like the choicest wine anil kapoor too keeps getting better with age hes barrelled his energy into his acting career and made sure that his talent continues to give him casks full of success in a candid conversation with bt the evergreen and ageless actor talks about the success of his recent release total dhamaal his nonchalance as far as criticism is concerned and the endless love that hes found from the audience excerptsyouve had a busy start to the year with two releases already how does it feel to have had a promising start to 2019it feels exhilarating i feel renewed and reinvigorated with the energy that comes from fresh beginnings its clear to me that all the movies that i have worked on in the recent past have helped me grow in very different ways with each project i have found a new audience and they have found something new in me it has been so much fun exploring these new avenues and i am excited to see what the rest of the year has in store for methrough your long and celebrated career you have seen both highs and lows how do you react to the love and adulation that you still get from the audienceit feels like a fantastic dessert like a chocolate dessert topped with icecream which unfortunately i cant even dare to have a spoonful of today theres always a vigilante squad my family which ensures that i dont indulge my sweet tooth but icecream apart naturally any actor will feel on top of the world if his or her work is appreciated by the public and theres an extra thrill this time around since total dhamaal has returned the directorproducer team of indra kumar and ashok thakeria back to form like all of us theyve experienced many highs and lows today my friends can once again make the kind of films that their instincts tell them to i can see that the spark of dil and beta days has returned to their smilesright through your career youve never had qualms about working with your filmmaker friends like indra kumar satish kaushik david dhawan anees bazmee and others whats the importance of friends and relationships in your careerthere are very few people in the film industry who dont forget their past their journey and their bonds and if you have a set of people like that in your life like im fortunate enough to have then you can say that you have real friends from the very first day i faced the camera for woh 7 din i had vowed to never take anything for granted to never be ungrateful and ive been blessed if ive stood by indra and ashok theyve stood by me as well its important to stay grounded once an actor starts flying too high the downhill ride beginsek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga elkdtal and total dhamaal are distinctly different from each other in terms of story