My father was a German architect and graphic designer, who travelled all over the world, teaching teachers on how to teach. On one such visit to the Max Mueller Bhavan in Delhi, he met my mother.
One thing led to another and I was selected from Hyderabad for the Miss India pageant. I remember my mother being really surprised that I wanted to take part!
It is impossible to teach people to conserve nature if they don't learn to love nature.
I have grown up on a diet of sunrise picnics, learning the names of butterflies, planting trees.
Beauty is not about good skin, features and figure, but about your nature and habits.
It is extremely empowering when you are making fundamental and critical decisions on different levels of production, till the final showcase on the screen.
The only challenge I faced in the beginning was that no one believed I could seriously see a film through.
I have always believed that an artiste needs to respond to a story first. One has to feel it in order to live it.
I've been meditating since 14 years and my mornings are spent in the building garden.
Some people feel divorce is an excuse to not compromise. Yes, in life you have to adapt and compromise. But the questions is - when does it stop? How much is too much, how less is too little? That's a personal choice.
My privilege as a celebrity doesn't disallow me pain.
Being married to a wonderful, motivating partner has brought happiness and a greater sense of purpose to my life.
Be it acting, writing, directing or producing, I love cinema. I love the art of telling stories and I'm happy doing one of the above or all of the above.
It's really wrong to judge someone because of their beliefs.
It's important to be a witness to reality as this world can consume you.
'Kaafir' has come along because I have never been more aligned with my truth.
When I was just four-and-a-half, my parents separated and both my parents remarried.
Participating in Miss India was a paradigm shift and I had a blast.
I can make a mean Kachchi Biryani, and sometimes I bake it, too.
Give me rice, dal and some aachar any day, or a Spaghetti Bolognese.
