I am not against acting in a Hindi film, but I will take it up only if the story is right.
I grew up idolising Madhuri Dixit, though I wasn't a Hindi film buff. I had an academic upbringing, and movies were a rarity. I looked up to Madhuri because I loved dancing, and she's a fantastic dancer.
My father is a poet. He's a literary giant of this country - writes in Hindi - and also quite unique because he has a Ph.D. in English Literature. He taught at Harvard University, which is one of the most prominent universities in the country.
I feel that, particularly because of language, we are handicapped in getting a large world audience. But Hindi cinema has the same ingredients that appeal to the whole world.
Hindi writing, as well as Hindi journalism, is a great gift to Indian writing.
While I was doing Hindi, people there laughed at me because I couldn't speak Hindi and English properly.
I like doing Marathi films. I am not too keen on Hindi TV shows. It's very tough to get Hindi films, but if a good script and role comes up in future, I will surely pick it up.
My Hindi is OK. I think I am better with Tamil. I remember the Tamil words.
I started with Tamil film, then Hindi. Now, I am also doing a Telugu film. The journey has been wonderful so far.
Hindi is far easier a language to pick up than Tamil.
