My family is my strength and my weakness.

Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay.

Right now, I'm following the Buddhist principle: Smile as abuse is hurled your way and this too shall pass.

I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.

I know for a fact that if there's a role which I am suited for, I'll be signed on. I'll never go begging.

Sexy in India is not considered positive. But, with today's crop of fresh faces in the modelling arena, being sexy is an asset.

I was studying to be an architect, I wasn't plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.

I have a great story to tell... and I tell it well. No holds barred.

I just take on what I can commit to completely at that point in time, and that way you'll be able to give your best.

I was more excited than scared, at the opportunity to work in an English movie.

I'm not the type who'll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.

Do we recognize the platform that Indian cinema has been given? Of course. And typically India of us, we gracefully acknowledge our host's grace and we thank you for celebrating us and our cinema.

Even prior to marriage and motherhood, it's always been about prioritising and focusing on what you can commit to. That's been my approach to every aspect of my life, be it my relationships or my professional commitments.

In terms of finding that first international recognition of my work, coming back to Cannes is such a milestone in my life because it began actually with 'Devdas'.

The larger the audience the better. The more pockets in the world, the more interesting and exciting because it just makes it that much more liberating. This makes it that much more liberating for the various facets of creativity to be explored.