The Joy Of Creating Is The Truest

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.

When Someone Asks Me About My Diet I Feel Terrible Saying That I Don't Really Have One.

I Was Also Told Some Years Ago That I Shouldn't 'waste My Time' With Female-centric Films Because The Audience Was Not Ready For It.

I Don't Want To Be A Stereotype; I Want A Character That's Aspirational.

I Used To Get Upset With The Word Bollywood, And What It Means In The West. The Stereotype Of Us Being Dancing, Singing, Puppet Showgirls. Indians Are Nearly One Fifth Of The World's Population; We Have One Of The Most Prolific Film Industries In The World. When People Used To Ask Me About It, Or Replicate What They Think Is Bollywood Dancing, Thinking That They're Being Funny, I Used To Get Offended. But Now I Show Them The Stuff We Do.