The 27-year-old actor, who started his career in Bollywood with multi-starrers including '3 Idiots' and 'Fukrey', said he would like to do bigger roles now.
"My next two films will have me in lead roles and that show people are putting trust in me. All my earlier films were either multi-starrer or did not have me in the prime focus but I would now want to change that. I will refrain from doing small roles and films with more than one hero," Ali told PTI in an interview.
"I admire Bhatts, they are amazing and the way they are guiding us is fabulous. With 'Khamoshiyan', I am moving away from huge-cast films and I hope I get better roles from now," he said.
The actor even turned down his debut Hollywood TV drama 'Homeland' for the films.
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"I don't regret leaving 'Homeland' because I wanted to work with the Bhatts. The dates were clashing and I had to make a choice. My first preference is Bollywood and will always be," said the young star, who has done a cameo in Hollywood film 'Fast and Furious 7'.
"'Fast & Furious' is Hollywood's 'Dabangg'. It is that big there, so it obviously feels amazing to have played a part in it. The role is small but very interesting. People will see me in full Hollywood accent and the character is not like typical Indian character," he said.
The actor is in no mood to have a long innings in Hollywood and is content with small roles and cameos.