When I first started out in Telugu cinema, I signed anything and everything that came my way. I was 18, was immature, and it felt like a good idea that 'Oh, they are paying me a good amount of money.' I was young, naive; I had zero ambition, and honestly, it wasn't my calling.

I like that with social media, you can choose how much you want to reveal. If there is an issue that requires clarification, at least you can turn to social media. You know it's coming from the horse's mouth.

In the end, only a good actor stands out; if I am not a good actor, I won't stand out.

You can call me a Mumbai girl since I have spent the first ten years of my life here. Then I shifted to Goa, where I got my first modelling break.

If you are visible in the whole film, but there is no depth in your role, then the role is not significant.

When I have actors flirting with me in acting, in my head, I am thinking, 'If I flirt back, I could definitely land a film with this guy. If I consider going to his house for drinks, considering he has invited me, I could definitely get a film with him.' But I just don't want to do that.

There are some actors that I know I won't do a film with no matter how good the film is.

I like my smile.

I enjoyed every experience that life offers.

I don't think I constantly have to be on a promotional spree or be seen in the newspapers every day or even be part of social parties and film gangs. I'm having my own set of journey, and I am happy with it because I don't want to be like everybody.

I loved playing Sweetie in 'Mubarakan.' It was chaotic and funny; it was sort of a magnum unfold in a chaotic way.

It makes it so much easier to work with people who you can implicitly trust.

For me, a very chilled out day would be me on my couch or cooking, sitting with one or two friends watching TV or films over a glass of wine.

I'm a beach bum, so I'm more comfortable in western wear.

Imperfections are a part of life, and one should learn to love who you are.

I am glad that after 'Rustom,' I did 'Mubarakan' and then 'Baadshaho,' as it explores my range as an actor.

I love wearing very simple colours.

Films happened to me accidentally when I met Marc Robinson in a hotel in Goa, where my mum worked as a supervisor. I would often go there, and the manager there would see me and tell my mom that I should try being a model.

I do not like to be told what to do, but in the end, I take my own decisions.

The elegance of a sari or the flirtiness of a lehenga is matchless.

The reason I did 'PPNH' was because I wanted to do something different, wacky, and mainstream after 'Barfi!'

I've got every possible thing I could want. And I wondered, 'Why am I so depressed?' I still don't know sometimes.

We rely on our partners, but if we're not stable within, we crumble in our relationships, too.

At the end of the day, you are doing the film for the audience.

Eleven years of acting it has been for me, and I still sometimes think I am not cut out for this. I hate the people-pleasing that goes with it, and the stupid politics, but that is with every kind of work and job.

When people ask me to describe my journey in Hindi cinema post-'Barfi!' I actually don't know what to say.

I am being selfish here by saying this, but I believe 'Barfi!' helped me the most. It got me recognition and respect.

My personal life is only my business and the business of the people who are close to me.

Acting is a career where you keep learning with every film you do.

I would say the most difficult part of film-making is dealing with people you are working with and trying to forget the drama that goes behind the scenes.

'Barfi!' was a beautiful film. I'm proud to be associated with it.

I am not from a film family. I don't know much, but I definitely knew that if I want to be a good enough actor, I should be able to do any sort of role.

I love music, I love to sing, but I am terrified of singing in public.

I have been singing since the time I was two. My mom says I would sing Gujarati songs with my grandmother when I was a kid.

As far as clothes are concerned, for the day, wear something chic: a good pair of jeans, crop, and open hair with a bright lip colour. For an evening, a nice pair of high-waisted trousers and a nice blouse looks great.

You may look at us actors and think that, 'Oh my God, they are so pretty, so perfect.' But that's not how it is. It takes two hours to get ready and look like this.

I like watching romantic comedies and animation.

I don't like being called a celebrity. So much so that I find it very uncomfortable looking at myself on the screen.

My mum is a rock star, and I idolise her. She was born in a conservative Muslim family, where the girls were not educated much, and she was required to wear a burkha. She felt repressed but dreamt of driving her own car, walking around in jeans and wearing sunglasses, and she did.

I have a lot of dignity and am my own woman who does not dance to anyone's tunes.

I didn't realise how much I was alienating people. I would constantly refuse to go out when friends would call. At one point, I didn't realise I was at home for a week.

Now I don't look at life where I'd say, 'Oh gosh, my life's over if I don't have films anymore.' My approach is that there's so much more for me to do.

You have one life, and it can't be just about work because you lose out on so many amazing years of your life if you just work, work, and work.

I am not one of those people who want to work 24/7.

I like meeting my friends, being with my family, going for holidays.

It might sound cowardly, but I do agree that if you speak out about the casting couch, it will end your career.

I can't watch Kevin Spacey's show anymore, though I have loved it earlier, because he has been accused of harassment. It disgusts me as a person.

When I was working in south films, I never understood how films were made.

In my first-ever shot, there was a big shell that was dropped on my belly in slow motion. I even asked the director why we are doing it, and he said it would look beautiful... and I wondered, 'Really? But why and how?'

I don't like the way my arms jiggle.