I belong to a Bohri Muslim family, and for us, food is our biggest celebration. We are used to elaborate five- to six-course meals.Collection: Food
I do have my cheat days, but I prefer to follow this vegan diet because it keeps my body and mind both happy.Collection: Diet
One can't live in solitude. To survive as a single family unit is not possible.
After working so hard in 'PKP 1,' I made a space for myself in the film world. Why would I give it away to somebody else? Shouldn't I be benefitted from that image if I have created something for myself?
Til I am getting my choice of work, I will keep working.
If you make 'PKP' from the girl's point of view, it would have been the other way round. The boys would have been wrong for the girls. That wouldn't have been misogynistic.
Which girl doesn't see the bank balance of the guy she is marrying? Not only the girl - even her parents want her to marry a financially secure guy.
I have some star status. But I don't have that sustained success rate.
I don't have the similar amount of success like my contemporaries have.
Audience's love is addictive. I would do anything to stay loved by them.
'PKP' was one of its kind, and 'PKP 2' is a very different take on love.
Every family has differences.
I believe that 'ego' is much overused term.
I don't do a film with which I myself won't be happy. More than believing in the script, it should be fun shooting it.
I do have certain people whom I want to work with. The kind of people I want to work with won't cast me on the basis of my hotness in the songs.
'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' was mainly a boys' film; we girls were just a catalyst. We would set up a situation for them to react to, and the joke would come on us. The applause was for the boys. But, the film paved the way for me in the industry.
When I do films, I get off-days. But, in theatre, there are back-to-back shows with non-stop rehearsals. It's too scary a thought.
Theatre is difficult. It's not that I'm afraid of doing 'one takes' or shots, but it's about being able to live one character for several hours on a daily basis!
With films like 'NH-10' and 'Phillauri,' what Anushka Sharma is doing, or what Shraddha Kapoor and Vidya Balan are doing with their films, the industry is changing for women.
I am a very zone-specific person. For example, if I put all the pieces of a puzzle together, it's done, so there is nothing to look forward to.
I have always been a person who does things differently.
I would rather do four films and be remembered for them than do 20 forgettable ones.
Money is not a concern, or even my priority.
I would love to do regional cinema, provided the role is exciting enough and artistically challenging.
I would like to portray something that would challenge the actor in me.
We can't say whether a film will be a hit or flop. There's something which just clicks with people.
When you have been persistent for as long as I have been, you have to exercise a certain amount of caution, but I want to do everything.
I do not like to go to the gym; I am more of a nature person.
I think when you exercise in open spaces, it kind of detoxifies your body and gives you peace of mind.
You put me on a treadmill, and I will run away, but you take me out on a beach, and I can run for an hour.
I love to work out under a clear sky with lots of fresh air purifying my lungs.
I was one of the shortlisted girls for the female lead of the Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' along with Freida Pinto.
Casting directors said that I look like an urban girl with sharp features. Maybe that is true, but we are living at a time where a lot of advanced make-up techniques are available.
I think people love to watch me on screen, not my acting talent.
With 'PKP,' I did not own the film.
I am an extremely greedy actor. I want to do all sorts of roles.
The more layered, more complicated the role... The more I enjoy it.
I remember the first time I saw 'Gupt,' I was blown away.
I am not playing a villain or a negative role in 'Turram Khan.' My character is that of a simple small-town girl.
Every filmmaker has his own vision, and when they write a film or characters, they see certain people in those characters.
Of course I want to do films that I feel I like and I feel like are either entertaining or different sort of value attached to it which I personally lean towards, and that's how I make my choices.
I wish there were 48 hours in a day and 14 days in a week.
I love buying hair clips.
I am not a conformist.
It's a fight for every actor to surpass what they have done in their previous film, especially when it is accepted hugely.
Everyone loved 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama,' and it appealed to a mass.
If the packaging is good - the actors, director and producer - then it will work, even if the product is not good.
I knew people would see 'PKP.' Although the packaging was weak, the product was good.
This whole concept of basket chaat is so unique, and it is really yummy!
Frankly speaking, during the making of 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety,' we never realised that the movie is going to be such a hit and that it will change our lives so much. There have been movies which have done really well at the box office, but rarely do we have movies where actors get so much love and adulation from their fans.