Most parents feel traditional professional courses will give their children a stable future.
I know what it is to be a mother of sons in real life.
I don't feel the need to act. But if I really like the role and it doesn't demand much of my time, maybe.
There's no denying that my popularity helped me a lot.
Each creature both great and small has evolved after millions of years of evolution serving an integrated and important part in the ecological balance of our Earth. Upset the balance and the consequences are disastrous.
It takes the farmer 10 kgs of vegetation to feed the animal in order to produce 1 kg of meat. In other words a meat eater consumes 10 people's food!
I don't think I am as useful as a bat is to the society.
Writing 'Animal Talk' column in MetroPlus gave me immense satisfaction. I quite enjoyed writing the column.
Hyderabad used to be this sweet laid back town, everything was accepted. Coming from Chennai I thought it was a town.
In Mumbai and Chennai there is method in the madness. Despite its large crowds there is a 'live and let live' spirit and a connection with good.
It is important to sensitise children about animal behaviour as it will help develop a healthy curiosity towards nature.
Filmmaking these days is so technically advanced. When I started off, we had to wait for two to three months to see the rushes. But now you can see every scene on the monitor and you can see your work immediately.
I was always an animal lover. Even back in school and college, an animal in need of help was my responsibility.
I work with 15 organisations that deal with issues ranging from environment protection and wildlife conservation to human rights, and women's and children's rights, etc.
Doing films is not fun or glamorous as it seems.
I am open to taking up any interesting projects that come my way.
But being a director of a media school in Hyderabad, being actively involved in animal welfare and my personal life keep me busy all day.
I had been acting from a very young age and also performing with a dance troupe, the Kalakshetra Dance Troupe, from city to city. I needed a break. After marriage I took time off. That break lasted 24 years!
Both Naga Chaitanya and Akhil are in the movies. They both insisted on being launched outside the home banner .They were very clear that they didn't want a home launch.My husband and I are very proud of them.
There has to be a mutual respect and trust for any marriage to work.
