A story has to have several layers to sustain audience interest in each episode.
I do not make resolutions for New Year, but visualise and plan things.
I was at my wit's end trying to solve the world's problems. I was frustrated that I could do very little. That frustration took me to Vipassana.
It helps to have a fit body if you are meditating. Yoga conditions the body so that the mind can meditate.
As an actor, you are always looking for something different and challenging... 'High Priestess' gave me that rare opportunity.
I love pushing myself and I think being in a comfort zone perennially can restrict your growth.
Nobody realises that speaking Malayalam is a big challenge for me.
Birds and animals in the wild migrate every year to safer and nurturing pastures, leaving behind the old environment. After nurturing their young ones, they return to thrive in the old environs. I use that analogy to meditate. You migrate to your inner soul, nurture the strength, light and creativity there, and return.
People love a good thriller that makes them sit on their edge of their seats.
I pick up pieces at Fabindia or The Deccan Story in Hyderabad. The owner of the store, Keerthi Reddy, does lovely customised outfits, including khadi kurtas with a soft lining.
I tend to gravitate towards very simple, minimalistic styles.
I love saris from Shravan Kumar.
My mom is Irish. She is a poet and a humanitarian who believed in ensuring that people around her had a better life.
While growing up we all did our own work' I remember, we had a sign on our bathroom door which said 'Gandhiji cleaned his own bathrooms, so must you.'
My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature - cats, dogs, birds and buffaloes everywhere.
Like Hyderabad you can't shoot outside in summers. Similarly, Delhi gets scorching in summers.
I can't hang out for roles but if something meaningful comes my way I don't say no.
You have to be innovative and creative to make yourself employable.
There's innocence in a young mind, say 18 or 21, writing a script. But we have to acknowledge that they have to open up to life's experiences to be able to add those layers of depth into the script.
Only a niche section of parents allow their children to take up courses on film and television.
