Actress

Playing music and singing are my forms of meditation.

It is a conscious decision that I do films in different languages.

Music is quite an enigma because it is many things together, and it is one whole body. Like a nucleus, it contains every idea, but the basic stand is the same.

I was satisfied with my role in 'Luck,' and I am proud of the film.

Television is a huge industry, and actors down south are aware of it.

The first and foremost criterion for me when selecting a film is the character I am playing, and then the director.

As an actor, I can just show up and do my job. The success and failure of the film depends on team work.

For actors, social media is a driving force.

Only your work is your hands, and I focus on that.

We need to put an end to discrimination against women, and the power to bring about this change lies in our hands.

Though the characters I have played are all very different, they are all strong, interesting women.

I take offence if I'm called arrogant, because I've been brought up in a family that does not endorse arrogance.

I never bothered about critics in the first place. And I'm not out to prove anything to anyone. Honestly, if I took every slight that someone made at me seriously, it just wouldn't work.

I'm a musician, and I discovered the power of music pretty early in life.

Having worked in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil film industries, I've been lucky to have travelled far and wide for shoots.

I trained in Hindustani, and then I went to music school.

People are genuinely interested in other human beings and their stories.

Eventually, the outcome of a film is not in my hands. What I do while making the film is in my hands, and that is what translates onto the screen.

I love the Mumbai monsoons, but it really does get messy.

I don't believe in method acting.