I just cannot do a boring film. It has to be interesting with a good character.
I grew as an actress, and I feel I gained a lot, whenever I have worked with any great director in the past.
I love experimenting with different kinds of workouts. It all depends on my mood and energy levels. Some days, it is a gruesome circuit; other days, it is weight training or Pilates.
In India and elsewhere in the world, the moment a woman speaks out against harassment, people sort of start making all sorts of character judgments about her, about her morality, about what she was wearing, and all such things, and I think that is not fair.
Madhuri is the quintessential heroine of all time.
I am an insecure person. I have my own insecurities about lots of things, but I am pretty secure as an actor.
Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.
As a member of the audience, when you see someone from your country working in an international project, your curiosity about that film increases manifold.
When I am doing a role, I don't think that I am getting to wear a mini skirt or show my stomach. I am doing a role because I am an actor.
A lot of people have ridiculous misconceptions about diet and workout routines. It is not about exotic greens and workouts from the western world. It is about what works for you the best.
I started getting a lot of work once I came to Mumbai. I was working with some of the biggest ad filmmakers. But I had to give auditions.
Everybody has to go through a struggle period, and I was no different. When I came to Mumbai from Delhi, I didn't know anybody, and all my relationships had to be built up from scratch, including my work relationships.
Honestly, I got a lot of offers which were similar to 'Badlapur,' and I didn't want that. Unfortunately, we live in a world which is so myopic that they only want to offer you what you have already done.
One would be lying if they say nepotism doesn't exist.
No one likes it when their personal life is talked about, and I am no exception. But I guess it's the price an actor has to pay for being in the public eye.
The film is intended to unite people and not create division in the society. 'Partition' talks about peace and humanity.
There are a lot of people out there who will try to take advantage of you or are predators in a certain way. Women must stand up and speak out about it. Also, anybody who says that they have been wronged should be supported in every possible manner.
I am not in a hurry to be number one. I don't want to be in the rat race in that sense.
My father runs a restaurant business in Delhi, so if I had chosen to sell kebabs, it would be far easier for me than for anybody else.
It always seems like coming to my second home whenever I come to Lucknow.
