I Learned Very Early In My Career

When Somebody Else Calls You Exotic, Exotic Is A Box - It's The Stereotype Of Snake Charmers And Face Jewelry. You're Just That Stereotype. But I Don't Get Offended Anymore. I Used To Get Offended By Things That Were Said To Me, Or How I Was Seen. Now I Educate. If I Get Pissed Off, I'll Educate In A Sassy Way. Other Times I Educate In A Gandhi-like Way. You Know - I Have My Moods.

I Hope And Look Forward To The Day That There Will Be A Female President Of The United States.

I Did Not Want To Be The Stereotype Of Either Bollywood Or What Indian Actors Are Usually Offered. The Exotic, Beautiful Girl, Or The Academically Inclined Nerd. And I Wanted To Play A Lead... I Didn't Settle For Less.

There Are So Many Incredible Women On Tv Right Now. Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, Ellen Pompeo. These Are Really Incredible Female Leads That Are On Network Tv. Hopefully, With What I Do, And The Generation Of Actors I'm Working With, That'll Make The Lives Of Other Girls Coming In After Me Even Better. I Hope To Aim For That.

My Father Is Conservative But Has Always Supported My Decisions. He Lets Me Take My Own Decisions. His Only Condition While Allowing Me To Come To Mumbai Was That My Mother Must Accompany Me.