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I want my fan base to increase.
I love dressing up for the red carpet.
I am bored of the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' image.
Madhuri is the quintessential heroine of all time.
I don't think one should be a slave to one medium.
I would love to do a biopic or a situational comedy.
One would be lying if they say nepotism doesn't exist.
I just know that if your work is good, good work follow.
Beauty has no set standard. It is honestly in diversity.
For me, growth and empowerment are about giving a woman a choice.
I don't want to be the glam doll; that doesn't appeal to me at all.
Maybe at 55, I would like to direct. I will go the Angelina Jolie way.
Going the bold way somehow has a very negative connotation in Bollywood.
It always seems like coming to my second home whenever I come to Lucknow.
Anybody who says that favoritism doesn't exist in Bollywood would be lying.
I have had to give auditions for every film I had done until 'Dedh Ishqiya.'
Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.
Co-directing is not possible with my brother. We have very different opinions.
Work needs to be exciting enough to take someone as lazy as me out of my home.
I just cannot do a boring film. It has to be interesting with a good character.
My parents gave me a strong sense of entitlement. And I use that in a very good way.
I'm only focusing on good work. I'm known to be a little choosy, and I'm proud of it.
Cinema and cricket are two professions in this country that people have an opinion on.
My idea of being fit is feeling good about leading a healthy and disciplined lifestyle.
I am not in a hurry to be number one. I don't want to be in the rat race in that sense.
If I'm playing an Indian in a Hollywood film, I won't do it in any funny Indian accent.
You must be happy in every moment - it might touch other people's hearts and make them smile.
I don't have any ego, and I will go and audition for parts if I'm offered an interesting script.
I have always said that Twitter is my forum to talk to people about what's happening in my life.
I just read the script; everything else just follows. Content is the most important thing for me.
I wouldn't say that I haven't got my fair share of good roles. This industry has been very kind to me.
I grew as an actress, and I feel I gained a lot, whenever I have worked with any great director in the past.
I am an insecure person. I have my own insecurities about lots of things, but I am pretty secure as an actor.
I just love watching 'Andaz Apna Apna.' Every single time, I end up laughing so much that my jaws start hurting.
The world is fixated on defining and redefining what is feminine. That is for every individual to decide for herself.
I agree that I am different from others. I am not trying to fit in someone else's shoes. I am being honest to myself.
I believe in content. Just looking pretty next to the hero gives me no joy. I believe I have more to offer than that.
I've been a huge fan of Kate Winslet, and have watched all her films. She is such a solid actor and I look up to her.
My conscious decision has always been to do work that's meaningful and play characters that give something to the film.
I can't compete with really big stars. I'm not a big star; I'm just an actor who came from Delhi to pursue her passion.
The film is intended to unite people and not create division in the society. 'Partition' talks about peace and humanity.
In school, I was always a fat girl. No matter how thin you are, but girls always have this thing in mind that I am a little fat.
I know that when you do similar kind of films, one after the other, people tend to stereotype and say, 'She is only good at this.'
After 'Gangs,' people thought that I couldn't speak a sentence in English or that I don't wear jeans or, you know, I am a city girl.
As a middle class girl from Delhi, with practically no backing in films, this industry and the audience have given me a lot of love.
I am blessed to have got a chance to work with directors like Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bhardwaj, and Nikhil Advani at such an early age.
My father runs a restaurant business in Delhi, so if I had chosen to sell kebabs, it would be far easier for me than for anybody else.
As an artist, I am very proud of 'Ek Thi Daayan.' It was a supernatural flick and a huge risk, since not many films are made like that.
Collaboration between different parts of the world will bring us closer. From a business point of view, it opens up new markets as well.
When I am doing a role, I don't think that I am getting to wear a mini skirt or show my stomach. I am doing a role because I am an actor.