“People need to understand that whatever they see us saying on screen, we are not doing it on our own.”

I was the head girl in school and also a national level basketball player.

Now, being a model and an actor, I’m trying to learn more as my profession demands it.

Since childhood, I have wanted to become Miss Universe India, and I did. I am so grateful to God for that.

Being a model and an actress, I feel we a have a responsibility towards society.

I don’t want to play a prop in a film.

I don’t regret anything in life.

I make it a point to listen to a song before being a part of it to ensure that there is nothing offensive or downgrading.

I have a very schoolish approach to acting. I like to do my homework, know more about the character, and study it. It’s all about the craft.

I don’t really pay a lot of attention to trolls.

Coming back to Delhi is always special. This is the place I’d started my journey from and became independent. Be it my career or my education, I learnt everything about life from this city, and it has made me who I am today.

Word hark, be kind, and good things will happen for sure.

I am very choosy about making event appearances and endorsing brands because, as actors, we have to be very responsible.

Since I started my career very early, I have gone through the rigmarole of experiencing successes and failures.

I am a workout freak.

My mom loves saris, and when I was a child, she told me ‘a girl looks good in an Indian traditional outfit.’ So, somehow it stayed in my head, and I really enjoy Indian wear.

I think imparting sex education to children is important.

The best way to help people is to see the best in them.

You don’t have to be poor to need something or somebody.

If you can learn to understand people how they think, what they feel, what inspires them, how they’re likely to act and react in a given situation- then you can motivate and influence them in a positive way.

Never expect justice in this world. That is not part of God’s plan. Everybody thinks that if they don’t get it, they’re some kind of odd man out. And it’s not true. Nobody gets justice – people just get good luck or bad luck.

We are the same. There is no difference anywhere in the world. People are people. They laugh, cry, feel, and love, and music seems to be the commons denomination that brings us all together. Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.

See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I’m profoundly convinced that that’s a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.

One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.

Unlike many people who start a new business, money was not my prime motivation – not that I was so well off that it wasn’t a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line.