Television is a huge medium and the best way to popularize yourself.

I would love to work with Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Abishek Bachchan and a lot more... even Imran Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Ranbir Kapoor are damn good with their acting.

When you surrender to God, He makes things happen.

My first reality show, 'Bigg Boss 2,' was a good experience, as I learned a lot of things inside the house.

My oomph factor helped me enter B-town. I have a naturally gifted body.

I had been contemplating working on fiction show for some time and 'Humsafars' seemed like the perfect choice.

I guess God has His own plans for all of us. And I trust His decision. He always does what's best for me.

Sangram is my best friend. He loves me more than himself and his absence in my life has brought a vacuum in my life.

Salman Khan's association with 'Bigg Boss' has taken the show to another level. Because of his presence, the show has gained immense popularity and the reach of the show is tremendous. It has become a household name.

I know the audience wants to see me without clothes in my coming films. At the risk of disappointing them, let me say that it's simply not going to happen. I will not do any such film.

I won't say that I dream of playing etched characters like Meena Kumari's in 'Pakeezah.' Though I have seen the film 20 times but you can't compete with something as classic as that.

I have always been known for my glamour but I wanted to do something strong and substantial on TV, which is a woman dominated medium.

Just because of the #MeToo movement in Hollywood, after Oscar-winning actresses including Angelina Jolie came out and spoke against Harvey Weinstein, we also want to talk about something that has been happening in Bollywood for long; like several years ago, Mamta Kulkarni had spoken against filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi.

'Bigg Boss' was not a house, it was a house-like situation and being an actor, I had to take care of the way I looked on screen.

Ever since I met Sangram Singh, I am at peace with myself.

Men get intimidated by me. They feel I am very high-handed and snobbish.

An award recognizing your talent is an honor. That matters a lot to me.

'Dhol' has me in the second lead. But I wish to upgrade to playing lead roles and want to be in the league of respected actresses of the industry.

Look, let's be honest. No one is interested in seeing me act. My bare arms, legs, front and back grab more attention than how I perform on screen.

At one point of time, I would like to shoulder a film on myself.

If today I have been able to sell myself, it's because I agreed to shed my clothes and my inhibitions. And the more clothes I take off, the greater the number of people who come to see my films.

My role in 'Humsafars' is very interesting and unlike any role I have done in the past. Anam is a strong character with a few shades of grey.

I was whisked away by the Rajasthan police from Ahmedabad as soon as they realised I had applied for bail. They first put me in a filthy cell in the police station, then took me to jail where I was locked up with five hardcore criminals. It was a nightmare. We had to sleep on the cold floor. That's where one sleeps in jail.

I will obviously exercise my freedom of speech because I live in India, not in Saudi Arabia and Iran; freedom of speech is an integral part of the Constitution of India and I believe in respecting in whatever is lawful in India.

The concept of marriage does not matter to me.

I am a proud Hindu, but that doesn't I mean I disrespect others' religion.

I never make plans, because whenever I do I find out God has other plans.

It's wrong to say in India that a certain community is targeted while Hindus are allowed to flourish. This is wrong. Every community is allowed to flourish.

I have a lot of Muslim friends in the entertainment industry.

Honestly, surviving in 'Bigg Boss' was a cakewalk as compared to staying in 'Survivor,' where we had to live in primitive-age conditions, even generating fire on our own.

I have been politically victimized.

I won't stop making videos and exercising my freedom of speech.

I will try exercise my freedom of speech by avoiding legalities.

It is very easy to play a sweet girl-next-door but difficult to portray a grey character.

In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.

I am a learner and always learning. I want to push myself to the farthest limits.

I am always experimenting with roles.

I stopped getting films. So I had to move to television. I kept myself alive with stage shows.

I have always had a career, be it modeling, reality TV, or even my not-so-great films.

Actresses in this industry do not talk to one another.

I'm thinking of running off to L.A.

I am a girl, not a piece of meat.

I faced a lot of backlash when I spoke about being sexually harassed by Dibakar Banerjee. Not directly, but indirectly, I was boycotted by the entire fraternity that supported the director, because it is a male-dominated set-up.

In fact, I had never imagined that seven years after my ordeal, the #MeToo movement will start and that I will be talking about it all over again. This is nothing but karma. Dibakar has directed six films, even though I didn't get any films after I went public with my allegations.

I blindly trust Sangram.

'Laila' is very interesting and like Ram Gopal Varma's 'Darna Mana Hai,' it is episodic in nature.

Feminism in India is very fake.

I do not come from the industry. But I have realized that it's very important to work with senior directors and good production houses. It makes a lot of difference.

I love wearing saris, and everyone around me tells me I look good in them.

Slumdog Millionaire has been a great achievement. It has opened the doors of Hollywood for Indian cinema.