A person is big if his work is big.
— Urmila Matondkar
We don't celebrate birthdays in our family; the money was always given towards social causes.
I'm proud when my dance numbers are spoken about for my expressions and steps.
My life has been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi from the days of my childhood.
I have stuck my neck out to stand with a party whose ideologies are closest to mine.
I am completely in love with what I do.
As stars, we need to take risks, and I was up for those challenges.
There's so much to do in life, and hopefully I will do it all.
Dance is my passion, and I feel so strongly about it that just watching people dance lights up my face and makes me come alive.
Relationships need time and commitment.
I come from a well-educated and cultured, middle-class Maharashtrian family and have been brought up with social awareness.
I never go public with my personal life.
I love song-and-dance films.
There aren't enough meaty roles for actresses. Also, most actresses aren't ready to take risks.
I have never shied away from experimental roles.
My private life is always under scrutiny. Each and every action is analysed and re-analysed.
I have been known to do a lot of glamorous, glossy songs in A-lister set-ups. This was unlike that. 'Blackmail' is a gritty film, so the song is also very different from what I have done before.
I have tried to generate hope and trust as a person.
I'm a very open-minded person.
Public adulation is the ultimate high.
My husband is as much a proud Muslim as I am a proud Hindu. That's the beauty of our nation - and our marriage, too.
Actions should speak louder than words.
Pakistani men are great-looking. Now I know where all the good looking men in the sub-continent are hiding!
I could have earned lots of crores by doing hundreds of more 'Rangeela' that came my way.
I've always been proud of being a Marathi mulgi, but just because I don't keep harping about it doesn't mean I do not bother about my Marathi people.
Being with someone makes you happier and more content as a human being and takes your personality to greater heights and vice versa. And I don't think that's being too demanding.
I've always done what was asked of me for a social cause. Tried to bring visibility to issues of health and education.
Few people know much about me. I've been so quiet that I'm known as a recluse.
I respect the media, and in return, they respect my privacy.
I'm often asked how I shoulder the responsibility of films, but I've always believed in taking risks.
There was a place I visited in Lahore that felt to me like old Delhi, and I'm sure Pakistanis who come from Lahore to Delhi feel the same.
Yes, I'm dangerous. But only in my movies!
I was on stage from an early age. It always felt to me like something I was born to do.
It's challenging to judge a TV show because you don't have any lines. You just have to be yourself.
I am not naive or stupid enough to imagine that people are just going to look at my face and vote for me.
I always thought that marriage needs to happen at the right time, for the right reasons, and with the right person.
I come from a background where we have been taught to give back to the society, as it is an obligation for all of us.
In our own country, you can't divide people.
Taking care of a border security is one of the issues that government has to manage. It is not to be politicised to win votes and gain sympathy.
I took risks, and I did pay a price for it. I was made to answer because a 'Kaun' can't do business like a popcorn entertainer or a romantic film would do.
Being a star means doing the kind of work you want to do.
I had no godfather/godmother/filmi family backing me, but I made it only because I just believed in my talent, and my audience reposed their faith in me. So, I always say that my godfather in B-town has been my audience. Without them, I would be nowhere.
A man who does not approach me because of my screen image or is intimidated by me is probably not being worth approached by.
My father was a banker, and my mother worked for the state government.
I want to do challenging roles which will create an interest among the audience.
I guard my privacy zealously.
I've always been selective about my roles.
I am a torchbearer of love and peace.
I like my work to speak. Actually, I would like my work to scream!
Dancing is never excruciating as preparing for it is. For instance, the song 'Chamma Chamma' had heavy outfits and even more heavy jewellery. 'Kambakht Ishq' was shot in extreme heat during the day and a rain sequence in the night, so we were literally drenched throughout the night.
