Politics should come from human stories.
Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.
I have had to answer questions like, 'But you don't look like lead material.' Now, I still don't know what 'lead material' looks like because everyone has eyes, a nose, and a face.
Frankly, Indian women inherit this collective cultural unconscious - this sense of guilt, shame, and dishonour. I think Indian girls need to become shameless and a little selfish, too.
I am an extremely laidback person when it comes to 'looking hot.'
I'm an actor, and I don't judge my parts.
I've been propositioned by men who were in a position to cast me. I lost a few roles because I didn't give in.
I was once caught climbing out of the classroom window while bunking a class. I lied that I had to go to the bathroom and the exit was crowded. The principal believed me.
Let me be honest - I might do a franchise film like 'Golmaal' if it comes my way. Eventually, we are all in Mumbai to become bigger stars, not better actors.
I'm a typical Delhi girl. Professional parents, nuclear family. My father was in the navy. I've spent my whole life in government accommodation, and it's been lovely.
Mumbai is a spider web. You do a film and make 10 connections and do something else and make 10 more connections. You keep moving like that.
I was an avid reader as a child. I am losing that habit now, as my brain congeals into cabbage from wearing too many heels and too much foundation.
Bollywood, as an industry, is based on relationships. It has always been star-driven, and it has an element of feudalism.
All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my friends, their dads would say, 'Hold on son.'
Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother's dream to see me in a Telugu film before she died. I couldn't fulfil her dream before she passed away, but I don't want to let go of it, either.
I am a greedy, selfish actor, and for me, my role is important.
Lately, I have realised that as an actor, I am representing certain aspirations to the world, and it's important that I respect the love people have for me.
There have been instances when people have told me that I look too intelligent to be an actress.
