Brother-sister love is the purest form of emotional love, like parents' love for their children. In school and college, brothers are there to protect us from all harm. It's an unconditional love.

I especially have very fond memories associated with the 10th day of Dassera. My friends and I would meet up and build this huge 7-feet-tall Ravan, which we'd burn at around sunset in our colony. And this was no ordinary Ravan. We'd actually sit and hand-mix the contents of glue and glitter with the dough and wrap it around newspaper for the base.

I always said that to get India stronger, first strengthen its roots, and all our roots are our country's interiors, rural areas, and villages.

I really don't think I will do the dancing type of movies with 'jhatka-matkas' any more. Every actor goes through a phase, and so did I.

'Agnivarsha' is not a costume drama like Shashi Kapoor's 'Utsav' or Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Devdas.' This one has no elaborate jewellery and clothes. It is sparse and stark.

I'm on backslapping terms with everyone from Sanjay Dutt to Sanjay Kapoor. That's why wives never feel threatened by my presence in their husband's lives. They know if I'm their husband's friend, I'm the wife's buddy as well.

If Dubai could be built over mere sand and is one of the richest countries in the world today - why not make the most of the country we've been blessed with?

What you eat shows on your skin. So have fresh fruits and vegetable juices.

There are some people in this world who always turn and twist the spoken word out of proportion.

I am emotional, honest, and sensitive and a great human being because of my dad. Tough and independent woman because of my mom.

One thing that really gets on my nerves is people spitting on the streets! I fail to understand whether they are just plain uncivilized or uninformed about how the act only helps in spreading diseases.

A female celebrity just has to chat and smile with a guy for him to become the new man in her life. Amazing.

I wish every international or national corporate would be given a rule to set up companies in rural areas, where they would have to provide hospitals, schools, low-cost housing and free medical care, training, and then employment - but not on agricultural land.

There is no better teacher than life itself.

Whenever I'm traveling, I see so many auto drivers spitting on the road, and it disgusts me to no end.

I suppose it is easy for an actress to act maternal at any age, since all women have a nurturing instinct after 20, perhaps even earlier.

It's overwhelming and humbling to be the recipient of a National Award, and I only hope to find scripts now that will solidify that honor.

Look at 'Dulhe Raja.' It was a film made very quietly on the sidelines, and suddenly, when the film was released, it struck gold. I never expected the film to do well.

As a child, Navratri is something I looked forward to the most -The joy of being young and being around your friends and pandal-hopping is something I will always cherish.

There is a right time for everything. There was a time when I wanted to settle down and have a family. I wanted to give time to my kids. I had worked for nearly 19 years when I got married.

People fall in love when they are working together constantly.

I am not a foodie; I eat to live.

To me, looking glamorous on screen has never been about skin show.

I still remember the way children used to tease me. Fat people are really lonely people. In school, girls would be my friends, but guys would generally keep away. A lot of insecurity stems from there. But if you have a strong base, nothing can shake you.

Your skin and your face is a mirror to your soul. When people ask me why I'm looking so good, I reply, 'My heart is happy.'

I was this roly-poly kid at school.

I have always said what is in my heart.

In 'Maatr,' we do not justify taking the law into our hands. That's not the right thing to do. We are not promoting that.

I have stood on my own feet.

I have never been scared, and people know that.

I feel bad when my film flops.

I have been to Kargil, and I have seen the tragedy that both the Indians and the Pakistanis faced.

The fact is many of these guys whom I was supposed to be seeing are my buddies. I've always been the bum chum kinda girl.

People will love or hate 'Satta' and 'Stumped.' But they cannot ignore them.

To be honest, neither 'Satta' nor 'Stumped' needed songs and music. But when we recorded a good soundtrack album, everyone suggested we create credible situations for songs.

I'm the kind who is never happy. No matter what it is, I always find room for improvement.

Don't ask me why the same producers cast me in their films. Maybe someone up there likes me as much as people down here.

The response to my role in 'Aks' has been more than I expected.

I never thought I would become an actress.

When I am depressed, I watch these three films: 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi,' 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron,' and 'Padosan.' They really make me laugh.

I've done the glamour doll, song-and-dance routine, the works. I've reached a stage in my career where I'm ready to experiment.

I play antihero; I play hero... I'm not image-struck.

A director is a director is a director. Man or woman - it doesn't matter.

It is kind of nice for when people appreciate what you have done, but I would not base my career on awards because they are mostly popular awards and not talent-oriented awards.

I have done performance-based roles earlier, films which revolved around me. 'Kshatriya' was one such solid role. And, at that time, people had written good things about it.

The glamourous aspect of my career began with 'Shaher ki ladki,' which is how I sort of restarted my career.

In all my films, I have tried a different look.

If I don't try and bring variety in my appearances, I will get bored with films, so I can well imagine how bored the audience would get watching me.

Try and use less make-up whenever you can.

When I began my career, I had films with the biggest film-makers in the country.