Why should I marry? One marries to have children, but I already have children! My nieces and nephews are my children.

Critics noted his turn towards a more serious role which reportedly had more substance in comparison to his previous roles. In Telugu as Prema Paavuraalu it crossed the 25 weeks at Visakhapatnam and had 100 plus day run at six centres in Andhra Pradesh. Earlier he studied at The Scindia School Gwalior for a few years along with younger brother Arbaaz.

He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.