Among the A-list stars, he's one of those few who is not conscious of his image. Sample this: He played a gay character in Dishoom, is being possessed by a transgender ghost in Laxmmi Bomd (he released a poster of himself putting make-up) and is happily letting the women take the lead in Mission Mangal. Ask him if he's been advised to not take up such cinema, the superstar nods, "I have been advised a lot of times to not do certain films. I was advised not to do PAd Man and Toilet Ek Prem Katha. Big personalities from the industry told me that. It doesn't matter how much my role is. I want to be part of a film which is a great story. I am fine to do a small role if it's a good film. I wouldn't even mind if someone else has a bigger role than me in a film, provided the script is nice." He reasons, "When I did Khakee, I die during the interval. All this doesn't matter. There are so many films I have done where I don't even have the heroine with me. If there's cinema that I feel can make a difference, I'd happily go do it."