I'm extremely unhappy with the projection of 'Tum' as a hot film. It's demeaning not just to me but to the producer and director.

Whether I live long or short is not the question: what quality that I surrounded myself is!

In the film industry, we work more on the basis of good faith and verbal commitments rather than legalities.

We need to live our truth. We need to discover ourselves. And no matter how much you prepare for everything, life will always find a way to surprise you.

When you have a good director, everything is taken care of.

When you're sick, you actually realize how important health is.

Looks matter a lot, and it has always mattered. We always judge. I have not only been on the receiving end, but I have also judged others.

After being diagnosed with cancer, one is in a lot of fear and anxiety about the anticipated pain and the painful treatment.

I am a foodie, but my antennas are always up regarding the healthy and nutritional values of food.

I am a great fan of Rituparno's films and have always nurtured a wish of acting in his films. I was very impressed with his 'Chokher Bali,' 'Bariwali,' and 'Raincoat.'

It was a wonderful experience acting with Prasenjit Chatterjee, the reigning king of Kolkata's film industry.

I am keen to do roles that are down-to-earth, appealing, and sensitive.

Cancer definitely rekindled my spirit. It made me realise that every human being has the capacity to overcome a huge setback.

Being diagnosed with cancer helped me identify all that was wrong in my life. It also helped me search for the solutions. I discovered self-love; I learned to prioritise myself over others and, most importantly, realised that I had to love myself first before somebody else loves me.

I had kept notes during my cancer treatment, but I wasn't sure what my outcome was going to be. A part of me wasn't sure if I would make it into a book. If it was going to be morbid, I wouldn't want to tell it.

If I am exhausted, I will pamper myself, take an extra nap, eat well, take a spa treatment.

We should value what we have and not take it for granted.

I don't see things from a worm's perspective but a bird's perspective. I smile at problems.

We think till the last minute that nothing can happen to us. But cancer will grab you by surprise, and then it's too late.

I just don't want to be known as the face for cancer. It is one part of my life. Yes, it was a major part because it changed me a lot, but that is not all my life.

Creative people are more emotionally charged, so I am a super sensitive person.

During cancer, when I was flat out on the bed, I was so helpless. I wanted to do things my way, but it was not happening. I learnt to trust the process of life and letting other people also sometimes take control. I became more easy-going.

Procrastinating is a habit that I have to overcome.

I've been constantly under male gaze. In our movies, women are constantly objectified.

On the sets, I used to scare people. I team up with my level of people and sometimes do spooky things. I've inherited this from my mother, as she used to scare my neighbours by dressing up like a ghost.

Every actor prepares a scene in their own way. For me, it's about understanding the scenario, the room I'm going to be working in, the obstacles in and around the frame, etc.

I don't watch too many films.

I have to tell you this - as a teenager, I never used to see any horror films till I started acting in films.

I think cancer came into my life as a gift. My vision is sharper, my mind clearer, my perspective realigned.

For a young, unexposed Nepalese girl, Bollywood was a terrifying experience.

I was ahead of my classmates in some ways. While they were enjoying Mills & Boons, I was reading Ayn Rand.

When I got to know about my cancer, I was at the rock bottom of my life, and my work suffered for it.

There's no substitute to hard work.

I always wanted to be an acclaimed artist and to be at the top of my game.

I found that this life is a gift, and everything that comes with it is a gift.

I take care of my health. I nurture it.

Fame will go away; people will not have interest in your work anymore. That has to happen. To overcome, all you can do is reinvent and work hard.

What's important is to do good work and interesting roles.

The moment I started watching my thoughts, I realized how futile fear is.

I am looking to play powerful characters and as far as biopics are concerned.

When I'm in Kathmandu, I go out into the hills and go trekking.

Every director, when they make a film, their souls speak. The kind of stories they choose to make, it shows their souls.

I don't watch my old films. It's over and done with. I'm proud of my films, but who watches their movies after 20 years?

Wherever I go, I'm followed by trouble.

I'm a Hindu and a Nepali by birth.

I believe in all the secular values that Indian democracy is famous for.

I don't miss what has passed. I am enjoying the present. I am not one of those people who live in the past.

Women have started speaking their minds, and men have graciously started accepting that. I love this.

I think I am more liberated as an artiste in my late 40s.

I have done my share of looking glamorous on-screen in many films.