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" When I grew up, I realised what an amazing thing my parents did. It was such a big deal for my mom, a middle class woman, to decide to leave her children and husband to go and do her Ph.D. for three years. And my dad, who is even more middle class, a traditional South Indian, to let his wife do that. "

Swara Bhaskar

Children

Wife

Woman

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Because

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Look

Love

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People

Intelligent

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" In India, we are parented in a way that we get very good values. But the whole culture forgets to tell us to also value ourselves. It's really OK sometimes to take into consideration your own happiness. "

" 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. "

" Bollywood, as an industry, is based on relationships. It has always been star-driven, and it has an element of feudalism. "

" 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. "

Swara Bhaskar

Feel

Trade

" 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.' "

" Once, I had a huge fight on a film set with an actor who threw tea on a spot boy's face. I refused to shoot until he apologised. "

" Let me be honest - I might do a franchise film like 'Golmaal' if it comes my way. Eventually, we are all in Mumbai to become bigger stars, not better actors. "

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Stars

Better

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Matters

Bottom

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I Am

Self-Destructive

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" Honestly, and seriously, I know I have to do a Telugu film. It was my grandmother's dream to see me in a Telugu film before she died. I couldn't fulfil her dream before she passed away, but I don't want to let go of it, either. "

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Want

She

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Actor

I Am

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