I was holding my mum's hands and praying. Will people accept me with my pimples and hoarse voice?
I have never used makeup in my life. I'm not fond of it at all. I love myself the way I am, and I try my best not to use it - the only things I use are sun screen and eyeliner.
I was sent off to study in Georgia to keep me from movies. When I outgrow this film career, I will become a practicing doctor. I want to specialize in cardiology.
I grew up believing I sounded like a boy.
When I am in India, I feel pampered. However, when I am In Georgia, I am on my own, as I have to cook and do things all by myself. However, that gives me an independent feeling.
Since my childhood, I used to tell my parents to keep a tab on their health as if I was a doctor. Now I am officially one, and I hope my parents will finally take me seriously!
I drank tea for the first time during the shoot of 'Premam.'
Rejecting offers has not been easy for me, especially when the movies involve some of my favourite actors and directors.
I always go crazy over every scene and have to discuss it with my director many times. Even Sekhar Kammula, who directed me in 'Fidaa,' knows this.
I find happiness in the tiniest things.
I love dancing, and I dance for my own happiness.
Films do have a very big impact on the youth, but the youth do have the quality to differentiate what is right and what is wrong!
When I work, I enjoy myself and feel happy.
When I do a film, it is about how I become a character.
I'm not going to comment on whether I support vegetarianism or non-vegetarianism; it's just that I feel I'm fit because I'm a vegetarian.
I always wanted to create awareness and spread the word that it is important to respect one's own body and work towards its well-being.
My mother insists women must have financial independence, which is why I completed my degree in medicine.
Naga Shaurya is a silent person and doesn't talk to anyone on the sets. But when he faces the camera, he is a different person altogether. As an actor, he is very mature.
Fashion is comfort for me: being comfortable in what you are wearing. Because if you wear a designer gown and you aren't comfortable in it, it will show.
When I read the script of 'Karu,' there was a spark within, and I instantly connected with the story. I was emotionally attached to the story. After we finished shooting, I was so attached to the kid who played my daughter, I wanted to adopt her. That's how strong my emotional attachment was with the role and the story.
