Director

Every person has his or her own journey.

Since I started as an actress in the film industry, I realised the power of visuals and how that can fuel the imagination of our mind. It is very powerful. Therefore, I always cater to my own sensibility first and then to the world.

I found my feet in my 40s: got divorced at 40, two years of drinking, and then, at 42, I became sober. My 30s were the most boring phase.

At 45, I am too young to write my memoirs.

It annoys me that we glorify sex symbols one day and make them apologise the next.

I need a combination of attitude, sensuality, and vulnerability. I need a new kind of heroine. After Bipasha Basu and Sunny Leone, India now needs an even more unique fantasy figure.

The constant craze of size zero and crash diets is not very good.

I'm no role model, but I thought if I showed my frailties, which I had turned around into achievement, I could help many others.

There are no bad actors. There are only bad directors who cannot make their actors act.

I don't only cater a film to the male audience but also the female audience.

'Jism' is what it is because of my feminine gaze... And I believe strongly that my female audiences deserve eye candy as much as my male audiences do!

I tried marriage. Do I advocate it? Yes. Marriage is a wonderful institution, provided you meet the right person and you be the right person.

If there is anybody who can give you a combination of quality and reasonable budget, innovative content and casting, it is me!

I grew up in an environment where I could see the kind of havoc alcohol can create.

My gaze is very different from that of Ekta Kapoor's, and that is quite visible in those two films - 'Ragini MMS 2' and 'Jism 2.'

Now, with a click of a button, one has access to amazing content across a wide plethora to choose from; hence, traditional filmmakers will have to evolve in order to cater to the palate of the newly empowered end consumer or perish.

You won't see me compromising just because it is convenient for me to do so.

Truth doesn't need a PR. If you believe it, go out there and speak it. Do not expect anyone to hold your hands and support you.

I would love to make a documentary on my father, Mahesh Bhatt. What is interesting about Bhatt sahab is that he became more interesting personality after he left work.

Sobriety has been the most life-affirming path for me.