I did not particularly enjoy modeling. I felt I was only utilizing 10 or 20 percent of my abilities. In India, it's just another job.

I've learned to develop a thick skin, but you're bound to be affected when you read something bad about yourself in the paper and it's rubbed in your face over and over.

I am first and foremost an actress of Indian origin.

It always feels great to be at the start of something new. It's almost like a revolution, in a way.

I wouldn't want to do a Bollywood film per se, but I would like to do an Indian-language film. For some reason I think Bollywood has become synonymous with commercial cinema, which is song and dance and everything that is larger than life, and I am interested in the reality.

I think even the most beautiful person looks stupid on Skype.

The only thing I can pride myself on is making a really good breakfast.