Actress

I have been wanting to do a substantial role for quite sometime.

I like taking up exceptional characters.

I have never been typecast.

In my 10th exams, I stood first with 80 percent but instead of picking science for my further studies, I chose arts... just so that I could continue to dance.

I was fed up with doing vampish negative roles, dolled-up with heavy makeup all the time.

When I started my TV career, I was totally jobless.

I was not doing really nice work on television because I was busy doing assignments down South.

People already had labelled me a 'one-film wonder' and that's when TV came to my rescue.

Initially my makeup for the character of Ramola Sikand in TV serial 'Kahin Kisi Roz' raised eyebrows of many who were of the opinion that my looks were too gaudy. But soon I was appreciated by the viewers as well as the industry.

I may not believe in long-drawn rituals but I believe in a supernatural force that gives me strength. This can take the form of my mum, my father, my husband or my failures.

My bindis were undoubtedly a fashion craze, but I was zapped to see a woman in Nagpur use a curtain ring to glam up her pallu, as I had done in 'KKR!'

I never attend calls when I am shooting.

My life itself is a message and I know it has changed a lot of lives.

The content in TV has become more mature and relatable.

There were a lot of things that my parents could not do or afford. And when they put all that dreams into me and when I could not fulfill them, I felt very disappointed. And that was the only reason I wanted to dance with an artificial leg.

I started with light hearted comedies and good stories with real-life treatment; then TV went glossy, especially with the K-series.

I am very excited about doing 'Shastri Sisters.'

Playing the role of the 70-year-old woman is quite an experience.

I think when people look upon somebody as a role model it is the biggest honor.