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MM: Did you choose acting since members of your family were already in the industry or was it your own passion?
DR: I started acting when I was very young in school and I realized that I liked it and it was fun and I just kept doing it. You can say it was in my DNA because I did not decide on doing acting because my mother is an actor.
MM: What do you like about being an actor?
DR: Well, acting in itself is fun. If you do it well if you understand the character and you know, if you enjoy being that person, it’s very rewarding.
MM: What do you prefer? Modeling or acting?
DR: I don’t like modeling. I only do it because it’s part of the business. I like acting.
MM: How important do you think money is in life? Can money get us happiness, love and mental peace?
DR: First of all, I wish I had the answers to all of this. I am not Buddha, but I believe money is important. But there are other things in life which are more important. Love, mental peace and happiness come from within yourself. Money is just an aspect that helps you get it. You can have lots of money and still be unhappy.
MM: What is that one thing that you did in your high school, but never told your parents…?
DR: I used to stay up all night.
MM: Do you think, standards of acting are going lower compared to a decade back or so? Why is that happening?
DR: Yes, I actually do. And I think it’s because, dramas have become like fast food. they used to be like gourmet meals, but now they are like fast food.
MM: People believe that children/family members of established actors get a break through in industry, while others have to struggle hard. Is that correct and if so, what do you have to say about it?
DR: No, not at all. If that was the case then I would be one of the most famous people in the world considering my sister and my mother’s career. But that is not the case at the end of the day you have to make your own way on your own merit.
MM: There is this gossip on social media about your marriage, Is it true that you’re getting married?
DR: It’s just gossip. Don’t believe everything you read.
MM: Which movie title best describes your love life?
DR: My love life? I don’t know, serendipity.
MM: If u were offered a Pakistani or a Bollywood movie would you prefer doing it?
DR: That’s like asking me if I wanted to eat steak or if I wanted to eat mud obviously I’d want to eat steak. Not that our industry is mud, but it’s getting better.
MM: One habit, you will never break.
DR: I think smoking might be it.
MM: Which Olympic sport do you think you’d best be at?
DR: Basketball, I guess, although I’m not tall.
MM: Drama serial ‘Dastaan’ gave a boost to your acting career what is your account on it?
DR: Did it? I don’t think so. It was an amazing experience working with all those actors. Wow. I will never be able to recreate that maybe one day in life, but it just felt like I was on one of the biggest sets in Pakistan.
MM: Your superhero power of choice would be?
DR: Teleportation.
MM: Have you been recognized as an actor Daniyal Raheel or as a son of Seemi Raheel and brother of Mehreen Raheel?
DR: I am often recognized as myself and not because my mother is who she is and my sister, is who she is, and I’m very proud of that fact.
MM: Funniest fail you’ve had on set or while shooting?
DR: I don’t remember any funny fails. Fails mostly that have happened are just, you know, they’re costly, in terms of time, money, or effort.
MM: Your favorite character that you would wish to play?
DR: I would love to play something like what Saif Ali Khan did in Omkara.
MM: What is your least favorite question to be asked?
DR: I don’t know. I don’t really care. You can ask me anything. I’ll answer as honestly as I can.
