Growing up in Bombay made me immune to culture shock, in a way. So, culture shock is not part of my DNA.

I didn't really enjoy modeling in Bombay. I floated through it in the hopes that I would get my ticket to the next big thing. There was no real joy that I got out of it, to be really honest.

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

I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features.

When a doctor is performing an operation, his mind cannot be somewhere else. And it's the same with actors. You have to commit yourself mind, body and soul to a project in order to do justice to it.

So many people giving you so many opinions about how you look. It's hard for me to gauge what people are sometimes getting at. This brings up my suspicious side. I feel you just have to be confident with yourself. I feel topics like, "Oh, she looks beautiful today" or "She looks a mess today without her makeup"-that's always going to come my way, so I just think it's all about self-confidence.

I'll never forget where I'm from. It's essential to remain humble and evolving.