Actress

I never planned my career in the film industry, in acting. Yes, I always liked acting, but never ever I thought it would be my profession. I wanted to study, since my family has an academic background.

I am not scared of ghosts. I don't believe in ghosts or in the supernatural.

As long as I don't look down upon any characters, that's fine. The moment I do that - the moment I think I'm superior or that others are inferior - I'm finished as an artist and as a human being.

Stars have no say in the release of a film. There are too many factors involved.

Dance is my passion, and I feel so strongly about it that just watching people dance lights up my face and makes me come alive.

To me, sex appeal means that when an actress is on the screen, she just engulfs the whole screen.

I am not fond of red meat.

I respect the media, and in return, they respect my privacy.

I come from a well-educated and cultured, middle-class Maharashtrian family and have been brought up with social awareness.

The first lesson of politics or, at least, democracy is that it is a government by the people and for the people, isn't it? What makes the person a big leader or a big name is only what the person has done for the people.

I have been known to do a lot of glamorous, glossy songs in A-lister set-ups. This was unlike that. 'Blackmail' is a gritty film, so the song is also very different from what I have done before.

Believe me, what I have done in 'Company' has never been attempted before.

It's challenging to judge a TV show because you don't have any lines. You just have to be yourself.

Few people know much about me. I've been so quiet that I'm known as a recluse.

I am completely in love with what I do.

Some people say heroines just have to look good and provide the glamour. Some say, from dance-n-song routines, heroines have come a long way. Today, the heroine's name adds weight to the film, though maybe they can't carry the whole film on their names. I believe, yes, we do contribute a lot to films.

I am not naive or stupid enough to imagine that people are just going to look at my face and vote for me.

If an artiste has the conviction to carry something off, he or she can do anything.

I'm proud when my dance numbers are spoken about for my expressions and steps.

Public adulation is the ultimate high.