You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.

The Anglo-Saxon world saw India as an underdeveloped country. The land of snake charmers, the cows on the street, that "ex-colony-backward-nation" kind of viewpoint, very condescending. Europe on the other hand, saw India in a more romantic, mystical, spiritual way, as a place that's a fountain of wisdom.

I do believe that with more worldwide influences, the coming of the internet age and digital media, the flow of information is far greater, and people's understanding can expand more easily.

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

There's a big difference between how the Anglo-Saxon world views India, or viewed India, and the way Europe views India.

I love the stage, I love the process of acting in theatre, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay the bills.

I think worldwide, the movement has been towards accepting and respecting the individuality and the rights of gay people, lesbians and transgender people. Here, however, age-old cultural mindsets - which also comes from Victorian times, affect the thinking of people.