Doing comedy was liberating in a way.

Pawan Wadeya's 'Googly' gave me a new lease of life in Kannada cinema. I feel blessed that way. There's been no looking back since.

I feel really honoured and happy to be part of the P. C. Chandra team. It's my first jewellery endorsement, and because I have also studied jewellery design, it's something very close to my heart, and I feel very happy being associated with the brand.

I have apparently become a sequel queen because of films 'Raaz: Reboot,' 'Guest-Iin-London,' 'Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se' and 'Housefull 4.'

Even if I do get stereotyped, I would like to think that it is more of a challenge because if you are given one character and asked to play in 10 different ways, it says more about me as an actor.

I don't know how any film can bother you. It doesn't have to do with multi-starrer films. If you are insecure, you can feel insecure being the only girl also.

I have been a big fan of Dulquer. I have watched a lot of his films... 'O Kadhal Kanmani' being my favourite.

The longer you experience a scene, you tend to accept what's going on.

I could have been insecure in 'Yamla Pagla'... if I wanted to be. With three actors who are amazing beyond belief and are a brand themselves, they don't even need me. They made sure that I was part of it. It's about the people whom you meet. They make you secure or insecure. It's their attitude. I have been very fortunate.

'Veerey Ki Wedding' is a comedy of errors in more ways than one. It's one of those basic, perky comedies. We're not trying to give out a message or anything.

I find it very hard to approach people. I take a very long time to open up and become friends with someone.

There's no better feeling than being independent and doing for yourself.

It's unbelievable that I'm working in the same industry as Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and working with Mr. Dharmendra.

I have always been dramatic, so I think being an actress comes naturally to me. I think I am pretty good at it.

My parents have been very supportive. To survive in this industry, you need a great support system, and I am really blessed to have one.

Farhan Akhtar is very talented, and I'd love to work with him because I feel like he is one person I can learn a lot from.

I make sure I use, like, a hair mask, and I try not to spend too many days at a stretch with product in my hair, which is difficult 'cause then I have to wash it every alternate day - being an actor is not that easy, because everything you use has chemicals.

I think my favourite beauty mantra would be getting a good night of sleep - it works wonders for your skin. And once you wake up, post your shower, ice your face. It really, really helps your skin.

I make sure that, every morning, my skin is really well moisturised. I use my sunscreen; I make sure I wash my face at least once during the day. I try not to overdo it, just so if there's any dust on my face, it doesn't settle into my pores.

I was always one of those people who thought my love life would be dramatic - a knight in shining armour would take me away on his horse. I was that girl; I'm still that girl. What better way to live that life than being an actor?

It took me a while to grasp Kannada and Telugu.

If there's garbage in one's head, that's what will come out.

It's not, like, how long you are on the screen, 'Karwaan' being the biggest the example. I may have had a five-minute role, but I know the appreciation that I got was a lot more than a five-minute role deserved probably.

Pole dancing is a great way to enhance your fitness level and also your dancing abilities.

I don't think there's any space for any negativity or insecurity on the set of 'Housefull 4.' It feels like a big, crazy family.

What matters to me as a creative artist is the credibility of the production house, the honesty in the script, and the way the filmmaker has conceived the characters in the narrative.

I really like the way Deepika Padukone dresses up. I think she really carries herself very well.

I used to be a conscious person in terms of dressing, and I wasn't comfortable with my body, so I wouldn't dress in a certain way. Now I am comfortable, and nothing bothers me. Once you are comfortable, everything starts looking good.

I am not going to do anything that embarrasses my parents.

I am all for career, whether pre- or post-marriage.

I believe equality in a relationship is very important, and for that, both partners should be equally capable to handle anything.

I am all for love marriage. I am not the kind of person who can be instructed to fall in love. I am not saying that it cannot happen. Most of my family members met the person and decided to get married. Their marriages have worked beautifully.

When I am running, I like listening to typical Punjabi music. It is just who I am. It comes to me very naturally.

When I am practicing yoga, I try to avoid music. But if I really have to listen to something, I listen to the Om chant.

I think the advantage I have with yoga is that it is something I can do on my own and can't make excuses that I don't have a place or the time. One can practice yoga anywhere, anytime. You don't have to worry about what you're wearing. For all of these reasons, yoga works for me.

We need to live and let live. This applies to a couple in general.

One day, a photographer living in our building came up to my mom and asked her if I would like to model. After a few days, I was offered a Kannada film, 'Chiru,' which was a lot of fun. But I had to complete my studies, so I went back to college.

'Shaadi... ' made people see me as an actor. A lot of filmmakers called and said I was really good in the film... People from the industry - who never spoke to me, didn't think I was a great actor because they hadn't seen my work - said I can act.

I used to have panic and anxiety attacks.

Let's make it clear: women are sexier than men. They are a prettier gender than their male counterparts. And then, if a woman is comfortable showing her mid-riff on-screen, what is the other's problem? Why does she face body shaming? Does a man face the same while going shirtless?

Why do women have to face comments like, 'You are wearing short clothes; you are alluring and inviting men?'

As an actor, I have no limitation. I will do whatever excites me.

I think, in the South, I can do it, especially in the Kannada film industry. I am popular enough to do a woman-centric film there.

I heard people saying how, in a Rajkummar Rao film, people only watch him in the frame, and he could overshadow others. But I must say, he is such a good co-actor who always lets you act your best, because acting also has a lot depending on reacting.

I want to work with Sriram Raghavan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, and, of course, any other director who is offering a great role to play in a film.

When we say, 'Look, Donald Trump was a friend to hip hop back in the day; so was Bill Clinton,' It doesn't mean that because he was a friend to hip hop back in the day, that the same Bill Clinton wasn't at the lead of this mass incarceration of African Americans today.

I came from the heart of the ghetto - there ain't no suburbia in me.

Self-management and self-control are the keys to advanced knowledge, and both are difficult to learn without a sense of your own cultural identity.

This is the problem with the United States: there's no leadership. A leader would say, 'Police brutality is an oxymoron. There are no brutal police. The minute you become brutal you're no longer police.' So, what, we're not dealing with police. We're dealing with a federally authorized gang.

The only time you had blacks, whites, and Latinos jamming together was in hip-hop. It's an unsung history.