Actress

My roots are from Iran and so, I cook Iranian dishes that have been passed down the generations in our family. I was born and raised in India and enjoy cooking Indian food, too.

I was in the film industry just for 13 years and to remember me after 35 years is really an honour.

I survived cancer thanks to the support of my family.

Well, I've always wanted to get a tattoo done, I just never got around to doing it!

After a string of miscarriages, I gave birth to my first child. I spent six months of my pregnancy stuck in bed, staring at the ceiling. So my kids mean a lot to me.

You can't fight your destiny; you can't fight your audience.

A year after I got married, 'Prem Kahani,' 'Roti' and 'Aap Ki Kasam' released. I refused 'Safar,' 'Haathi Mere Saathi'... because I was hellbent on getting married. Despite that, the phone never stopped ringing, whether I was in Mombasa or London.

There's a time for every woman to get married. You should seize that moment.

I got to work with A-grade stars like Rajendra Kumar, Feroz Khan and Rajesh Khanna.

I like staying at home and indulging in cooking sometimes.

I like staying at home and indulging in cooking sometimes.

I couldn't join my husband's business as, according to my father-in-law's unwritten convention, women of the house aren't allowed to meddle in the family business.

I had lost my mother during 'Boond Jo Ban Gaye Moti.'

A year after I got married, 'Prem Kahani,' 'Roti' and 'Aap Ki Kasam' released. I refused 'Safar,' 'Haathi Mere Saathi'... because I was hellbent on getting married. Despite that, the phone never stopped ringing, whether I was in Mombasa or London.

I can proudly say that for 80 per cent of my life, I achieved what I wanted to. There were very few setbacks. I don't remember anything that I wanted and did not get. Once I made up my mind about something, I went for it. The easiest thing in life is to give up and I didn't.

I have so many memories of working with Dara Singh, but that was a long time ago.

After a string of miscarriages, I gave birth to my first child. I spent six months of my pregnancy stuck in bed, staring at the ceiling. So my kids mean a lot to me.

I can proudly say that for 80 per cent of my life, I achieved what I wanted to. There were very few setbacks. I don't remember anything that I wanted and did not get. Once I made up my mind about something, I went for it. The easiest thing in life is to give up and I didn't.

I was just 15 years old when I did my first film, 'Faulad,' in 1963, opposite Dara Singh. Although I had worked earlier as a child actress, this was my first break as a lead heroine.

There's so much to learn from life every minute.