I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.
I can walk into a room with all my contemporaries and I will be very comfortable.
At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success.
I don’t think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.
I talk to my parents everyday and every move that I make, every endorsement that I do, every film that I do and my everyday activities are all discussed with them.
It’s good to be on the edge, but I have never followed my mind. I have always followed my heart. And it has yielded the right results.
My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.
While I believe that when you are in the glamour industry, you have to look your best, I also believe being skinny is not ‘hot and happening.’
There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over.
I don’t like differentiating between art and commercial cinema.
I am not very comfortable about dancing at weddings and New Year parties. Maybe it’s because of the way I have been brought up; I wouldn’t want my family to feel that cringe moment. Dance is an art for me.
I wish to be appreciated not only as a film star but also for the person I am. If I manage to bring a smile on people’s faces, then I think I’ll be successful.
I am methodical to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. And I have always been good at multi-tasking.
Every film teaches you something; every experience on every film set with every co-star teaches you something. You learn something new. I think the challenge is to keep working harder and doing better.
I am a big foodie, so much so that I eat in every half an hour. This is the secret of my glowing skin.
I have a lot of friends, but my biggest fear is loneliness. I miss my family in Mumbai, and my biggest nightmare every day is to go back home alone.
I was born in Copenhagen, and when I was a year old, we moved to Bangalore. I was always a shy person and was happy with just a few friends and that came from my own social awkwardness. I did not know how to make conversations.
I always think before I speak. I’m not the sort who will just say anything that comes to my mind. I’m a very emotional and sensitive person. But I’m also very strong and know my mind well.
Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don’t. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.
I still live as normal a life as anybody else. I have two homes to run. I have my staff to take care of. I work, pay bills and attend society meetings like everybody else.
I have always believed that chemistry can’t be created between two people. You either have it or you don’t. The script can only enhance it.