I am flexible and comfortable enough to pull off any genre.
Let's be frank. In the South, people are not as enthusiastic about Hindi movies as their own.
Both my parents are well educated; my father worked for the CBI before becoming a businessman, and my mother was a civil surgeon. But I did not want to be a doctor.
I don't attribute any 'luck' to 'Bol Bachchan''s success. It was an entertaining commercial film which was bound to do well, and I guess I have the knack of picking up such universally appealing, fun masala movies which turn to be successful.
'Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi' has a very nice subject which I think could be remade into a Hindi film. It was my first film in Telugu for which I got Filmfare Award for the best actress.
Each film has its own fate, and you can't go through personal emotions based on the highs and lows of a film.
Apart from English, I speak my mother tongue Malayalam, as well as Tamil, Telugu, and a bit of Kannada and French.
I had promised myself that after 'Gajini,' I would go back and take a break. However, 'London Dreams' began almost immediately.
In school, I was good in academics and extracurricular activities. I even topped the state in French in my Std 12 exams.
I once bought a winter jacket on one of my travels abroad - definitely an extravagant purchase because I hardly have any use for it, since I live in Mumbai!
I'm not much of a party-goer, though I do love to hang out and chill with my friends at home.
I know Hindi.
India is one of the richest civilizations in the world, and we Indians are known for our love of our soil! But somewhere on our way to modernisation, we have been losing the very essence and spirit that we should be proud of - that is, our culture that teaches us to love and respect nature and nurture it.
Everyone's personal style evolves based on upbringing, exposure, influences, personality, etc. Style is subjective.
There are so many people who make their debut every day in B-Town, and there is no competition among a particular section of actors. Everybody is talented, and all actors are trying to make their mark in the industry. No one is competing with another person.
My close friends are not from the industry. They are those I went to Lower Kindergarten with.
I have been very selective in the South because I was always offered the biggest films. In Bollywood, things are different because multi-starrers are a norm. All big heroines are happy to be part of a big movie.
Even after the Tamil 'Ghajini' became a superhit, I didn't go on a signing spree, though I was flooded with offers. I took my time before doing 'Pokkiri' and 'Dasavatharam.'
Indians can identify with the Indian sensibilities, and rather than taking something from foreign films, it is always good to make a movie which has been enjoyed by a certain audience or in a certain part of India and make it available to a larger audience.
I think the interaction I had with Salman in 'London Dreams' kind of helped to have a comfortable relationship in 'Ready' because of the rapport created. He is always very supportive.
