Of course I want to do films that I feel I like and I feel like are either entertaining or different sort of value attached to it which I personally lean towards, and that's how I make my choices.
— Nushrat Bharucha
I remember the first time I saw 'Gupt,' I was blown away.
With 'PKP,' I did not own the film.
I was one of the shortlisted girls for the female lead of the Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' along with Freida Pinto.
I think when you exercise in open spaces, it kind of detoxifies your body and gives you peace of mind.
I wish there were 48 hours in a day and 14 days in a week.
I would love to do regional cinema, provided the role is exciting enough and artistically challenging.
I would rather do four films and be remembered for them than do 20 forgettable ones.
With films like 'NH-10' and 'Phillauri,' what Anushka Sharma is doing, or what Shraddha Kapoor and Vidya Balan are doing with their films, the industry is changing for women.
'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' was mainly a boys' film; we girls were just a catalyst. We would set up a situation for them to react to, and the joke would come on us. The applause was for the boys. But, the film paved the way for me in the industry.
I believe that 'ego' is much overused term.
Audience's love is addictive. I would do anything to stay loved by them.
Which girl doesn't see the bank balance of the guy she is marrying? Not only the girl - even her parents want her to marry a financially secure guy.
After working so hard in 'PKP 1,' I made a space for myself in the film world. Why would I give it away to somebody else? Shouldn't I be benefitted from that image if I have created something for myself?
Film was nothing like television; there was a craft to it, and I realized how much hard work was needed. It was not some mindless, two-bit job that only requires you to look good.
I love what I do; I love what is being given to me. I am comfortable with it, and I love the way it has been received.
We laud the women's cricket team when they win accolades, but when a regular girl enjoys watching cricket, the men look at her and start testing her knowledge about the sport.
Every filmmaker has his own vision, and when they write a film or characters, they see certain people in those characters.
The more layered, more complicated the role... The more I enjoy it.
I think people love to watch me on screen, not my acting talent.
I love to work out under a clear sky with lots of fresh air purifying my lungs.
I do not like to go to the gym; I am more of a nature person.
We can't say whether a film will be a hit or flop. There's something which just clicks with people.
Money is not a concern, or even my priority.
I have always been a person who does things differently.
Theatre is difficult. It's not that I'm afraid of doing 'one takes' or shots, but it's about being able to live one character for several hours on a daily basis!
I do have certain people whom I want to work with. The kind of people I want to work with won't cast me on the basis of my hotness in the songs.
Every family has differences.
I don't have the similar amount of success like my contemporaries have.
If you make 'PKP' from the girl's point of view, it would have been the other way round. The boys would have been wrong for the girls. That wouldn't have been misogynistic.
One can't live in solitude. To survive as a single family unit is not possible.
In our community, we are encouraged to take up professions like medicine or engineering that offer consistency and job security. Acting is not a 'real' profession.
Comedy actually is quite difficult to do. The timing, the tone, the delivery, and the precise expressions are all very crucial, especially for actresses, because we are not given the author-backed punches.
Today, nobody has a problem with a women working, but every woman invariably faces casual sexism at work.
I am not playing a villain or a negative role in 'Turram Khan.' My character is that of a simple small-town girl.
I am an extremely greedy actor. I want to do all sorts of roles.
Casting directors said that I look like an urban girl with sharp features. Maybe that is true, but we are living at a time where a lot of advanced make-up techniques are available.
You put me on a treadmill, and I will run away, but you take me out on a beach, and I can run for an hour.
When you have been persistent for as long as I have been, you have to exercise a certain amount of caution, but I want to do everything.
I would like to portray something that would challenge the actor in me.
I am not a conformist.
I am a very zone-specific person. For example, if I put all the pieces of a puzzle together, it's done, so there is nothing to look forward to.
When I do films, I get off-days. But, in theatre, there are back-to-back shows with non-stop rehearsals. It's too scary a thought.
I don't do a film with which I myself won't be happy. More than believing in the script, it should be fun shooting it.
'PKP' was one of its kind, and 'PKP 2' is a very different take on love.
I have some star status. But I don't have that sustained success rate.
Til I am getting my choice of work, I will keep working.
We are very close as a family. There are uncles and aunts for whom I would stand in front of a truck.
I belong to a Bohri Muslim family, and for us, food is our biggest celebration. We are used to elaborate five- to six-course meals.
If women speak their mind, then they are termed as trouble makers or attention seekers.
