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Films are my first love.
As an actor, I am greedy.
'Masaan' was a life-changing experience.
I will watch any film directed by Imtiaz Ali.
For me, work is sacred and very, very special.
As an artist, I want to explore as much as I can.
Art and cinema is not restricted to any language.
'Laakhon Mein Ek' is one of my favourite projects.
I want to be tagged as an actor and not as a star.
People love to put human beings or actors in boxes.
Marriage and films should be done for the right reasons.
I am also a voice over artist, so I always like to dub myself.
I can't do a film where I appear in a song and then disappear.
As I'm a complete water baby, being by the beach helps me relax.
I would love to do a commercial film. But my hero is the script.
I'm always very keen to learn a skill or a language for my films.
Being an actor is like being a student, and I plan to get top grades.
As a performing artiste, we always need love and support from family.
I was a photographer. That's how I began my career, behind the camera.
I love mid-length skirts, especially for the times when I've not waxed.
A lot of people are shocked when they hear that I played a 14-year-old.
I am always physically and emotionally invested in the characters I play.
When you work with someone who is not insecure, that makes you confident.
Everyone has different priorities, and for me, my work is very important.
The movies I do have to be different in some way. Nothing vanilla will do.
I dont have any problem doing glamorous role, but give me some meat in it.
When a role involves physical transformation, it helps build the character better.
I don't want to be part of ideas which are regressive and put us on the back foot.
Chaitanya is not just my husband; he's my partner in the real sense and every sense.
I definitely want people to believe that if I have signed a project, it will be good.
I am not a heroine, I am an actor, and that's why I don't think there is any expiry to me.
Forget about hair or our appearance. My acting style is different from my other colleagues.
There's nothing wrong in doing a mindless masala; it's just something I don't see myself doing.
For me, content is paramount, and even if I'm to do a potboiler, the content should be excellent.
I would never want to be treated as a prop, to be looked on as an object just because of my gender.
Publicity is very important for any actor, especially when you are new, and people need to know you.
The kind of respect I have got for 'Masaan,' 'Haramkhor,' and web series 'Mirzapur' is special for me.
I want to do roles which excite me, where I am eager to get up early, prepare, and reach for the shoot.
I am dying to share screen space with Richa Chadha. In 'Masaan,' we do not have a single scene together.
I did Tamil film, 'Mehandi Circus.' I want to do Bangla cinema and other regional and foreign languages.
When I take up a film or role, I don't want to be fake; I don't want to wear a mask. I want to be myself.
Working with Nawazudin Siddiqui was like an acting workshop. It helped me become a more confident person.
Experimental or independent cinema is so exciting because it is about risk-taking, as there is no formula.
I can't be an arm candy to the hero. I need to play characters that have layers, that people can relate to.
Be it television, theatre, or radio, I can work in any medium. I don't want to limit myself to just movies.
Like most Dilliwalas, I'm an ace at bargaining. I have spent hours doing that at Janpath and Sarojini Market.
I love it when I get to play characters that are much younger than I am in real life. I feel it's an advantage.
You have to push the boundary, do something that people haven't seen before, because then it is exciting for them.
I think, more than my husband, my mother-in-law gets excited and proud and what not whenever she sees me on-screen.
In Delhi, I have never taken an auto, while in Mumbai, if there is an auto strike, my life will come to a full stop.