"I come from a family where I have been empowered." — Bhumi Pednekar

Women face so much at various levels - it can be as simple as the common belief that a woman is incapable of doing certain things or the fact that even if you do something wrong to her, she won't speak up for fear of embarrassment... The time is here that we all should fight against such wrongs.

Acting, for me, is a process of metamorphosis. It's about forgetting who I am and becoming someone entirely new.

I am an opinionated feminist. I can never say or do anything against women.

Women, especially in rural India, have to undergo such suffering and pain. It is important for our cinema to address their pain, anger, and frustration.

I remember the first time I held a rifle - the metal was so cold, and it's so heavy. I also didn't know the amount of pressure I had to use. My first finger went numb for a week.

The kind of films I do, people assume that I am not a fashionable person, but I am an urban girl, and I have always been fashionable.

When you are comfortable with your co-star, it reflects on screen.

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I come from a family where I have been empowered.