In film business or any business, for that matter, there are people with different mindsets. Some would be compassionate and respectful, some might just be the womaniser, but how can we generalise that? That is wrong, I guess... That way, in a male-dominating society, shining is tough for women.
I guess people feel that if you're working with good directors and are known in the Hindi film industry, then you won't work in South films. However, I believe that films have no boundaries of language, religion, or cast. If it's a good script and a good director, I can do a film in Spanish as well.
My formative years were not spent in Hyderabad, so I can only understand Telugu, but I love the culture.
I am a very girly girl.
I read a lot, but in comparison to my family, it's nothing. I keep telling them, 'I'm the illiterate of the family.' My grandfather used to read five books at a time.
I was born to an illustrious family in Hyderabad.
I love that I have no inhibitions. I like to be shameless in front of the camera.
Most of the parents in India, especially in smaller towns, fear for daughters due to the inhuman treatment meted out to them. They want her to go away, saying, 'You're not my responsibility anymore.' I don't understand: why don't we nurture our girls?
I'm a very instinctive person. If my heart feels I should do something, I go for it.
My great grandfather from my father's side, Sir Akbar Hydari, was the prime minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in setting up the Osmania university. His wife set up the Hydari club for women so that they could play tennis, and she also set up the first girls' school in Hyderabad.
I don't want to become a jaded person, and I don't want to be complacent.
I love minimalistic jewellery with a contemporary touch.
The industry is a difficult place to be in. It is not at all rosy. There are judgements being made. I don't like bad publicity, but that is part and parcel of it. However, I am grateful for whatever I have got from the industry.
Dhanush is an insanely incredible actor. To be directed by him has been nothing short of a learning experience.
Good cinema has no regional or linguistic boundaries.
I don't really understand why we are paid less than the male actors, because we put equal efforts, and recent past has shown that actresses can deliver a hit film. We deserve better pay, equal to what actors get.
The whole point of creativity is that it has no boundaries of language, region, and age.
For me, Hyderabad was all about summer holidays, rasam rice, spicy pickles, and more.
'Happy girls are the prettiest,' and to be in the camera frame makes me happy. I just want myself to keep working. I can be in front of the camera for 48 hours continuously without any breaks.
Rumours are a part of show business.