He has also worked in numerous plays, owning the stage with every performance. He has worked on many films- ‘Saaransh’, ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’, ‘Special 26’, ‘A Wednesday’, ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, and ‘Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara’, to name a few.

Having worked with eminent directors such as Ang Lee, David O. Russell, Woody Allen, Gurinder Chaddha and the Wachowskis, some of his Hollywood films include the Golden Globe-nominated Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Golden Lion-winning Lust (2007), Caution, & Oscar-winning Silver Linings Playbook (2013).

He also served as the chairman of the Indian Film Censor Board in 2004 and is currently the chairman of ‘Actor Prepares’, his acting school. The institute’s alumni include famous Bollywood actors such as Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, & Varun Dhawan, to name a few.