I have done some tacky films, but then they were all my decisions, and I'm happy to have made those because they have made me who I am.

I was a lady gunda in school. Everyone was scared of me, and I was really short and round.

Kissing onscreen is the worst thing in the world. I'm OK with lovemaking scenes, but I hate kissing.

Unless I work with Shah Rukh my career cannot be complete. I can't hang my boots till that happens.

If a girl wears a shirt and a skirt, does she become more sensuous? I think a girl in a sari is more sensuous than a girl in a skirt. In my opinion, a wet sari is the most sensuous.

If I want to be the sexy Bipasha Basu, then I'll do a song here or a glam role there. But I want to be part of films that are watched, films that earn money and are new age, with author-backed roles.

I keep my distance from politics. Lots of money has been offered to me for campaigning over the years, and I have always refused. I used to be very politically aware and very opinionated, but I don't want to involve myself.