in your life or careeri have absolutely no regrets about my career god has been extremely kind to me and my family and i am ever so grateful for everything in my lifewhat were some of the hurdles you faced after coming into the industryas i said i had no godfather or mentor i did a lot of small films to get a few big films the journey wasnt easy but it was amazingdid you encounter casting couch or maybe some incident that made you feel uncomfortablehonestly i never faced any casting couch issues i met only amazing people my coactors my directors my producers my technicians they were all so amazing i only learnt each and every day of my being in this outstanding industry your sister namrata is married to mahesh babu who is a superstar in the southhow is your relationship with them and how often do you meet themnamrata took over being my mother and father after they passed away in my life she is my pillar of strength mahesh is a superstar for everyone but for me he is my brother in law sometimes hes more there for me then my sister if i have to describe our relationship in one word family you worked with anil kapoor sanjay dutt govinda mithun chunky big b sunil shetty and other alisters of bollywood are you in touch with any of them now whom are you in touch withim not in touch with anyone but i know if i ever meet any of my coactors we would start from where we left there is mutual love and respect for each other any films you said no to and now you feel you shouldnt have said no to the filmi dont remember you did a lot of films with govinda describe your friendship with him any anecdotes that you would like to sharegovinda was always a challenge to work with his timing in comedy his dances everything about him was so stressful for me i remember my first shot with him was for the song kagaz kalam in hum we were shooting in ooty in fern hill palace and chinni prakash masterji used to make me do rehearsal after rehearsal i had broken bleeding knees and chi chi used to only encourage me saying i am doing so well he was one actor who never made me nervous he used to rehearse with me give retakes as much as possible he was so good any learnings from any actor you still followyou know even before i came into the industry amitji was my favourite when i got a chance to work with him in hum and khuda gawah was a dream come true i still remember amit ji used to be on set at 6 45 am for a 7 am shift his professionalism and dedication towards his work is admirable his humility towards his cast and crew is something i have learnt and i will always remember