Will Arjun Rampal be taken ten times more seriously now?
The seriousness of anything and everything will reflect from the kind of work one keeps doing. It took me a long time to understand my craft and realise that this is the kind of work I want to do. I wasn’t scared of pushing the envelope. To sustain, you need to be serious about your work. I am serious about my work and I won’t work with people who are not serious about it. I want to work with people who are passionate and as committed and dedicated to giving you what you are going to give back. Serious filmmakers have always taken me seriously and that’s why they’ve never given up on me. My fans too have stood by me and have taken me seriously and that’s been encouraging. You’ve worked with Priyanka Chopra who has also won the National Award. Yes. She was great in Fashion and many congratulations to her. What was really wonderful about this National Awards was the fact that the top three films winning awards were commercial films; they were successful films with commercial actors and w