Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.

It’s a most natural way for me. I can tell people I can run in a saree and I can do five sequences in a saree. I can romance in a saree and I can do everything in a saree. For me, it’s a most versatile garment…it’s extremely sensuous and at the same time it is strong, there is an elegance and at the same time it teases your imagination…It’s very powerful.

I think a woman should be wholesome, voluptuous and sizzling!

I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away.

Marriage is something I'd recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course.

I'm not fashionable, and I know nothing about fashion, but I have my individual style, and style is eternal.

Friends, you are lucky you can talk about what you did as lovers; the tricks, laughter, the words, the ecstasy. After my darling put his hand on the knot of my dress, I swear I remember nothing.