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Luckily, my parents are liberal.
I have a strong sense of justice.
I dress casually, but never badly.
Both my parents are from academics.
As a kid, I sang in the school choir.
My dream is to act in a Bengali film.
I choose my films by heart and instinct.
I am a certified hippie and I love nature.
There is always enough room for good actors.
I am sexy and I like playing glamorous roles.
There was time when I felt bored as an actor.
My parents are my biggest supporters and fans.
I want to be as real as possible. I aim to be that.
I am always nervous before the release of any film.
I am actually not a big believer in buying properties.
You can't be a good actor if you are not a good person.
When I did 'Gangs,' I didn't have a manager, a PR or stylist.
I can't keep changing myself according to how someone sees me.
I can respect different opinions, because everybody has a story.
It has never been my ambition to become the glam doll in a film.
I am an artiste in a free world, I am supposed to raise questions.
Good work has a snowball effect, it keeps leading to more good work.
Bollywood is a microcosm of society, it's no different from the world.
Actors become disposable. I feel female actors have to back each other.
The script determines the costumes. At least that is how I like to work.
It has never been easy doing the work I do, but there's a long way to go.
I always knew I wanted to be an actress, but I did not confide in my parents.
If I wear a designer outfit in a film like 'Masaan' then it would look wrong.
Acting is probably the only profession where you are relying only on empathy.
In my head, men and women are equally capable of evil. So are all communities.
Most of my experience in theater while I lived in Delhi was outside of college.
I learnt a lot while filming 'Masaan,' it made me acutely aware of my weaknesses.
Going to school and learning feminism is one thing and living feminism is another.
When you learn Indian classical music, sometimes it takes decades to perfect a raga.
Madam Chief Minister' is one of the most exciting scripts I have read and it possessed me.
I feel sorry for those loveless people who have a problem with someone else's marital choices.
Comparing Bollywood and Hollywood is like comparing America's market, roads and economy to ours.
I'm really grateful for 'Gangs... ' but it wouldn't be wrong to say that it was a mixed blessing.
Feminism basically says both men and women are equal. It doesn't say women are better or men are stupid.
Trust me, with the kind of roles I have played, it's a miracle that I still have a career. I am a miracle.
I am trying to pick roles that are interesting to me and are different so that I can continue to do good work.
If I feel sad, I let myself be that. Why should I keep hiding it, lying about it and saying, 'I'll be positive.'
I speak up about things close to my heart. But I think I am a little too emotional. Events in the world affect me.
If one looks at my choices, all of them have been unconventional. There's not a single song-and-dance or romantic film.
I want to do interesting work, I don't want to get boxed. A box is fruitful for a little while and then you get replaced.
The environment of hate needs to be tackled with peace. We are the country that won its freedom through peace, after all.
I may not be able to prevent a million girls or boys from being trafficked, but I can at least help out 10-15 people I know.
I think I only made mistakes in the beginning of my career. But after that I have been conscious of the films I want to be in.
India is one of those few countries in the world where violence against women starts in the womb, before the girl is even born.
I learnt a lot from the directors with whom I have worked like Sudhir Mishra in 'Daas Dev,' Prawaal Raman in 'Main Aur Charles.'