I was whisked away by the Rajasthan police from Ahmedabad as soon as they realised I had applied for bail. They first put me in a filthy cell in the police station, then took me to jail where I was locked up with five hardcore criminals. It was a nightmare. We had to sleep on the cold floor. That's where one sleeps in jail.

I will obviously exercise my freedom of speech because I live in India, not in Saudi Arabia and Iran; freedom of speech is an integral part of the Constitution of India and I believe in respecting in whatever is lawful in India.

The concept of marriage does not matter to me.

I am a proud Hindu, but that doesn't I mean I disrespect others' religion.

I never make plans, because whenever I do I find out God has other plans.

It's wrong to say in India that a certain community is targeted while Hindus are allowed to flourish. This is wrong. Every community is allowed to flourish.

I have a lot of Muslim friends in the entertainment industry.

Honestly, surviving in 'Bigg Boss' was a cakewalk as compared to staying in 'Survivor,' where we had to live in primitive-age conditions, even generating fire on our own.

I have been politically victimized.

I won't stop making videos and exercising my freedom of speech.

I will try exercise my freedom of speech by avoiding legalities.

It is very easy to play a sweet girl-next-door but difficult to portray a grey character.

In normal life, we are all sweet and not vamp. So, to play a villain a lot of focus is required.

I am a learner and always learning. I want to push myself to the farthest limits.

I am always experimenting with roles.

I stopped getting films. So I had to move to television. I kept myself alive with stage shows.

I have always had a career, be it modeling, reality TV, or even my not-so-great films.

Actresses in this industry do not talk to one another.

I'm thinking of running off to L.A.

I am a girl, not a piece of meat.

I faced a lot of backlash when I spoke about being sexually harassed by Dibakar Banerjee. Not directly, but indirectly, I was boycotted by the entire fraternity that supported the director, because it is a male-dominated set-up.

In fact, I had never imagined that seven years after my ordeal, the #MeToo movement will start and that I will be talking about it all over again. This is nothing but karma. Dibakar has directed six films, even though I didn't get any films after I went public with my allegations.

I blindly trust Sangram.

'Laila' is very interesting and like Ram Gopal Varma's 'Darna Mana Hai,' it is episodic in nature.

Feminism in India is very fake.

I do not come from the industry. But I have realized that it's very important to work with senior directors and good production houses. It makes a lot of difference.

I love wearing saris, and everyone around me tells me I look good in them.

Slumdog Millionaire has been a great achievement. It has opened the doors of Hollywood for Indian cinema.

My fans will see me in a lot of different roles.

Kumbh Mela is the best way to get an insight of our culture.

When I joined Bollywood, I too wanted decent and challenging roles but there were no offers. Directors and producers look at me as a woman who is willing to expose and that is the only reason they want to sign me.

If the audience gets to see anything in abundance, they lose interest.

I think for an upcoming actress the biggest challenge is that sometimes there are situations when she has no luxury for rehearsals.

I think if somebody doesn't have the time to work on a relationship, then they shouldn't get into it.

Just because I'm quiet that doesn't mean I'm fake and artificial.

I will never want to be linked with a man who can't stand for his woman.

I do a lot of kick-boxing to keep in shape.

I won't play any blame games for my films that didn't work. But I've been working towards getting good roles. Even Abhishek Bachchan became a superstar after delivering 17 flops.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for good roles to come my way.

My competition is with my growth to where I want to see myself.

If my career isn't moving ahead I may consider TV.

I've always tried to make the impossible turn possible for me.

I've unfailing ambition.

I'm a private person and hate making friends.

Well, I always wanted to work with Anubhav Sinha.

I have not been taken seriously as an actor.

I want to do something that is meaningful. After working for all these years, I want to do better as an actor now and choose roles that are challenging and satisfying.

I have the right to speech and expression and I won't leave that.

My intention has never to commit something wrong and I have always believed in abiding the law.

I don't live in the past.