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" I feel that where I came from made me the actor that I am, and I wouldn't want to trade that with anything else. "

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" When I came to Mumbai, I didn't know a soul. The only person I knew was an assistant director, which, everyone agrees, is the lowest form of life on the set. So, it was not a great contact to have. So, I knew from day one that I wasn't going to be launched opposite a superstar. "

" I'm an actor, and I don't judge my parts. "

" I have become a little more cynical and, I would like to believe, a little wiser. When I first came to Mumbai, I was very idealistic. Now I can look anyone in the face and tell a lie. But I'm in a good place. "

" I'm a typical Delhi girl. Professional parents, nuclear family. My father was in the navy. I've spent my whole life in government accommodation, and it's been lovely. "

" All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my friends, their dads would say, 'Hold on son.' "

" Somewhere, the audience relates to my characters and their vulnerability. I believe they see themselves in me. "

" Frankly, Indian women inherit this collective cultural unconscious - this sense of guilt, shame, and dishonour. I think Indian girls need to become shameless and a little selfish, too. "

" I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor. "

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" In India, thousands of people want to be in the movies because Bollywood plays such a huge role in our lives. "

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" My parents are very democratic and liberal people who made the mistake of being democratic and liberal in the upbringing of their children! And in my case, they are still paying for it! Paying in the literal sense as well. "

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