15:12 It was a great experience to learn.
15:16 Ranbir Kapoor's Brahmas had a controversy.
15:19 How did you work with him?
15:21 Ranbir was a down to earth.
15:25 He is like a brother.
15:27 He never let you feel that you are a star.
15:30 And you are a small actor.
15:32 I used to meet him daily.
15:36 I shot with him for 20-25 days.
15:39 I used to meet him and ask him about his life.
15:42 What did you eat last night?
15:44 He watches football.
15:46 We used to talk about football.
15:48 What happened in the match.
15:51 Who do you think will win?
15:53 He was more handsome after Nimal.
15:55 Yes, he was more handsome.
15:58 I learned from him how a romantic hero performs.
16:04 When he used to perform with Alia.
16:07 We were always on the side.
16:09 I used to see that the way he performs.
16:12 After Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor is the one.
16:16 I think after Shahrukh Khan, the one who is the best.
16:21 The one who is on screen is Ranbir Kapoor.
16:24 I learned that from him.
16:26 If I get a chance to do it, I will do it.
16:29 Ranbir is down to earth and like a brother.
16:31 If we talk about OTT, youth is involved.
16:34 A lot of views come from youth.
16:37 And web series and films are getting success.
16:41 But there is a lot of controversy about content.
16:44 The way language is used.
16:46 Abuse.
16:48 Or the real scenes.
16:51 There is a society that criticizes.
16:55 There should be censorship.
16:57 What do you think?
16:59 I think that there are some stories.
17:04 Where the writer has written it.
17:06 And it is justified.
17:08 If there is an intimate scene.
17:11 And it is justified in the story.
17:13 And how it is being shot is also important.
17:16 If you shoot it in a sleazy way.
17:19 Then you understand that the content is for that.
17:22 But if it is justified, then it is fine.
17:24 And as far as abuse is concerned.
17:26 I think that there is no abuse in every show.
17:29 There is in some shows.
17:30 And some characters abuse.
17:32 Not everyone does.
17:33 Because if you go in real life.
17:36 You can't have family entertainment.
17:40 You can watch it alone.
17:42 Yes, censorship.
17:44 I think there should be a guidance at home.
17:48 That every show should have this 18+.
17:51 Like we see in films.
17:53 There is an adult certificate and a U.A. certificate.
17:55 So at the start of the show.
17:57 There should be a disclaimer.
17:59 That this is an adult show.
18:00 So the family can keep their children away from it.
18:02 Like when we were kids.
18:04 There was no OTT.
18:05 But still adult films were released.
18:07 So our family used to make sure.
18:09 That the kids don't watch these things.
18:11 So I think we should start from home.
18:13 Because no matter how much the censor board censors.
18:17 There is an audience.
18:18 Who wants to watch.
18:19 Because in real life people talk to abusers.
18:21 Which is normal.
18:22 Like normal friendship.
18:24 Not fighting.
18:25 So people talk to them like that.
18:28 There is a group who will say.
18:30 Don't censor.
18:31 There is no problem.
18:32 Because this starts from home.
18:34 So you have to put restrictions on your home.
18:36 So I think.
18:37 We can do a certification instead of censorship.
18:40 That there is a certification.
18:42 That this is adult content.
18:43 Or this is U.A.
18:44 We can do that.
18:45 Because then people will say.
18:46 What have we made?
18:47 The creator, the filmmaker.
18:49 He will say that in my story.
18:50 My character.
18:51 If he is a don.
18:53 If he is a goon.
18:54 Then he will talk in this language.
18:56 He will not talk to culture and manners.
18:58 He will not talk like Lucknow's Nawab.
19:00 Then there will be another problem.
19:02 There will be a controversy.
19:03 So I think instead of censorship.
19:05 Certification is right.
19:07 And the cleaning starts from home.
19:09 If we talk about today's OTT series.
19:13 So your character has come out well.
19:16 When you get an offer.
19:19 For an OTT series or film.
19:21 What do you look for when you sign a project?
19:24 Do you look at your character?
19:26 Or all that you have done so far.
19:29 Is it of grey shade?
19:30 So would you like to know in a romantic way.
19:34 If you get an offer like this.
19:36 To accept it.
19:37 First of all I look at the story.
19:39 What is the story?
19:40 What is the plot?
19:41 And then I look at the character.
19:43 If I find these two appealing.
19:45 Then I will do the meeting.
19:47 And take the narration.
19:48 And as far as the romantic hero is concerned.
19:50 Yes of course.
19:51 Like I said I have seen Ranbir sir.
19:53 And I have seen Ranbir bhai doing it.
19:55 So I will want to do it myself.
19:57 I will want to try it myself.
19:58 Because I also think that everyone has a heart.
19:59 Who loves.
20:00 I would also like to play that.
20:01 A romantic hero.
20:02 So far there has not been any such offer.
20:04 But if God willing, we will definitely do it.
20:06 But before choosing a story.
20:07 If there is a show or an offer.
20:09 I look at the story.
20:11 I look at the character.
20:12 I look at the director.
20:13 I know I have played only a few characters with a lot of grey shade.
20:17 But if there is a director with whom I have not worked.
20:20 And he also wants to do grey shade.
20:21 I will do it.
20:22 Because I consider myself a director's actor.
20:24 What is your preference?
20:25 To choose a web series or a film?
20:28 Film.
20:29 The first love is the film.
20:31 But I think there is not much difference between a web series and a film.
20:35 Because both are shot in the same way.
20:38 Both are the same.
20:39 The director of the film is making a web series.
20:41 The director of the web series is making a film.
20:43 The only difference is that it is a long time.
20:46 If you take 8 episodes.
20:49 It is a content of 8 hours.
20:51 The film is 2-2.5 hours long.
20:53 In my opinion, both are equal.
20:56 So, film or web series.
20:59 Character, director and story are the most important for me.
21:02 Sir, has there ever been a time when you are not working.
21:05 And you are worried about work.
21:06 You become emotional.
21:07 And you feel that where have you come?
21:09 Which place is this? I am not getting work.
21:11 Let me find another way.
21:12 Especially if we talk about the COVID period.
21:15 Yes, it is a big thing.
21:16 In the beginning, I used to be very busy for 2-3 years.
21:22 Because I had to give auditions all day long.
21:23 And I had to do theater at night.
21:24 And then give auditions and theater.
21:25 So, the day used to pass.
21:26 Then when the theater was stopped.
21:27 Because I felt that I am ready.
21:30 Now I have to take a break from it.
21:32 Because theater is also a commitment.
21:33 Very long.
21:34 And I was not ready to give it.
21:36 So, there have been times when I have not worked for 3-4 months.
21:39 Sometimes I have done an ad.
21:41 Sometimes I have done an episode in Crime Patrol.
21:43 Sometimes I have done something one day two day.
21:45 I think.
21:46 And it happened during COVID.
21:48 During COVID, especially as I said.
21:50 My life has stopped in Mumbai.
21:52 It has started, it has started.
21:53 2-3 times.
21:54 So, there is a period of frustration.
21:56 The best thing is that I am from Mumbai.
21:58 I live with my parents.
22:00 So, their support has always been there.
22:02 So, there is never a feeling of loneliness.
22:04 I have good friends who are not from the industry.
22:07 I think that it is very important for you to have friends from non-industry.
22:11 Because they keep you on the ground.
22:12 Even today, if someone comes to me and takes a photo, they have fun with me.
22:18 So, I know that tomorrow I will become a superstar.
22:21 So, they will keep me on the ground.
22:23 So, because of my friends, because of my family, I have been focused.
22:27 And it still comes.
22:29 Such a time still comes.
22:30 Like when I finished my XL film.
22:32 After that, I did nothing for 6 months.
22:35 Then before Labadhoora.
22:37 There were a few projects in between.
22:39 Which I got locked and ready.
22:41 But for some reason, I couldn't do it.
22:43 So, 6 months passed where I am not doing anything.
22:45 So, I think that it is very important for an actor to keep himself busy in this dry period.
22:50 It is very important to have a routine.
22:52 That you get up at 9, for example.
22:55 Do exercise at 11.
22:57 Make a schedule.
22:59 If you are going to the gym or not, then you are studying something.
23:02 You are writing something.
23:03 You are rehearsing something.
23:05 You are writing a script with friends or reading something.
23:08 You are practicing some monologue.
23:10 You are doing some old auditions.
23:12 Otherwise, you are watching movies.
23:13 Because there is nothing better than movies and web series to learn.
23:17 I have learned a lot by working.
23:20 But I have learned a lot by watching people in movies.
23:22 You watch Hindi movies, you watch English movies.
23:24 You watch French movies, you watch German movies.
23:26 You watch international cinema.
23:28 You watch Iranian movies.
23:29 You will get to learn from everywhere.
23:31 Sir, if we talk about the initial period.
23:34 Did you want to become an actor from the beginning?
23:37 Or did you take some training or education?
23:39 We need to know a little about this.
23:40 No, I was not interested in this from childhood.
23:43 During my college days, I went on stage for the first time when I was doing my graduation.
23:49 And I did my graduation in Bachelors of Mass Media.
23:53 Where we had to make a short film for marks.
23:56 I used to act there too.
23:58 You can say that getting on stage and coming in front of the camera for college was a challenge.
24:03 From the beginning?
24:04 Yes, it was a challenge.
24:05 After finishing college, I went to FTI.
24:07 I cleared the written exam.
24:09 I could not clear the interview there.
24:10 I could not clear the interview.
24:12 The students of acting told me that if you want to come, try it.
24:15 Otherwise, go to Mumbai where you are from.
24:18 And start working there.
24:20 Give auditions, meet people, do networking.
24:22 You will come back here, stay away from the industry, people will move ahead of you.
24:26 So, you come there, do theatre, and train yourself there.
24:29 From there, I tried for some jobs too.
24:33 I came back from Pune, gave some interviews.
24:35 No interviews were done here and there.
24:36 I did not get any job anywhere.
24:37 I had done an internship in Channel V for 3 months.
24:40 I thought I would get a job, but I did not.
24:42 After 2 months, I thought to quit.
24:45 Then there was a two-wheeler that my father bought for me.
24:48 I used to take 4 pairs of clothes and leave.
24:51 I used to go to every studio and knock on every door.
24:54 I used to say, "Sir, there is something for me."
24:56 I kept doing it and things started coming.
24:59 And then I thought that I have to do this full-time.
25:01 Everyone has a struggle in life.
25:03 Do you remember how many times you had to give rejection or auditions?
25:08 Do you remember the first break you got?
25:11 I do not remember how many rejections I got.
25:16 I have given auditions to thousands of people.
25:18 A lot has changed after COVID.
25:22 People make auditions at home.
25:24 Before COVID, we used to stand outside the studio for hours.
25:27 We used to stand outside the studio for 2-2.5 hours.
25:30 There was a good friend group there too.
25:32 So, our time used to pass.
25:33 And sometimes, after standing for 2 hours, the casting director says,
25:36 "There is nothing for you. You are not fit."
25:39 "You are not fit. You are not fit."
25:41 I said, "Okay, no problem. Next studio."
25:44 I was taking people's numbers, talking to them, making friends.
25:47 Then the same people who were not fit, started calling me today.
25:50 Because I was friends with them.
25:52 I have no grudges with them.
25:54 Because they were doing their work at that time.
25:56 And I was doing my work.
25:57 So, I have given thousands of auditions.
26:00 I am still giving.
26:01 If I have to give, it is necessary.
26:02 Because apart from that, you will not get work.
26:04 Even if you become a top hero, you have to test them too.
26:07 So, that happens in Hollywood and here too.
26:10 So, these memories will always be there.
26:12 But they are keeping you on the ground.
26:14 -If you remember your first break. -My first break was actually very easy.
26:19 Through a friend of mine, who was a very close friend of mine,
26:23 through her, the job of AD was given to her.
26:26 So, she told me an audition for a Berger paint.
26:29 "Go to this studio and give it."
26:32 "You have to do something like this."
26:33 I went there and gave the audition.
26:34 She told me, "Wear this and do this."
26:37 And she pushed me a little.
26:39 Because she was AD.
26:40 -For an ad. -Yes, for an ad.
26:42 The first break was for Katrina Kaif.
26:44 I was 20 years old at that time.
26:45 She pushed me and I got locked.
26:48 And I reached a set for the first time.
26:50 I had shot Yash Raj films.
26:51 In Yash Raj Studios.
26:53 And I remember that too.
26:54 Because at that time, Yash Chopra was alive.
26:57 And I remember that I was drinking tea during the break.
26:59 And I saw Yash ji passing.
27:01 I still regret that today.
27:02 I felt like going inside and taking his blessings.
27:05 But I said, "He is a great man. I don't know how he will feel."
27:08 I didn't do it.
27:09 I drank tea and after a few years, he passed away.
27:11 And I still regret that today.
27:13 I should have taken his blessings.
27:15 I got a chance at that time.
27:16 But that first break was a big thing.
27:18 I saw Yash ji.
27:19 I shot Yash Raj films.
27:20 I did an ad with Katrina Kaif.
27:22 But after that, I didn't get another ad.
27:24 After that, I was idle for two months.
27:26 Then I got some other ad.
27:27 So I got this first break from a very dear friend.
27:30 I am very grateful to him for that.
27:32 But I got a feeling of shooting.
27:34 Because before that, when I was doing an internship in Channel V.
27:38 They used to send me to a reality show set.
27:40 Where I used to record their behind the scenes.
27:42 Which is called BTS.
27:43 So there I saw the atmosphere of the set.
27:45 What happens on the set.
27:47 What is the life of shooting.
27:48 What is film making.
27:49 So from there also, you can say that I got a little more excited.
27:52 So this is how you started.
27:55 It was nice to talk to you.
27:56 We come back to Love Adhoora.
27:59 What is the last message for the fans?
28:02 To my fans, to Karan's fans, to Erika's fans, to anyone's fans.
28:07 Please go and watch Love Adhoora.
28:09 It is streaming on Amazon Mini.
28:11 It is absolutely free.
28:12 It won't take much time from just four episodes.
28:15 And I can say with confidence that you will be hooked.
28:18 You will like it a lot.
28:20 Personally, it has been one of my best performances.
28:22 So please go and give the same love to Aneesh as you have given to Prakash.
28:27 Thank you very much, Mr. Saqib, for talking to us.
28:30 He was actor Saqib Ayub, who was talking to us.
28:33 With cameraman Khalid, Rehan Hussain, Lehren, Mumbai.
28:37 [Music]